North Korean Nuclear Test
WASHINGTON - INITIAL US testing to determine whether North Korea fired a nuclear device on Monday proved 'inconclusive,' said a US official on Friday.
'The first test results came in inconclusive. They did not find anything that could confirm a nuclear device was detonated,' said the US official, who declined to be named.
WASHINGTON - THE United States has for too long failed to adequately protect the security of its computer networks, President Barack Obama said on Friday, announcing he will name a new cyber czar to take on the job.
Surrounded by a host of government officials, aides and corporate executives, Mr Obama said this is a 'transformational moment' for the country, where computer networks are probed and attacked millions of times a day.
YANGON - DETAINED pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi urgently needs medical attention in the Myanmar prison where she is being held, her party said on Friday, while closing arguments in her trial were delayed until the end of next week.
A party statement said it was 'gravely concerned' about the Nobel Peace Prize laureate's health, saying she cannot sleep well because she suffers from leg cramps.
WASHINGTON - THE US economy contracted 5.7 per cent in the first quarter, less than initially estimated, official data showed on Friday, due in part to improved readings on imports and durable goods orders.
The Commerce Department revised its initial estimate of a 6.1 per cent annualised decline for the January-March period, following a brutal 6.3 per cent contraction in the fourth quarter.
