News Headlines - 05 December 2017
▽Yemen Houthi rebels kill former president Ali Abdullah Saleh | The Guardian
Yemen’s civil war has taken a dramatic turn after Iranian-backed Houthi rebels killed the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, punishing him for switching sides and seeking peace with Saudi Arabia.
Pictures of Saleh’s corpse appeared on Houthi-run television after the militia said it had killed him as he fled the capital, Sana’a. He had ruled Yemen for more than 30 years and was forced to resign in 2011 as part of the Arab spring political revolution.
▽North Korea has nearly completed second SLBM test stand barge: 38 North | The World On Arirang
Recent data shows North Korea is advancing its submarine launched ballistic missile program.
The U.S.-based North Korea watchdog 38 North says the regime has almost completed a second submersible ballistic missile test stand barge at its Nampo Navy Shipyard.
This is based on analysis of commercial satellite imagery from three separate days in mid-November.
▽Japanese supercomputer venture chief arrested for alleged fraud
Tokyo prosecutors on Tuesday arrested the president of a tech venture known as one of the developers of the world's fourth-fastest supercomputer on suspicion of defrauding a governmental institution of 431 million yen ($3.8 million) in subsidies.
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office also arrested another official connected with the case and raided the Tokyo headquarters of PEZY Computing, which was part of the team that developed the "Gyoukou" supercomputer.
▽Japanese shogi pro Habu becomes first to qualify for 7 lifetime titles - The Mainichi
Japanese shogi master Yoshiharu Habu became the first person to qualify as a lifetime holder of seven of Japan's major shogi titles by earning a Lifetime Ryuo qualification with his seventh Ryuo tournament victory on Dec. 5.
Nippon Paint Holdings Co. has failed to reach an agreement to buy Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., halting the Japanese paint-maker’s plans to expand sales to automobile manufacturers and bolster its U.S. footprint.
