Freed reporters say they were dragged into NKorea
SAN FRANCISCO - Two American television reporters imprisoned in North Korea for months say communist soldiers "violently dragged" them back when they returned to Chinese soil after briefly crossing into the reclusive country.
Nations:North Korea U.S. South Korea People:Bill Clinton Activities:N Korea Detaining US Journalists Source:(AP)
2009-09-02
Obama thanks Bill Clinton for North Korea mission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama thanked former President Bill Clinton in person on Tuesday for his trip to North Korea early this month to secure the release of two American journalists, the White House said.
Nations:North Korea U.S. People:Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton Kim Jong Il Barack Obama Activities:N Korea Detaining US Journalists Source:(Reuters)
2009-08-18
Freed journalists home in US after NKorea pardon
BURBANK, Calif. - Two American journalists jubilantly reunited with family and friends early Wednesday upon returning to the United States with former President Bill Clinton, whose diplomatic trip to North Korea secured their release nearly five months after their arrests.
Nations:North Korea U.S. Kenya South Korea Russia People:Bill Clinton Kim Jong Il Barack Obama Madeleine Albright Al Gore George W. Bush Activities:N Korea Detaining US Journalists
2009-08-05
NKorea: ex-President Bill Clinton in Pyongyang
SEOUL, South Korea - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made a surprise trip to North Korea on Tuesday amid an international standoff over the country's nuclear program and concerns about two U.S. reporters imprisoned in Pyongyang since March.
Nations:North Korea U.S. South Korea People:Bill Clinton Kim Jong Il Al Gore Jimmy Carter Activities:N Korea Detaining US Journalists North Korea-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-08-03
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:N Korea Detaining US Journalists Source:(AP)
2009-06-16
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