The Pakastani Taliban claimed responsibility for the rocket attack fired toward Peshawar's Bacha Khan International airport yesterday. But claimed that the three rockets fired were intended for the air force base adjacent to the airport.
Just days after the successful launch of a rocket carrying an object that was placed in orbit, North Korea's president Kim Jong Un has vowed to send more satellites into space according to the Korean Central News Agency in that country.
Eight F-15 fighters took to the skies from Japan on Thursday in response to an intrusion into their airspace by a Chinese surveillance plane flying near the disputed Diaoyu Islands. The fighters, launched by the Japanese government were joined by a launch of an E-2C "Hawkeye" observation aircraft from Okinawa.
The Syrian Opposition Coalition has gained formal recognition from the United States. The announcement was made by President Obama during an interview with ABC News's Barbara Walters