North Korea attack on island causes international alarm North Korea's shelling of an island in South Korea near a disputed sea border has drawn international condemnation. US President Barack Obama said he was "outraged" by the attack on Yeonpyeong island. It was also denounced by Russia, Japan and European countries. UN chief Ban Ki-moon called it "one of the gravest incidents since the Korean War" and urged restraint on both sides. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11825445";>more here</a> -- Regards, John Durham Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Inventor of multi-spectral fibreoptics. Return (my novel) at http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=1382737 Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. Quote: What I cannot create, I do not understand. (Richard Feynman)