NORTH KOREAN MISSILE CRISIS
SEOUL - North Korea vowed on Tuesday to restart its nuclear reactor and to boycott international disarmament talks for good in retaliation for the UN Security Council's condemnation of its rocket launch.
The reclusive communist state has asked IAEA inspectors to leave and said it will reactivate all its nuclear facilities, the UN nuclear watchdog said.
WASHINGTON - PRESIDENT Barack Obama said in a major speech on the economy on Tuesday that the United States faced a long slog in finding its way out of the economic and financial tumult battering the country but repeated that he is seeing signs of hope.
Coming out of an intense two weeks focused on international affairs, including a hostage drama after Somali pirates briefly hijacked an American ship, the White House is shifting American and global attention back to the financial storm that has ravaged the world.
LONDON - CHELSEA drew a memorable Champions League quarter-final second leg 4-4 with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday but reached the semi-finals with a 7-5 aggregate victory over their Premier League rivals.
Meanwhile in Germany, Barcelona drew 1-1 with Bayern Munich to book their Champions League semi-final place with a 5-1 aggregate victory.
NEW YORK - LINDSAY Lohan is on the prowl again. The much-gossiped-about starlet has made a mock dating service video posted on comedy Web site FunnyOrDie.com.
Lohan, 22, recently said that she and DJ Samantha Ronson are taking a 'brief break.'
