North Korea testfires rocket launcher
with new 'guiding system'
SEOUL, Aug 28: North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a 240mm multiple rocket launcher equipped with a new "guiding system", state media said Wednesday, as Pyongyang continues to upgrade its arsenal. The announcement comes about three months after North Korea said it would equip its military with a "new" 240mm multiple rocket launcher (MRL) known to be capable of striking Seoul. The isolated, nuclear-armed country has recently bolstered military ties with Moscow, and analysts have said the North could be testing and ramping up production of artillery and cruise missiles before sending them to Russia for use in Ukraine. — AFP
SpaceX delays pvt spacewalk mission
NEW YORK, Aug 28: SpaceX has postponed its attempt to launch an expedition featuring an all-civilian crew that is aiming to carry out the first-ever spacewalk by private citizens. The mission, known as Polaris Dawn, had been scheduled to take off from Nasa's space centre in Florida early on Wednesday morning. Hours before the launch, Elon Musk's company said it would be delayed "due to unfavourable weather forecasted" in the capsule's splashdown areas. It is unclear when the next attempt will be. An earlier one on Tuesday was also cancelled due to a helium leak on the line connecting the tower to the rocket. —BBC
Dam collapse in Sudan claims 30 lives
CAIRO, Aug 28: The collapse of the Arbaat Dam in Sudan's eastern Red Sea state over the weekend flooded nearby homes and killed at least 30 people following heavy rains, a U.N. agency said. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said late Monday, citing local officials, that the actual number of fatalities from the collapse on Sunday might be higher. Additionally, about 70 villages around the dam were affected by the flash flooding, including 20 villages that have been destroyed. —AP
24 missing after heavy floods in Yemen
DUBAI, Aug 28: Heavy flooding caused by torrential rains in Yemen overnight has destroyed homes and left at least 24 people missing, authorities said on Wednesday. The floods in Al-Mahwit, a province west of the capital Sanaa controlled by Iran-backed Huthi rebels, triggered landslides that swept through several homes, police said in a statement carried by rebel media. — AFP
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