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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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 N. Korea Fires 
 2 Short- Range 
 Missiles: Reports 

Regime said to fire weapons off east coast

Jul 2, 09 4:58 AM CDT
(AP) - North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports that could not be immediately verified. As the AP reports, North Korea issued a no-sail zone in waters off its east coast through July 10, viewed as a prelude to such missile tests. A South Korean news... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • Pyongyang • missile • weapons • test

(AP) - North Korea condemned a US pledge to provide nuclear defense of South Korea, saying the move boosts its justification to hold onto atomic bombs and invites a potential "fire shower of nuclear retaliation." The salvo in Pyongyang's main newspaper is the North's latest reaction to last week's summit... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • Pyongyang • threats • Kim Jong Il

Iran Soccer Team Quietly Backs Mousavi

Green armbands send clear message in football-mad country

Jun 17, 09 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iranian national soccer team players donned green wristbands and armbands on the field in Seoul today, a move many back home took as a sign of solidarity with Mir Hossein Mousavi, CNN reports. Green is the opposition candidate’s campaign color. Spectators at the match waved signs that said "... More »

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Iran • South Korea • World Cup • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • soccer • 2010 World Cup • Mir Hossein Mousavi

(AP) - A South Korean man allegedly shot and killed a 10-year-old boy after hitting him with his car, apparently to hide the fact that he was driving drunk, police said today. The man, whose family name is Lee, struck the boy June 4 in Gwangju and took him to a hospital,... More »

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South Korea • murder • DUI • drunk driving • child murder

 Nuclear N. Korea 
 a 'Grave Threat': Obama 

S. Korean, US leaders say UN resolution must be enforced

Jun 16, 09 12:00 PM CDT
(AP) - A nuclear-armed North Korea poses a "grave threat" to the world and cannot achieve its own security by building illegal weapons, President Obama said today. With South Korea’s president at his side in the Rose Garden, Obama said they agreed that a new UN resolution seeking to halt... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • nuclear weapons • Lee Myung-bak • UN resolution • President Obama

(Newser) - When President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak meet today, they will discuss a host of security and economic issues, but Paul Wolfowitz hopes they take some time out for a purely humanitarian concern: North Korea’s refugees. Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans have fled to China, but... More »

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China • Barack Obama • North Korea • South Korea • United States • refugee • UN High Commissioner for Refugees • Lee Myung-bak

 9 Missing 
 Foreigners 
 Found Dead 
 in Yemen 

Hospital workers had been picnicking; al-Qaeda blamed

Jun 15, 09 9:27 AM CDT
(AP) - Nine missing foreigners, including three children, have been found dead in Yemen today, their bodies mutilated, a security official said. The foreigners, including seven Germans, a Briton, and a South Korean, disappeared Friday while on a picnic in the turbulent northern Saada region. Shepherds roaming the area found some remains... More »

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South Korea • kidnapping • murder • British • Yemen • German • militant • al-Qaeda

 Seoul's Airport Is World's No. 1 

None in North America makes top 10

Jun 9, 09 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Incheon International airport in Seoul, South Korea, is the world's best, according to a British survey that took into account passengers' experiences with check-in, departures, transfers, and arrivals. Two other Asian airports, in Hong Kong and Singapore, finished second and third, the BBC reports. More »

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San Francisco • South Korea • Seoul • Dallas • Hong Kong • Amsterdam • Zurich • Singapore • airport • air travel • Vancouver • Munich • Auckland • Incheon airport • Kansai • Kuala Lumpur • Nagoya

(Newser) - The "shocked and devastated" families of two San Francisco journalists sentenced to 12 years hard labor in North Korea have pleaded with authorities to show compassion and free the women from a grueling future behind bars. The families are concerned about the "wellbeing and mental state" of Euna... More »

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China • North Korea • South Korea • prison • trial • Current TV • prisoner • sentence • Euna Lee • Laura Ling

 N. Korea Set to Launch 
 2nd Long-Range Missile 

Weapon may be launched when S. Korea prez visits DC

Jun 1, 09 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea is preparing to launch another intercontinental ballistic missile, according to South Korean media reports. Pyongyang is said to have moved its most advanced missile, whose 4,000 mile range puts Alaska within striking distance, to a brand-new launch pad and has forbidden ships from sailing the waters off... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • nuclear program • missile • weapons of mass destruction • nuclear missiles • Lee Myung-bak

 US, South Korea on 
 High Military Alert 


Military organizations on highest alert since 2006 as North threatens to resume war

May 28, 09 3:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US and South Korea have boosted their military status to high alert after North Korea's warning yesterday that it's scrapping the treaty that halted the Korean War, the BBC reports. Military officials are closely analyzing transmissions and movement from the North, which has threatened a  "powerful military strike"... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • Pyongyang • Korean War • Proliferation Security Initiative

 North: Korean War Is Back On 

North declares end to peace deal, restarts its nuclear plant

May 27, 09 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea warned today that it no longer considers itself bound by the 1953 truce that brought the Korean War to an effective—but not official—end. The country said South Korea's announcement yesterday that it is joining a US-led initiative to stop ships suspected of carrying weapons of mass... More »

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nuclear proliferation • North Korea • South Korea • Pyongyang • truce • Korean War • Proliferation Security Initiative

(Newser) - So much for international outrage. North Korea fired off yet another short-range missile tonight, reports South Korea's Yonhap news agency. The missile is the third launched by Pyongyang since its nuclear test yesterday. Analysts suspect the North is engaging in a bit of saber-rattling, possibly to keep US and South... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • Pyongyang • missile • nuclear test

 North Korea 
 Conducts Nuke Test 

First test since 2006 draws international condemnation

May 25, 09 2:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea announced today it had successfully conducted its first nuclear test since 2006, catching the South and the US off guard and drawing a swift denunciation from Barack Obama. The underground test produced a 4.7-magnitude earthquake, but as with the previous test, it remains unclear whether the North... More »

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Barack Obama • North Korea • South Korea • nuclear weapons • Pyongyang • nuclear program • Kim Jong Il • UN Security Council • nuclear test

ANALYSIS

Bitter, Frustrated S. Koreans Mourn Dead Ex-Prez

Anti-graft leader turned out to be just like corrupt colleagues

May 24, 09 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Koreans spent the day yesterday mourning their former president, whose suicide left them sharply divided over his efforts to crush the very kind of corruption of which he was accused, the Los Angeles Times reports. “He was a two-faced person," said one researcher. “He set himself... More »

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suicide • South Korea • corruption • president • death • Roh Moo Hyun

(Newser) - South Koreans are reeling from news that former president Roh Moo-hyun has apparently killed himself, the BBC reports. Hundreds of mourners lined the streets as his body was transported to his hometown funeral. Crowds also gathered around Deoksu Palace in Seoul, presenting flowers and burning incense. "Don't be too... More »

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suicide • South Korea • Roh Moo Hyun

S. Korean
Ex-Prez Dies From Fall: Cops

Caught in $6M bribery probe, Roh left
behind suicide note

May 22, 09 9:45 PM CDT
(AP) - Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has died, presumably after a fall while mountain climbing, police say. A news report said a suicide note was found. The former leader suffered severe head injuries and died after being transported from his hometown of Gimhae to a hospital in the southern city... More »

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suicide • South Korea • president • death • Roh Moo Hyun

 Korea Roadway Recharges Cars 


May 18, 09 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Korean scientists are working on road technology that allows electric vehicles to continually recharge while driving, Reuters reports. Inductive charging, used with watertight electric toothbrushes, requires no contact between power source and appliance. For vehicles, electric strips would be embedded in the road at intervals, and a magnetic field... More »

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South Korea • roadways • battery • electricity • electric cars • automobile • inductive recharging • toothbrush

 Koreas Unite to Foil Pirates 

South Koreans rescue North Korean cargo ship from pirate attack

May 5, 09 4:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Gulf of Aden was the scene of a rare example of inter-Korean cooperation yesterday as the unfriendly nations joined efforts to thwart pirates, reports the Wall Street Journal. A helicopter from a South Korean warship was sent to the rescue when a North Korean cargo ship being pursued by... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • piracy • shipping • pirates • Gulf of Aden

(Newser) - North Korea is demanding an apology from the UN Security Council for condemning its rocket test this month, threatening more tests of nuclear and conventional missiles if it is not mollified, the Guardian reports. Pyongyang demanded the council drop its resolutions against North Korean military tests. The South Korean government... More »

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North Korea • United Nations • South Korea • Kim Jong Il • UN Security Council

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