News Headlines - 05 September 2016
The collapse of a South Korean freight shipping line is starting to cause chaos and confusion at major ports around the Asia-Pacific region.
▽North Korean missiles land in Japan EEZ as world leaders meet at G-20 in China | The Japan Times
North Korea fired off a volley of three ballistic missiles from its east coast Monday that fell within Japan’s exclusive economic zone, a move that Tokyo called a grave threat to national security amid Pyongyang’s growing ability to strike the Japanese archipelago.
▽Barack Obama cancels meeting after Philippines president calls him 'son of a whore' | The Guardian
Barack Obama has cancelled a meeting with the president of the Philippines after Rodrigo Duterte appeared to call him a “son of a whore”.
▽Freddie Mercury: Asteroid named after late Queen star to mark 70th birthday - BBC News
An asteroid has been named after Freddie Mercury to mark what would have been the singer's 70th birthday.
The Queen frontman has had his name attached to Asteroid 17473, which was discovered in 1991 - the year he died.
▽Nishikori returns to US Open quarterfinals (Sep 5, 2016) | FOX Sports
Kei Nishikori returned to the U.S. Open quarterfinals with a straight-set victory over No. 21-seeded Ivo Karlovic.
