North Korea

Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into the Nordic country, the Swedish Customs Office said Friday. The pair, a man and a woman who have...

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U.N. action urges respect from N. Korea

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The United Nations is preparing to review North Korea's human rights conditions next month during a special session in Geneva, Switzerland, officials said. Just weeks before the Universal...

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Remarks by the President to the Troops at Osan Air Base, Osan, Republic of Korea

3:40 P.M. KST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Osan! (Applause.) It is good to be here! (Applause.) Thank you so much. First of all, please give Staff Sergeant Randy Gray a big round of applause for the outstanding introduction....

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The ExxonMobil Women and Development Roundtable Series: Women as Change Agents in the Recovery...

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Govt Lauded Over Oil Framework

The government has been given thumbs up for its plan to formulate a framework that will guide the oil industry in accordance with the demands of Extractive Industry Transparency Initiatives (EITI) principles.

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Inside the DMZ Between North and South Korea

The final day of President Obama's Asia trip turned into a once in a lifetime experience for a small group of reporters and White House staffers who were taken on a tour of the DMZ, the demilitarized zone between South Korea...

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Asian Markets Overview of November 20

Asian share markets mostly fell on Friday as investors' sentiment turned soured after the Wall Street losses overnight. Company News Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. (TYO:8766) plans to establish an Indian life insurance joint...

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American & Chinese Discussions Tempered by Debt

US - China Debt Relationship Slows Barack Obama & Hu Jintao’s Talks The US & Chinese Presidents' chat included Climate Control, North Korea & Iran; however, an ever present underlying theme was the Sino - American symbiotic...

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Islamic countries lobbying for treaty against religious defamation: report

JURIST] The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) [official website] has begun lobbying for the UN General Assembly [official website] to pass an international treaty protecting religious beliefs and symbols from...

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'Dreamgirls' goes global

Legit News: Stints in Korea, uptown rep unusual production model -- The opening scene of "Dreamgirls" has always been set, as an announcer proclaims, "Live from the Apollo Theater!" But this time, he really means it.

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