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Carter, Former World Leaders in N. Korea for Talks

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former President Jimmy Carter and other past world leaders were hoping to meet with North Korea's ruler as they began a three-day mission Tuesday to discuss dangerous food shortages and stalled nuclear disarmament talks. Children presented flowers to Carter, former Finnish President Martti...

North, South Korea Talk at DMZ to Ease Tensions

SEOUL, South Korea -- Military officers from North and South Korea held talks inside the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday in the rivals' first official dialogue since the North's deadly artillery barrage of a South Korean island in November. Tensions on the divided peninsula rose sharply following the attack,...

North Korea Again Proposes Talks With South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Saturday reiterated a proposal for unconditional talks with South Korea to ease tensions on the divided peninsula. The North's latest offer comes days after South Korea dismissed earlier calls by Pyongyang for negotiations. Tensions between the two sides escalated after a North Korean...

Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak Spreads Through South Korea

South Korea is suffering its worst-ever outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, with the highly contagious virus spreading to farms across the country despite a nationwide quarantine effort. The agriculture ministry today confirmed that four new outbreaks had been detected -- three on cattle farms and one at a pig farm --...

Scuba Divers Celebrate a 'Hoppy New Year' in Bunny Suits

There are bunny ears, and then there are bunny years. We're just days into 2011, and there's already another New Year's on the horizon: The Year of the Rabbit. On the Chinese zodiac calendar, Feb. 3 marks the end of the Year of the Tiger and the start of the Year of the Rabbit. And even though New Year's Day is still a...

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06/04/12 N Korea threatens to blow up Seoul media Source: The Australian The military general staff, in an unusually detailed statement on the official news agency, said missile units and other forces had fixed the longitude and latitude co-ordinates for several firms' offices in central Seoul.
06/04/12 South Korea Names Three on Shortlist for Attack... Source: Defense Update To be included on this shortlist is considered a major boost for the credibility of the new AgustaWestland-TAI T-129, a Turkish version of the A-129 Mangusta attack helicopter.
06/03/12 N.Korea Deploys New Long-Range Rocket Launchers Source: Chosun Ilbo North Korea has deployed an improved, longer-range version of its 240 mm multiple rocket launchers, military sources said Monday.
06/03/12 Seoul Won't Object to Japan's Aegis Destroyers in... Source: Chosun Ilbo South Korea will not oppose Japan's deployment of Aegis destroyers to waters near the West Sea, a high-ranking Cheong Wa Dae official said on Sunday.
06/03/12 Mushrooming Chinatowns Lead to Culture Clash Source: Chosun Ilbo The growing number of Chinese people coming to live in Seoul has led to the formation of "Chinatown" neighborhoods in various parts of the capital.