Vinland

This is a summary of World News, in the World of Wessex (WoW), beginning on the 20th December 2013.

December

 * 20 - The Prime Minister of Amerindia has today issued a statement to the United States that any further land claims into Amerindia will result in direct actions by armed forces. In return, American president Barack Obama has stated that any direct action will be met by ‘greater’ military force. Both the United States and Amerindia have been at a disagreement over land claims in North America claiming it is their rightful place to own. The international community has condemned the United States actions since day 1, however no official action has been taken. The United Nations in Geneva has tried to legislate on the issue over several occasions. 
 * 20 - The first civilian visitors to the Mars Colony landed today. The space shuttle Akaisora, landed at 12:57 Tokyo Time earlier this morning. The four civilian passengers on board will be staying on the newly opened Mars Colony for a period of 4 days. This is the first transport of civilians to another celestial body other than the Moon. The Akaisora will return to the Japanese cruiser, Atarashi Hakken on the 26th of December, which is currently in orbit of Mars. The journey to the red planet took a total of just 6 days.