End of the year an a tenyear term. He lamented that the u. N. Had continuous failed to confront pressing issues. Far too often i have seen widely supported proposals blocked in the name of consensus, by a few. Or sometimes even just one country. Time and again, i have seen the central action and good ideas blocked in the security council. In his last address to the general assembly, president obama emphasized his goal of a World Without nuclear weapons. The u. S. Submitted a draft resolution to the security council, urging Member States to refrain from Nuclear Tests just weeks before the general assembly. The vote may come as early as this week. When north korea tests a bomb, that endangers all of us. S basic bargain must face consequences. And those nations with these weapons, like the united states, have a unique responsibility to pursue the path of reducing our stockpiles. And reaffirming basic norms like the commitment to never test them again. He also stressed the importance of ra
Term. He lamented that the u. N. Had continuous failed to confront pressing issues. Far too often i have seen widely supported proposals blocked in the name of consensus, by a few. Or sometimes even just one country. Time and again, i have seen the central action and good ideas blocked in the security council. In his last address to the general assembly, president obama emphasized his goal of a World Without nuclear weapons. The u. S. Submitted a draft resolution to the security council, urging Member States to refrain from Nuclear Tests just weeks before the general assembly. The vote may come as early as this week. When north korea tests a bomb, that endangers all of us. And any country that breaks this basic bargain must face consequences. And those nations with these weapons, like the united states, have a unique responsibility to pursue the path of reducing our stockpiles. And reaffirming basic norms like the commitment to never test them again. He also stressed the importance of
Citys main railway station. The latest bomb ripped apart a trolley bus. It left behind a tangle of metal and glass. Security authorities said a male suicide bomber carried out the attack. A day earlier another suicide bomber set off a device at the entrance to the railway station. 17 people were killed. The bombings have raised fears that islamist extremists based in the region could stage attacks during the winter olympics. The games are less than six weeks away. Translator im worried something similar could happen in sochi, and the damage could be even worse. As many people will be visiting the city. In the past few years militants have carried out attacks at an airport and a subway station in moscow. Authorities have responded to the latest bombings by ordering more Police Officers to guard transport hubs in the capital. Staterun media in china have reported that police in the xinjiang uighur autonomous region used deadly force to deal with an armed group that attacked them. The Xin
there have been reports of flooded homes, over 2,500 people have had to evacuate, injuries, too, have been widespread nearly 50 people reportedly injured from these storm systems, as those very strong, damaging winds have been causing quite a bit of destruction, and today, typhoon ma-on is still just about in the same area, the defining characteristic has been that slow speed at 15 kilometers per hour, considerable slower, usually 40 kilometers per hour so moves away at a much faster pace, not this time so it is going to be stormy again today for the next 24 hours, even more rainfall is expected, getting up to about 400 millimeters in this section of japan, for northern areas as well as down towards the south, too, talking about 150 toe 300 millimeters so it is going to be another very wet day, strong winds and high surf will also continue to threaten the area. and the bulk of the heavy rain should be moving away. you want to continue to watch out for landslide risk as well a