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'Mubarak possibly in terminal stages of cancer'

Feb 15, 2011

Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak is suffering from serious health problems and fainted before his last speech, informed sources in Egypt told Palestinian news agency Ma’an on Sunday. “Mubarak’s ...
Released Korean ship expected to reach Kenya today

Feb 14, 2011

A South Korean fishing vessel recently released by Somali pirates is expected to reach Kenya early Tuesday, as it heads back home after four months of captivity, the Foreign Ministry here said. Seou...
Rivals lay siege to Park’s presidential bid

Feb 14, 2011

Contenders attack leading potential candidate for 2012 poll Political competitors of former Grand National Party Chairwoman Rep. Park Geun-hye are moving to dampen her increasing efforts to keep the...
Released S. Korean ship set to arrive in Kenya

Feb 13, 2011

A South Korean fishing vessel, freed by Somali pirates after four months of captivity, is expected to arrive at a Kenyan port this week en route to South Korea, a government official here said Sunday...
Pyongyang turns to Seoul lawmakers for talks

Feb 11, 2011

North Korea made another proposal for the resumption of talks with South Korea Friday, this time to Seoul's political parties, apparently as its chance of winning concessions from the Seoul governmen...
U.N. to help with FMD outbreaks in N.K.

Feb 11, 2011

Seoul remains lukewarm toward assistance amid stalemate in ties The U.N. has said it will send experts to North Korea next week over a purported foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, in the first interna...
Congressman abruptly resigns over internet contact

Feb 11, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) _ A congressman from New York abruptly resigned his seat Wednesday, quitting, he said, because he regretted actions that have hurt his family and others. The gossip website Gawker re...
N.K. says no need for talks with South

Feb 10, 2011

Seoul says high-level meeting possible when North takes responsible steps The North Korean military said Thursday that it no longer felt any need to engage in dialogue with its South Korean counterp...
Korea all out to contain FMD fallout

Feb 10, 2011

Officials hurry to curb contamination from burials, aid meat imports An investigation into more than 4,000 burial sites for animals slaughtered in the fight against foot-and-mouth disease will scrut...
S. Korea, China discuss N.K. nuke program

Feb 10, 2011

Chief nuclear envoys of South Korea and China discussed North Korea’s nuclear programs in Beijing on Thursday, a day after Pyongyang dealt a setback in resuming international peace negotiations by wa...
Bodies of 8 Somali pirates killed in rescue operation removed from freed ship

Feb 10, 2011

(Yonhap News) The bodies of eight Somali pirates killed in last month's commando raid on a South Korean freighter have been removed from the ship, the first step in transporting them to Somalia, an ...
S. Korean fishing vessel meets EU warship after release from Somali pirates

Feb 10, 2011

A South Korean fishing vessel released from four months of captivity in Somalia met with a European Union warship in international waters and all crew members were confirmed safe, Seoul's foreign min...
N. Korean military says it won't meet with reluctant S. Korea

Feb 10, 2011

North Korea's military said Thursday its side will no longer talk to South Korea as long as Seoul remains reluctant to lower tension, a day after their first defense talks in nearly half a year colla...
Koreas’ military talks end with no progress

Feb 9, 2011

The inter-Korean working-level military talks broke down after no progress Wednesday, as the two sides failed to narrow their differences over the agenda for the possible high-level meeting, official...
S. Korean base in Afghanistan attacked

Feb 9, 2011

The base of South Korea’s provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan came under attack from unidentified assailants who fired rocket propelled grenades, but there were no casualties, a Seoul offic...