* Kim Jong Un, the Chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), guided the strike drill of defense units in the East Sea of Korea on Saturday (May 4), the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday. * Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Venezuelan counterpart Jorge Arreaza will hold talks in Moscow on Sunday and they will discuss the pressure exerted by a group of countries on Caracas and Washington's threats to use force against the incumbent government, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said. * US President Donald Trump on Saturday morning praised his latest call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying there is "tremendous potential" for US-Russia ties. * Israel decided to close borders and sea coast of the Gaza Strip in the wake of the flaring tension with the Palestinian militants, Palestinian officials said Saturday. * Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday stressed the unity of armed forces while supervising … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: May 5
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One dead, five missing after two US military planes crash off Japan
One US Marine died and five were missing Thursday after two American military aircraft crashed during a refuelling operation off the coast of Japan, officials said. Japanese and US military officials earlier said two of the seven crew of the planes had been found. "One is in fair condition and the other has been declared deceased by competent medical personnel," the US Marine Corps said late Thursday. "US military and the Japanese Self-Defense planes and vessels are searching for those still missing... I hope all the members will be rescued safely as soon as possible," Japanese Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya said. The search would continue through the night, Kyodo news agency reported. The Marines were conducting "regularly scheduled training" when the crash occurred around 2:00 am local time, the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force said in a statement. The F/A-18 fighter jet with two crew onboard and a KC-130 refuelling tanker with five crew crashed into the sea around 100 kilometres … [Read more...] about One dead, five missing after two US military planes crash off Japan
Helicopter crash in Indonesia kills one, injures nine others
At the site where a helicopter crashed in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, The accident killed an employee of the company operating the helicopter, PT IMIP, and wounded the pilot, co-pilot and another worker of the company, spokesman for the national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. After leaving a heliport of the company, the helicopter returned to the base. While trying to land, it hit the two employees, killing one of them and wounding the other, said Sutopo.The six Chinese nationals, the pilot and the co-pilot have been evacuated safely and rushed into a health clinic of PT IMIP for medical treatment before they were shifted to the General Hospital of Marowali, the spokesman said./. CPV/VNA … [Read more...] about Helicopter crash in Indonesia kills one, injures nine others
Vietnamese police urge helicopter rescue service after deadly highway pile-up in Hanoi
Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has called for helicopters to be deployed during rescue operations on the country's highways, after multiple crashes caused serious congestion on a Hanoi expressway last month. Multiple crashes that killed three people and caused an eight-hour tailback on the Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway in Hanoi should be a wake-up call to push for better rescue service, officials said at a meeting on Friday. Police would be caught in serious "extreme" difficulties in such situation, said Major General Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, deputy chief of the traffic police division. Traffic on the Hanoi expressway was frozen over 30 kilometers from the afternoon until midnight on March 18, trapping many travelers including children and patients on their way to hospital. “There were a three-month-old baby and a person in need of respiration support," he said. Hanoi had to send police cars to escort them out of the ensuing chaos. Tuan proposed more police and medical … [Read more...] about Vietnamese police urge helicopter rescue service after deadly highway pile-up in Hanoi
Vietnamese traffic general calls for helicopter support on highway rescue operations
By Hoang Thuy  April 2, 2018 | 04:16 pm GMT+7 Vehicles travel on Phap Van-Cau Gie Highway in Hanoi which saw a serious tailback following multiple crashes on March 18, 2018. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy The proposal follows a pile-up that left three people dead outside Hanoi last month. Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has called for helicopters to be deployed during rescue operations on the country's highways. Speaking at a quarterly conference last week, Major General Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, deputy chief of traffic police, highlighted the difficulties police faced following multiple crashes on the Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway outside Hanoi on March 18, which resulted in three deaths and an eight-hour tailback. “When frozen traffic spans 30 kilometers, rescue missions become extremely difficult,” Tuan said on Friday, adding that some victims were in need of immediate medical help. “One was a three-month-old child and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese traffic general calls for helicopter support on highway rescue operations