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A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Mexico's central Pacific coast on Monday, setting off an earthquake alarm in the capital. There were no immediate reports of damage from the quake that hit at 1:05 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, which had initially put the magnitude at 7.5.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to deepen their defense cooperation, the United States and Japan will soon sign a new five-year agreement on sharing the cost of the American military presence in Japan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday. Speaking at the outset of a virtual conference between the U.S. and Japanese foreign and defense ministers, Blinken said Tokyo and Washington also will sign a deal on collaborating more closely in research and development of defense-related technologies, including ways to counter threats from hypersonic weapons. The agreement on a new formula for sharing the cost of the American military presence...

CLICK HERE for the list of House Republicans who spat upon our Constitution today and ignored its expressed requirement for a two thirds approval vote for any deals cooked up by our president with foreign powers. In effect, these Republicans have unconstitutionally lowered the two thirds requirement to a simple majority to approve deals consummated by our president with foreign powers and engaged in the same despotic action the President has engaged in when signing Executive Orders that violate statutory law and/or our Constitution’s written provisions. These Republican turncoat and lying scoundrels tell us that the Pacific Rim deal is...

A retired Chinese general recently revealed that his country might be planning a surprise missile attack on the United States. The public comment of Xu Guangyu came in response to WikiLeaks revelations that last year Washington had warned its allies beforehand of China’s test of a missile interceptor.

ABOUT 350 anti-Iraq war protesters last night formed a hostile welcome committee for US Vice-President Dick Cheney, clashing with police outside Sydney's Town Hall as they ignored calls for peaceful protests. Mounted police officers and members of the riot squad scuffled with protesters in scenes reminiscent of violent anti-globalisation protests at the G20 summit in Melbourne last year. The crowd, led by members of the Stop The War Coalition, marched down George Street - one of Sydney's main streets - without permission from police, who cited traffic concerns for the decision. The clashes occurred when protesters attempted to break through...

Apec 'to warn EU on trade talks'   Europe appears increasingly isolated on agriculture World trade talks will fail unless the European Union makes fresh concessions, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) nations are expected to warn. Reports say Apec leaders, meeting in South Korea, will issue the warning in a joint statement later this week. Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer has already said the success of the World Trade Organisation talks now rests with Europe. Europe is under pressure to increase cuts on farm subsidies and tariffs. French pressureBoth the US and leading developing nations such as Brazil have...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A military spokesman raised the estimated number of deaths in Sri Lanka caused by devastating tidal waves by more than 5,000 people on Monday, raising the death toll from the regional catastrophe to just under 20,000 people.

Quix note: FOLLOWING is the latest report from Timothy Snodgrass. Paragraphing has been increased for readability. Emphases have been added by Q. NOVEMBER 4, 2002 REPORT - ROADMAP TO APPROACHING 9.0+ QUAKE At the beginning of 2002, many of our prophetic reports began to deal with the topic of approaching earth changes, which would be begin with a great earthquake during the latter half of 2002 (9.0 or greater), and increase with a series of other large quakes and volcanic eruptions throughout the year 2003. The 9.0+ quake which we referred to – which has been delayed several times since...

MANILA, Oct 3 (AFP) - The Abu Sayyaf Muslim kidnap gang is flexing its muscles in the southern Philippines, staging bombings and abductions two months after US troops ended an anti-terror campaign. A daring bomb attack that shook the relatively peaceful southern port city of Zamboanga late Wednesday and killed three people, including a US soldier involved in relief work, has been blamed on the notorious group. The blast occurred just as a motorcyclist carrying the bomb drove in front of a karaoke bar where the victims were gathered, officials said. National police chief Director General Hermogenes Ebdane said...

<p>Bangkok, July 26 (Bloomberg) -- Greetings from Thailand, where accounting standards are more rigorous than those found in the U.S.</p> <p>A bold pronouncement for sure, yet that's exactly what Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission is saying these days. In the wake of scandals at Enron Corp., Global Crossing Ltd., WorldCom Inc. and elsewhere, Thai regulators are calling on investors to be careful about putting money into the world's biggest economies.</p>