Severe Flooding Hits Northeast China The New York Times | SHANGHAI — More than 127,000 people were evacuated in northeastern China over the weekend after torrential rains battered the area and led to severe flooding along the border with North Korea, according to the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs. | The government said that four people were kil...
Google Rouses Privacy Concerns in Germany Wall Street Journal By CHRISTOPHER LAWTON And VANESSA FUHRMANS | BERLIN—Google Inc.'s plans to launch its so-called Street View mapping service in 20 German cities by year's end has ignited a debate in Germany over how to reconcile the country's cherished privacy laws with the realities of the digital age. | View...
Gates in Afghanistan to meet with Karzai, Petraeus The News & Observer | KABUL, Afghanistan -- Defense Secretary Gates arrived in Afghanistan's capital Thursday for meetings with President Hamid Karzai and top NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus. | The Pentagon chief also plans to visit U.S. troops. | Gates flew Thursday...
American expat jailed for 'milkshake murder' to ask judge to stop retrial, dismiss case Star Tribune | HONG KONG - The expatriate American housewife who won a retrial after being convicted of murdering of her banker husband in Hong Kong with a drugged milkshake and a blow to the head will ask a judge to dismiss the case against her, a lawyer said Th...
New U.S. Sanctions Aim at North Korean Elite Herald Tribune | WASHINGTON — The latest target for the United States, as it tries to tighten the screws on North Korea, is a shadowy party organization, known as Office 39, which raises hard currency to buy fine liquor, exotic food and luxury cars for croni...
North Korean Pair Viewed as Key to Secret Arms Trade Wall Street Journal By JAY SOLOMON | SEOUL—A North Korean arms chief and Pyongyang's former ambassador to the United Nation's nuclear agency have emerged as key figures in an intensifying international effort to curb North Korea's weapons-trading activities. | The...
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Bodies of eight newborn babies found in France Irish Times | RUADHÁN Mac CORMAIC in Paris | A FRENCH couple were in custody last night after police found the buried corpses of eight newborn babies in a village in the north of the country. ...
South Korea's PM-designate quits under opposition pressure Zeenews Seoul: South Korea's reformist prime minister-designate Kim Tae-ho said on Sunday he would step down as nominee amid opposition criticism of his qualifications and ethics. | South Korean President Lee Myung-bak named the 47-year-old former governor o...
Jimmy Carter secures release of American imprisoned in North Korea since January Star Tribune | SEOUL, South Korea - A smile flickered across Aijalon Gomes' face as he hugged former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and boarded a plane for Boston on Friday, seven months after his arrest in North Korea. | Carter flew to the North Korean capital, Pyo...
US man freed from N. Korea known as deep, affable Herald Tribune | BOSTON - An American who was imprisoned in North Korea for illegally crossing the border has a gentle spirit but is also a person of conviction willing to be bold about what he believes, friends and acquaintances said. AC = 1234 | --> | Aijalon Gom...
India, S Korea sign five-year defence coop agreement Deccan Herald New Delhi, Sept 3 (PTI): Friday, September 03, 2010 --> | India and South Korea today entered into a five-year defence cooperation accord by signing two memorandums of understandings on sharing of military expertise and technology. | Defence Minister A K Antony and his Korean counterpart Kim Tae-Young signed the two agreements in Seoul during the f...
Asia stocks rise on slight improvement in US data Herald Tribune | TOKYO - Most Asian stock markets climbed Friday as investors took heart from a slight improvement in U.S. economic indicators amid lingering worries over the pace of the global economic recovery. AC = 1234 | --> | But gains were modest across the region as investors took a wait-and-see stance ahead of closely-watched U.S. employment figures due o...
