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N. Korea Rocket Breaks Up, U.N. Security Council to Meet
CNNPYONGYANG, North Korea -- Defying warnings from the international community, North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Friday, but it broke apart before escaping the earth's atmosphere and fell into the sea. The launch drew condemnation from United...Tags: Seoul (South Korea), Philippines, Japan, Employees, CNN (tv network)
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North Korea Refuses to Halt Launch Plan, Despite Obama's Warnings
CNNNorth Korea said Tuesday that it would not abandon its plan to carry out a satellite launch next month despite recent warnings from President Barack Obama over the move. The North "will not give up the satellite launch for peaceful purposes, which is a...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Seoul (South Korea), Dmitry Medvedev, Barack Obama, North Korea
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South Korean Civilian Delegation Enters North to Pay Respects to Kim
CNNSEOUL -- A delegation of South Korean citizens arrived in Pyongyang on Monday to express condolences over the death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the North's state-run news agency reported. The 18-member civilian delegation was led by Lee Hui-...Tags: CNN (tv network), News Agency, Seoul (South Korea), Kim Jong Il, Entertainment Events
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North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Dead at 69
CNN/KTLA NewsNORTH KOREA -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, an enigmatic leader who had led the reclusive state for nearly two decades, has died, according to news reports Sunday. He was believed to be 69. According to his official biography, Kim was born in...Tags: International Military Interventions, Entertainment, National Security, Korean War (1950-1953), Wars and Interventions
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American Missionary Freed By North Korea Arrives in U.S.
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- A Korean-American missionary who defiantly crossed a frozen river into North Korea intent on urging a change in its leadership has reunited with his overjoyed family, silent and downcast after 43 days in the communist nation's custody....Tags: Freedom of Religion, Bible, U.S. Department of State, Human Rights, Church and State Relations
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North Korea Test-Fires More Missiles
Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles Thursday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, a move that aggravates already high tensions following Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and U.N. sanctions imposed as punishment. Two...Tags: China, Missile Systems, Seoul (South Korea), Hawaii, Weaponry
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Report: North Korea Fires 5 Missiles
Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired five short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, news reports said, even as South Korea proposed working-level talks with its communist neighbor. Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified South Korean...Tags: International Military Interventions, Lee Myung-bak, Missile Systems, Seoul (South Korea), Weaponry
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Sister: Journalists Briefly Crossed into North Korea
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Two American journalists briefly touched North Korean soil before they were imprisoned for four months in the communist country, according to one of the reporter's sister. Lisa Ling says her sister Laura Ling and fellow journalist Euna Lee...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), U.S. Department of State, Bill Clinton, San Francisco, Madeleine Albright
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North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles in 4th of July "Provocation"
SEOUL, South Korea-- North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied U.N. resolutions and drew global expressions of condemnation and concern.
The salvo, confirmed by the...Tags: International Military Interventions, Seoul (South Korea), Armed Forces, Think Tanks, Political Systems
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North Korea Open To New Dialogue On Nukes
KTLA NewsSEOUL, South Korea – North Korea said Monday that it is open to new dialogue to defuse tensions over its nuclear weapons program in what appeared to be a call for direct talks with the United States. The statement from Pyongyang's Foreign Ministry...Tags: Entertainment, Television, Missile Systems, Japan, NBC (tv network)
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Report: Kim Jong Il Has Pancreatic Cancer
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, a news report said Monday, days after fresh images of him looking gaunt spurred speculation that his health was worsening following a reported stroke last year....Tags: Entertainment, National Security, Seoul (South Korea), Heart Failure, Health
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