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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: China, Employees, Science and Technology, Hillary Clinton, Kim Jong Un
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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: China, Iran's Nuclear Program, Hu Jintao, Iran, Tehran (Iran)
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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: Kim Jong Un, News Agency, Nobel Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, Pyongyang (North Korea)
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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: China, World War II (1939-1945), The Washington Post, Television, Meteorological Disasters
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Former President Jimmy Carter Aids in North Korea release of American Man
KTLA NewsSEOUL, South Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter flew out of North Korea on a private jet Friday after securing a special pardon for an American who had been jailed in the communist country since January. Carter and Aijalon Gomes, 31, were...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, China, North Korea, U.S. Department of State, Hospitals and Clinics
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Obama: Risks of Nuclear Terrorism Have Risen
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Citing a new nuclear reality, President Barack Obama urged world leaders Tuesday to reach beyond traditional means of avoiding nuclear conflict and agree on new measures to stop terrorists from getting their hands on atomic arms. Addressing...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism, Ukraine, Mexico
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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: Church and State Relations, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Civil Rights
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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: California, Bob Hope, North Korea, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), U.S. Department of State
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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: Think Tanks, Washington (U.S. state), International Military Interventions, Korean War (1950-1953), Economic Sanctions
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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: Heart Failure, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Television, Espionage and Intelligence
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North Korea releases captured Chinese fishermen, boats
World NowNorth Korea released 29 captured Chinese fishermen and three fishing vessels, putting an end to a 13-day ordeal that raised questions about the stability of the Pyongyang regime....
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