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  • July 2007

    • Captive Pleads for Rescue From Taliban

      BBC  |  Jul 27, 07 6:51 AM CDT

      Captive Pleads for Rescue From Taliban

      (Newser) - A South Korean woman pleaded to be rescued with her fellow hostages yesterday, saying all of church volunteers being held captive by the Taliban are sick and the situation is growing worse. Her captors listened to her conversation with an Afghan reporter, the BBC reports; the 32-year-old nurse wept as she spoke in Korean and Farsi, according to the Independent. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • kidnapping  • South Korea  • hostage  • Kabul  • Korean hostages

    • Korean Envoy Presses to Save Remaining Hostages

      Associated Press  |  Jul 26, 07 9:50 AM CDT

      Korean Envoy Presses to Save Remaining Hostages

      (Newser) - A day after militants shot and killed a hostage, a high-level South Korean envoy is rushing to Afghanistan today to try to save the lives of the 22 remaining hostages held by the Taliban. South Korean and Afghan officials insist they won't use force to free the captives, though the kidnappers are said to have conflicting demands. More »

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      Afghanistan  • South Korea  • hostage  • Korean hostages

    • Bombers Target Baghdad Soccer Celebration

      BBC  |  Jul 25, 07 3:54 PM CDT

      Bombers Target Baghdad Soccer Celebration

      (Newser) - Car bombings killed at least 50 and injured 135, as Iraqis celebrated their soccer victory over South Korea today. The two separate blasts, one in Baghdad's Mansour district, the other at an army checkpoint, came as cheering throngs crossed sectarian lines in a rare moment of national pride and unity, the BBC reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • South Korea  • soccer  • suicide bombing  • bomb  • suicide attack

    • 1 Killed, 8 Freed in Afghanistan Hostage Crisis

      CNN  |  Jul 25, 07 10:53 AM CDT

      1 Killed, 8 Freed in Afghanistan Hostage Crisis

      (Newser) - The Taliban has killed one of the 23 South Koreans it's holding captive today, and vowed to murder the rest by 1 AM local time if the Afghan government does not release insurgents. CNN reports that 8 hostages have been freed, however, while the slain captive's bullet-riddled body was discovered by police in Central Afghanistan. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • kidnapping  • insurgents  • South Korea  • hostage  • Hamid Karzai  • Kabul

    • 75 Taliban Killed; Deadline Extended for South Koreans

      Associated Press  |  Jul 24, 07 1:40 PM CDT

      75 Taliban Killed; Deadline Extended for South Koreans

      (Newser) - Afghan and coalition troops have killed 75 Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, while a self-proclaimed spokesman for the Taliban says the deadline has been extended for talks concerning its 23 South Korean hostages. The Afghan militants are threatening to kill the captured Koreans unless 23 of its own jailed fighters are freed. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • South Korea  • hostage  • Korean hostages

    • Taliban Ups Demands for 23 Korean Hostages

      Associated Press  |  Jul 23, 07 8:33 AM CDT

      Taliban Ups Demands for 23 Korean Hostages

      (Newser) - Taliban militants holding 23 Korean aid workers hostage increased their demands today, insisting that  the government release all insurgent prisoners in the province, according to a kidnap spokesman. The militants threatened to kill the hostages  if a response isn't forthcoming by 10:30 a.m. EDT, the AP reports. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • kidnapping  • South Korea  • execution  • Korean hostages

    • Taliban Claims 2 German Hostages Killed

      Associated Press  |  Jul 21, 07 7:53 AM CDT

      Taliban Claims 2 German Hostages Killed

      (Newser) - Two German citizens abducted in Afghanistan have been shot to death, a Taliban spokesman claimed today. The Taliban had demanded the withdrawal of the more than 3,000 soldiers Germany has stationed in Afghanistan, a demand to which they did not accede. The Germans were working on a dam project . More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • Germany  • troop withdrawal  • South Korea  • hostage  • American troops  • execution

    • Taliban Kidnaps 18 South Koreans in Afghanistan

      Associated Press  |  Jul 20, 07 11:54 AM CDT

      Taliban Kidnaps 18 South Koreans in Afghanistan

      (Newser) - Eighteen South Koreans were kidnapped yesterday in Afghanistan by Taliban gunmen who hijacked the bus they were traveling in from Kabul to Kandahar. The South Koreans were members of a church group, thought to be in the country to do volunteer work. Several dozen armed men stopped the vehicle, drove it into the desert, and made the Koreans proceed on foot for an hour. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • South Korea

    • North Korea Seeks Military Talks With US

      Voice of America  |  Jul 13, 07 10:11 AM CDT

      North Korea Seeks Military Talks With US

      (Newser) - On the eve of the arrival of UN observers monitoring the shutdown of its main nuclear plant, North Korea today appealed for direct military talks with the US. But Washington insists that the elimination of Pyongyang's nuclear-weapons program takes precedence, the Voice of America reports, and a South Korean expert says he's concerned that the request is a smokescreen. More »

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      United Nations  • South Korea  • North Korea  • nuclear weapons  • Pyongyang  • IAEA  • Six nation talks

  • June 2007

    • Happy Hour Irks Korean Women

      New York Times  |  Jun 10, 07 11:07 AM CDT

      Happy Hour Irks Korean Women

      (Newser) - South Korean women are trying to put a lid on company-enforced binge drinking. As more women climb the corporate ladder, they're fighting back against the male-centric business culture that demands binging to get ahead, the New York Times reports. In a country where an estimated 90% of company events are alcohol-based and job interviews include questions on drinking, that's shaking things up. More »

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      business  • women  • South Korea  • alcohol  • binge drinking  • corporate culture

  • May 2007
  • April 2007

    • South Korean Women Get In the Swing

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 25, 07 1:36 PM CDT

      South Korean Women Get In the Swing

      (Newser) - Men dominate business in South Korea, and the country has just 250 golf courses. Yet in the nine years since Se Ri Pak won four tournaments as an LPGA rookie, South Koreans have come to dominate the world's top women's tour, the Journal reports.  Ambitious parents even pull their daughters out of school to train. More »

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      golf  • women  • South Korea  • LPGA  • Se Ri Pak

  • March 2007

    • Beijing Ban Spurs Organ Shortage

      Der Spiegel  |  Mar 29, 07 11:14 AM CDT

      Beijing Ban Spurs Organ Shortage

      (Newser) - South Korea has a kidney shortage, and the Beijing Olympics are to blame, Der Spiegel reports. China, attempting to clean up its human rights reputation in preparation the 2008 games, has banned organ trafficking and cut down on the state executions that used to create supply. Now countries that used to rely on this most controversial of Chinese exports are feeling the pinch. More »

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      China  • South Korea  • human rights  • Olympic Games  • organ harvesting  • waiting list

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