News Headlines - 28 March 2013

Is This North Korean Hovercraft-Landing Photo Faked? - The Atlantic

While researching a photo entry about North Korea's recent threats of war, I discovered an image released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) that appears to have been digitally manipulated -- at least two, possibly three hovercraft appear to have been pasted into the scene of a military exercise, reportedly taking place on North Korea's east coast on March 25, 2013.

U.S. Begins Stealth Bombing Runs Over South Korea - NYTimes.com

The American military made a rare announcement that two nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers ran a practice bombing sortie over South Korea on Thursday, underscoring Washington’s commitment to defend its ally amid rising tensions with North Korea.

Google Street View Goes To Japan 'Ghost' Town

Street View images of the city of Namie show it remains utterly deserted after being abandoned following the nuclear disaster.

BBC News - Bogus Italian lawyer Giovanni di Stefano is jailed for 14 years

A conman who duped people into thinking he was a bona fide legal professional has been jailed for 14 years. Giovanni di Stefano was convicted on Wednesday of 25 charges, including deception, fraud and money laundering between 2001 and 2011.

S. Africa's Mandela hospitalized again for lung infection - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Former South African president Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital overnight due to a new lung infection, the presidency said Thursday.