Kevin Maher

Kevin Maher is English born Football player. His full name is Kevin Andrew Maher. Though Kevin Maher born in England, Maher is eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland national football team. In his international career, Maher has made just four appearances for the Republic of Ireland under-21 team.The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team has competed since 1978 and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland.

After beginning his early career in the Tottenham, Maher moved to Southend United on a free transfer on 23 January 1998. He quickly broke into the first team, making 18 appearances for the first-team. During the 1998–99 season, Maher scored his first career goal in a 1–1 draw with Rochdale.

Over the next 10 years Maher was a virtual ever-present for Southend, rising to be team captain and subsequently club captain. During this time he made more than 400 total appearances for the club, and captained Southend to promotion from Division Two to the Championship in successive seasons. When, during the 2007–08 season it became clear that Maher was no longer an automatic first choice he chose to look for opportunities elsewhere.

North Korea

North Korea reportedly tested two more short-range missiles Tuesday, a day after detonating a nuclear bomb underground, pushing the regime further into a confrontation with world powers despite the threat of U.N. action. Two missiles _ one ground-to-air, the other ground-to-ship _ with a range of about 80 miles (130 kilometers) were test-fired from an east coast launchpad, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing an unidentified government official.

Pyongyang also warned ships to stay away from waters off its western coast this week, a sign it may be gearing up for more missile tests, South Korea's coast guard said. North Korea is "trying to test whether they can intimidate the international community" with its nuclear and missile activity, said Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Wall Street was lower in early trading as North Korea's actions kept investors on edge.

"But we are united, North Korea is isolated and pressure on North Korea will increase," Rice said. On Monday, President Barack Obama assailed Pyongyang, accusing it of engaging in "reckless" actions that have endangered the region, and the North accused Washington of hostility. France called for new sanctions, while the U.S. and Japan pushed for strong action against North Korea for testing a bomb that Russian officials said was comparable in power to those dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II.

Susan Rice

Susan Rice called North Korea’s actions “unacceptable” and said the United Nations will not allow North Korea to continue to build a nuclear weapons program. Rice said China has a “strong interest” in stopping North Korea and is “willing to work” with the United States. Rice said North Korea would become “further and further isolated” from the international community and would continue to face “significant additional pressure.”

“They will pay a price,” Rice added. “We’re prepared to step up our efforts.” Rice said it appears North Korea has material for six to eight nuclear devices. “However many they have, that’s too many,” she said. "If you want to continue to test and provoke the international community, they're going to find they'll pay a price because the international community is clear: it's not acceptable," Rice said on CNN television, in reaction to Pyongyang test-firing two short-range missiles Tuesday.

"We agreed yesterday we're going to pursue in the security council a new resolution - a strong resolution with teeth," she said, adding that sanctions "could take very different forms" and might include "economic levers." After Monday's emergency meeting at UN headquarters in New York, member states decided to "immediately" begin working on a new Security Council resolution to address the weapons tests, council president Vitaly Churkin of Russia said, declaring "strong opposition and condemnation of the nuclear test" by the body.