Pushing to rein in North Korea, Kerry to meet Japan leaders

By Arshad Mohammed

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Japan on Sunday, the last stop on an Asian tour aimed at solidifying support for curbing North Korea's nuclear program and reassuring U.S. allies after weeks of threats of war from Pyongyang.

The North has threatened for weeks to attack the United States and South Korea since new U.N. sanctions were imposed in response to its latest nuclear arms test in February. Speculation has mounted of a new missile launch or nuclear test.

"We must make them (North Korea) recognize that their provocative actions will not benefit them at all," Kyodo news agency quoted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as saying during a tour on Sunday of Iwo Jima, the site of a major battle towards the end of World War Two.

Kerry's talks with his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, coincide with preparations for the North's biggest holiday of the year on Monday, the Day of the Sun, the birth date of state founder Kim Il-Sung - an occasion for pomp and perhaps a military display.

The North's state media, one of the few ways of glimpsing what is happening in the reclusive country, have so far ignored Kerry's talks in Beijing and Seoul.

On Sunday, state television showed officials and servicemen applauding speeches extolling Kim Il-Sung in a vast hall, a giant portrait of the state founder hanging from a backdrop.

The KCNA news agency reported at length on floral tributes to the leader who launched the 1950-53 Korean War. But it also rejected as a "cunning trick" South Korean President Park Geun-hye's suggestion last week of holding talks with the North.

"If South Korea truly does have a will to have talks, they should rather change their confrontational attitude instead of playing on words," the agency said, quoting the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea.

North Korea has repeatedly said it has no intention of abandoning its nuclear program.

The South Korean capital, Seoul, displayed the calm it has shown throughout the crisis. Residents strolled in bright sunshine, visiting street bazaars and ancient temples.

On Saturday, Kerry met leaders in China, the North's sole diplomatic and financial benefactor, and said China and the United States were committed to "the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula in a peaceful manner".

During his first stop in South Korea, where the United States has 28,000 troops stationed, Kerry said North Korea, furious at joint U.S.-South Korean military drills, would be making a "huge mistake" if it were to launch a missile during the current stand-off.

He also said China was in a position to influence the North's policy and had to put "some teeth" into efforts to persuade Pyongyang to alter its policies.

Japan, separated from North Korea by less than 1,000 km (625 miles) of water and a frequent target of its anger, is well within range of North Korea's medium-range missiles.

DESTROYERS, INTERCEPTOR MISSILES

Japanese news reports said Tokyo had sent Aegis-class destroyers capable of missile interception to the Sea of Japan. Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles have been deployed at key locations in the capital and surrounding areas.

In Beijing, Kerry said that if North Korea abandoned its nuclear capabilities, the United States would have no reason to maintain recently deployed defensive capabilities - like new or expanded missile defense systems in Alaska and Guam.

Kerry's agenda in Tokyo is also likely to include talks about Japan's territorial disputes with China, and the future of U.S. bases in Japan.

The United States and Japan this month announced an accord for the return to Japan of a U.S. air base there, a step towards resolving an issue that has long troubled relations.

On his way into Tokyo, Kerry paid a brief visit to the city's Zojoji temple, where he lingered in its doorway amid the sound of gongs and the scent of incense. He also played with a friendly toddler, Ryousei Furuta, outside the temple and took a look at a Himalayan cedar tree planted in 1879 by General Ulysses Grant, the 18th president of the United States.

(Additional reporting by Linda Sieg in Tokyo and Jane Chung in Seoul; Writing by Ronald Popeski; Editing by Nick Macfie and Daniel Magnowski)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/u-says-agrees-china-peaceful-north-korea-solution-024443871.html

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South Texas sees rise in illegal border crossings

>> we are back now with immigration reform , tonight we look at border security , a problem many consider central to the overall debate in a new "" wall street journal "" poll, 17% say the border is mostly secure.

>> they are running.

>> despite a dramatic drop in illegal immigration , there's been a rise in crossing of the border as many are fleeing the violence in central america . drug trafficking is also ramp ant here, innamie ining -- inflaming the argument for border reform. this is the chief deputy of brooks county texas, 75 miles north of the border . last year officials found the corpses of 129 immigrants who died after crossing the border . martinez fears that immigration reform will spark more illegal border crossings .

>> it has to, it just makes sense that it will increase the volume of people coming across.

>> elsewhere along the border in southern arizona , nbc news hit motion sensitive cameras and recorded these images of drug smugglers crossing private land. it's a concern for resident ares, and they say that this happens routinely. immigration reform cannot begin without first securing the border say the residents.

>> it's not secure at all, until you stop that, talking about anything else is just a waste of time.

>> another view is that a comprehensive immigration agreement could help secure the border . now you free up the agents to focus on narco traffickers who continue to plague our border .

>> but janet napolitano said that it's not only important to regulate the immigrant flow but also crack down on hiring violations.

>> we want to make it easier for employers to verify the legal residency or the legal presence of those working. and we want to make it easier for them to find a job.

>> the current immigration system is broken. and the argument insists on how to fix it without threatening border security .

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Toronto's Reyes likely out until All-Star break

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ? All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes likely will be sidelined until the All-Star break because of a severely sprained left ankle.

Ten games into his Toronto Blue Jays career, Reyes was injured during an awkward slide into second base during Friday night's 8-4 win over the Kansas City Royals.

"It is frustrating. I love baseball so much," Reyes said. "I love to be with my teammates on the field and helping my ballclub. Now I know I'm not going to be there for a little while. It's kind of disappointing for me. I've been through some injuries in my career. I don't like that. Injuries are part of the game and I have to deal with it."

Reyes, a four-time All-Star, was carted off the field Friday and placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday.

"A MRI came back, no fracture, but it's a severe sprain," Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos said. "Right now, it looks like it will be three months, and that's just getting to the point that he's back in a big league game. It could be six to eight week of rest and rehab."

Reyes, acquired from Miami during the offseason after one season with the Marlins, is hitting .395 and led the major leagues with five stolen bases. He was on crutches in the Blue Jays clubhouse.

"We'll wait for swelling to subside, and probably in five to six days get another MRI just to make sure there isn't anything they missed," Anthopoulos said. "The biggest thing is there is going to be no surgery at this point. The next MRI will confirm all of that. We're not really out of the woods entirely, but again off of what the doctors have said, they feel pretty confident they have a pretty good read on it."

Reyes knew right away that the injury probably was severe.

"I heard something pop in my ankle. I know from the beginning that I did something that's not right there," he said. "I was in pain right away. It's kind of disappointing because I don't know how that happens so fast. I have to deal with this one more time. The same thing happened in 2003 in New York."

Reyes said he was too close to the base when he started his slide on the stolen base.

"When I looked up to see the base, the base was right next to me," Reyes said. "At that time, I didn't know what to do. I tried to go feet first. I never go feet first. When I steal, I always go feet fast. Everything happened so quick.

Toronto selected the contract of shortstop Munenori Kawasaki from Triple-A Buffalo. Kawasaki, down to bat ninth Saturday against the Royals, hit .192 in 61 games last season with Seattle.

"I guess there is always the potential if he plays well he could be here a little bit longer," Anthopoulos said. "The thought is it will be short-term. We're still going to be active talking to other teams, seeing who else we can bring in. We don't have to, but we've talked about it."

But there are limits to what he's willing to do.

"We're not going to be going after a front-line guy, knowing right now we expect Jose will be back sometime around the All-Star break," Anthopoulos said. "We're not going to be going after someone that's on a long-term deal or former All-Star, that's probably not going to happen especially knowing we're going to give the job right back to Jose."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/torontos-reyes-likely-until-star-break-233345066--mlb.html

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Dungeon Hunter 4 trailer now live, Android version coming soon

The proven gameplay of Dungeon Hunter 3 has a worthy successor in the works for Android

Gameloft has just released the latest version of its extremely popular Dungeon Hunter game on iOS, and it's now making the announcement that the game will be hitting Android soon as well. To get everyone excited about the expanded release, it is releasing an official trailer of the new gameplay. Dungeon Hunter is a fun hack-and-slash fantasy game with new graphics and gameplay on top of the proven aspects of the previous games like multiplayer and an intense storyline single player mode.

Gameloft isn't quite ready to spill the beans on an expected date for the Android launch, but it reiterates that the game is nearly ready to hit Google Play. Take a look at the trailer above, and if you're interested in the franchise you can get a primer on it by trying out Dungeon Hunter 3 first.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidcentral/~3/FxBpajXeMTM/story01.htm

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Like father like son? Brandon Cronenberg debuts with 'Antiviral'

By Zorianna Kit

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Breaking out of a famous parent's shadow can be daunting, but Brandon Cronenberg, son of Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg, is rising to the challenge with his first feature film, the science-fiction "Antiviral."

Opening in U.S. movie theaters on Friday, "Antiviral" was written and directed by the 33-year-old Cronenberg and satirizes society's obsession with celebrity with a horrific twist.

The film stars Caleb Landry Jones as Syd March, an employee at a clinic that harvests viruses from sick celebrities and sells the injections to obsessed fans. When Syd becomes infected with a virus that killed a popular starlet, he has to solve the mystery of her death to save his own life.

Critics are comparing "Antiviral" to David Cronenberg's early work, which included such classic sci-fi horror films as "Videodrome," "The Fly" and "Dead Ringers."

While Brandon Cronenberg acknowledges the connection, he says some of it "is very legitimate and some of it is kind of overstated.

"This film has horror science fiction elements, technology elements, bodily elements so I get why people make those comparisons," he said.

However, he noted that his father's filmography also includes the crime thrillers "The History of Violence" and "Eastern Promises" and the biographical "A Dangerous Method," which are not in the sci-fi genre at all.

"My dad has had a very broad varied career and it would be very hard for me to make a film that didn't touch on anything that he hasn't touched on," Cronenberg said.

CELEBRITY OBSESSION

The concept for "Antiviral" came to Cronenberg while he was studying film at university and caught the flu.

"I was obsessing over the fact that I had this thing physically in my body that had come from someone else's body and how that was a weirdly intimate thing," the filmmaker said.

Cronenberg wondered if a fan obsessed with Angelina Jolie would want the actress's cold "as a way of physically feeling connected to her."

He said he thought it would make "an interesting metaphor for discussing the (celebrity-obsessed) culture" fueled by 24/7 websites such as TMZ.com and magazines like Us Weekly.

Chuck Wilson from The Village Voice wrote that with "Antiviral," the younger Cronenberg "proves to be just as hide-your-eyes yucky" as his father was in early films.

Kevin Jagernauth, a critic at Indiewire.com's movie blog The Playlist, called the film "exactly the oddball and crooked tale you'd want and expect from a Cronenberg with all the gratuitous blood, pus, bone and multiple closeups of needles piercing skin you could ask for."

Brandon Cronenberg decided to pursue film in his early twenties after trying his hand at writing fiction, the visual arts and playing in bands.

While in film school, he made a number of shorts, making a conscious effort to "ignore as much as possible (my father's) career and to just do what was interesting to me."

He said he's not trying to "embrace deliberately or avoid deliberately" topics that his father might do.

"If I was trying to completely avoid anything that people would see as connected to his stuff, I would be defining myself totally in opposition to his career, which would be still be defining myself in terms of his career," Cronenberg said.

So is David Cronenberg, 70, proud of his son's debut?

"Yeah, I think so," said Brandon Cronenberg before breaking in to a laugh. "But he has to say that."

(Reporting By Zorianna Kit; Editing by Jill Serjeant and Paul Simao)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/father-son-brandon-cronenberg-debuts-antiviral-213736292.html

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Cyprus president to EU: Help

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ? Cyprus' president says he will ask the European Union to provide more help to the crisis-hit country, which has to pay for most of its 23 billion euro ($30 billion) bailout.

President Nicos Anastasiades said Friday that he will send letters to EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and EU Council chief Herman Van Rompuy telling them of the "need for a change of EU policy" toward Cyprus by offering additional assistance.

Anastasiades didn't specify what kind of help he will seek.

Cyprus has seen its share of the bailout cost swell to 13 billion euros according to a draft document by its creditors ? the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund. That's almost double what it was initially meant to pay.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/cyprus-president-ask-eu-more-help-101222580--finance.html

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Fall 2013 Junior Shamrock and Recreation Now Open | Dublin ...

Registration for the Fall 2013 Season of the Junior Shamrock and Recreational Programs is now open.

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