North Korea missile test-firing reminder of danger in region, says US Defense Secretary
Fp Archives • 10 years agoUS Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Thursday that the latest test-firing of short-range missiles by North Korea is fresh evidence that the Korean Peninsula is a potential flashpoint for conflict.
Millions at risk from rapid sea rise in swampy Sundarbans
Fp Archives • 10 years agoSeas are rising more than twice as fast as the global average here in the Sundarbans, a low-lying delta region of about 200 islands in the Bay of Bengal.
Doping cover ups could result in death of elite sports: WADA vice-chairman
Fp Archives • 10 years agoArne Ljungqvist says that the credibility of elite sport is in danger of being lost altogether if it does not deal with a historic acceptance of doping in some quarters.
More attacks on aid workers than ever before in history: Report
Fp Archives • 11 years agoIn all, 155 aid workers were killed, 171 wounded and 134 kidnapped in 2013, a rise of 66 percent compared with 2012, according to the Humanitarian Outcomes report
Fear can alter how we perceive the world, says study
Fp Archives • 13 years agoA snake slithering towards you may be farther away than it seems because fear magnifies the sense of danger, says US study.