Uranium gives NKorea second way to make bombs
SEOUL, South Korea - After repudiating negotiations on dismantling its plutonium-based nuclear program, North Korea admitted this month to having an even more worrying way to make bombs.
Nations:North Korea South Korea Russia Pakistan People:Kim Jong Il Christopher Hill Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-06-28
Leaders, superstars, fans mourn King of Pop
LONDON - Michael Jackson was due to make his triumphant return to the stage in London next month -- but instead his sudden death has left millions of fans feeling they've lost a lifelong friend.
Nations:U.K. Colombia South Korea U.S. France Mexico People:Michael Jackson Nelson Mandela Judy Garland Hugo Chavez Paul McCartney Sophia Loren
2009-06-26
NKorean cargo ship could test new UN sanctions
SEOUL, South Korea - An American destroyer tailed a North Korean ship Tuesday as it sailed along China's coast, U.S. officials said, amid concerns the vessel is carrying illicit arms destined for Myanmar.
Nations:Myanmar Singapore North Korea South Korea Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-06-23
Intensified crackdown mutes protests in Iran
CAIRO - Overwhelmed by police and left with limited alternatives, Iranian demonstrators resorted Tuesday to more subtle ways of challenging the outcome of the presidential election: holding up posters, shouting from rooftops and turning on car headlights.
Nations:Iran Russia France People:Dmitry Medvedev Ban Ki-moon Gordon Brown Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:2009 Iran Election
2009-06-23
Iran says it expelled 2 British diplomats
CAIRO - Iran says it has expelled two British diplomats for what it called "unconventional behavior."
Nations:Iran U.K. Russia France People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Ban Ki-moon Gordon Brown Angela Merkel Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:2009 Iran Election
2009-06-23
NKorea: 2 US journalists planned 'smear campaign'
SEOUL, South Korea - Two American journalists sentenced by North Korea last week to 12 years of hard labor were caught shooting video for what the North said was a politically motivated "smear campaign," state-run media said Tuesday.
Nations:North Korea South Korea U.S. People:Lee Myung-Bak Barack Obama Al Gore Hillary Clinton Activities:North Korea-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-06-16
Lee and Obama to discuss North Korean threats
WASHINGTON - As North Korea threatens nuclear war, President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will be eager to show the North the unity of their alliance and a determination not to back down.
Nations:North Korea South Korea People:Timothy Geithner Lee Myung-Bak Robert Gates Barack Obama George W. Bush Hillary Clinton Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis South Korea-U.S.
2009-06-16
Defying sanctions, NKorea vows to make more nukes
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea responded to new U.N. sanctions with more defiance, promising Saturday to step up its nuclear bomb-making program by enriching uranium and threatening war on any country that dares to stop its ships on the high seas.
Nations:South Korea Russia Japan North Korea People:Kim Jong Il Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis
2009-06-13
WHO: Swine flu pandemic has begun, 1st in 41 years
GENEVA - Swine flu is now formally a pandemic, a declaration by U.N. health officials that will speed vaccine production and spur government spending to combat the first global flu epidemic in 41 years. Thursday's announcement by the World Health Organization doesn't mean the virus is any more lethal -- only that its spread is considered unstoppable.
Nations:Argentina Australia Mexico People:Kathleen Sebelius Ban Ki-moon Activities:2009 Swine Flu
2009-06-11
Pakistani hotel blast's victims
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Investigators searched a wrecked luxury hotel in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday for clues after a bold suicide bombing that killed 11 people, including aid workers, in what the U.N. condemned as a "heinous terrorist attack."
Nations:Pakistan Philippines People:Ban Ki-moon Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AP)
2009-06-10
Will US send envoy after NKorea jails reporters?
SEOUL, South Korea - The sentencing of two American journalists to 12 years' hard labor in North Korea on Monday sets the stage for possible negotiations with the reclusive nation for their release -- perhaps involving an envoy from the United States.
Nations:South Korea U.S. North Korea People:Bill Richardson Barack Obama Al Gore George W. Bush Hillary Clinton Activities:North Korea-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-06-08
NKorea sentences 2 US journalists to 12 years jail
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's top court convicted two American journalists and sentenced them to 12 years in labor prison Monday, intensifying the reclusive nation's confrontation with the United States.
Nations:North Korea South Korea U.S. People:Al Gore Activities:North Korea-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-06-08
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