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Fiery seas, sacred war: North Korea's blustery history
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will burn like a "sea of fire." Seoul's "rat-like" president will be struck with a "bolt of lightning." The country's media companies will be blown up in missile strikes. North Korea has fired off many...Tags: George W. Bush, Iran's Nuclear Program, Politics, Weaponry, Protest
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U.N. Security Council moves toward new sanctions on North Korea
WASHINGTON -- The U.N. Security Council moved Tuesday toward approval of new sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear test last month, drawing a furious reaction from Pyongyang. The proposed sanctions, introduced by the United States with the support...
Tags: China, Politics, Weaponry, U.S. Embassy, Kim Jong Un
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China's North Korea dilemma
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote this week on a new round of sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's February nuclear test, and with China's backing, it is likely to pass. Beijing was "strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposed" to...
Tags: China, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Harvard University, Politics, Japan
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N. Korea, facing new sanctions, threatens to cancel 1953 armistice
With the United States pushing for tougher sanctions on North Korea in the wake of its latest nuclear test, the North threatened Tuesday to cancel the 1953 armistice that halted the Korean War. The North Korean military said in a statement released on...
Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), North Korea, United Nations
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South Korea tycoon sentenced for embezzling more than $40 million
A South Korean executive was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for embezzling more than $40 million from his conglomerate, the third-largest of the massive and powerful chaebols that have long dominated the South Korean economy. SK Group...
Tags: Samsung Group, Corporate Crime, Embezzlement, Punishment, Columbia University
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Gold's free skate has crowd longing for more
OMAHA, Neb. — And the winner was … Gracie Gold. That has nothing to do with whether one thinks the outcome of the women's event at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships should have been different. The results, with defending champion Ashley...
Tags: Justice System, Human Interest, Brian Boitano, Crime, Law and Justice, Ice Skating
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Evanston couple dealt setback in adoption of South Korean baby
Tribune reporterAn Evanston couple fighting to adopt a South Korean baby whom they've raised since shortly after her birth was dealt a setback Monday when a federal judge returned authority over the child to U.S. officials, a step toward the child's possible deportation....Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Politics, O'Hare International Airport, Judges, Immigration
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California bill would toughen penalties for celebrity 'swatting'
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Google chief urges North Koreans to get connected
BEIJING — Could Google drag North Korea kicking and screaming into the 21st century? Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of the world’s most popular search engine, on Thursday urged the world’s most Internet-shy nation to open up or...
Tags: China, Syracuse University, Computer Networking and Internet, Google Inc., Politics
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North Korea's missile antics
Under its new ruler, Kim Jong Un, North Korea has reverted to its old tactics of provocation and aggression with the launch this week of a long-range missile it claims was intended to put the country's first satellite into orbit. It's unclear whether...Tags: China, U.S. Military, Japan, Weaponry, Barack Obama
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The Asia opportunity
Over the past two years, the Obama administration has focused greater diplomatic attention and military resources on East Asia as part of a policy described as a "pivot" or "rebalancing." While American leaders are loath to admit it publicly, this is a...Tags: China, Religion and Belief, Chuck Hagel, Trade Dispute, Japan
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South Korea files motion in Cook County to stop adoption
An Evanston couple accused of circumventing South Korea's adoption procedures have temporary care of a baby girl while they continue to fight for her permanent custody in state and federal courts. On Thursday, the South Korean government filed a...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Politics, O'Hare International Airport, Government, Justice System
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