TOKYO (Reuters): After receiving an extraordinary warning that there was a greater than usual possibility of a significant earthquake along the Pacific coast, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled his plans to go to central Asia on Friday and instead led preventative efforts. On Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency issuedRead More →

Czech Republic: VALEC (Reuters) – Dozens of pupils engaged in a trial Czech army program designed to increase declining enrollment rates crawl through woodland underbrush while learning appropriate shooting techniques, all as instructors yell orders. Similar to the majority of former Soviet satellite nations currently part of NATO, the CzechRead More →

(Reuters) – Firefighters reported that a wind-driven wildfire on a hillside above the city of San Bernardino, California, prompted evacuations and burnt many residences before being contained on Tuesday. At least five homes have burnt, according to footage from the local TV station KTLA 5, when the swiftly spreading brushRead More →