Russian embassy staff in the North Korean capital of pyongyang has been told by officials in that city that they should consider evacuating their people. This because of the continuing rising tensions according to Embassy official Denis Samsonov.
Nine Taliban militants stormed a government compound in the western Afghanistan province of Fafah on Wednesday in an attempt to free prisoners there.
Even though the complex is a significant source of hard currency for North Korea, it was announced for a second day, that the border, and access to the Kaesong industrial park was barred to South Korean managers.
Taking the approach that no one in Congress should be immune to budget cuts, U.S. Senator Mark Begich is voluntarily returning a portion of his salary to the Treasury Department and has begun furloughing his staff due to the sequester.