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Champion North Korean boxer
PRI's The World —
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Christian human rights activists say an American missionary has illegally crossed the Chinese border into North Korea. On Christmas day, Robert Park carried with him a letter demanding that the Kim Jong il regime free political prisoners and has not been heard from since. While few enter North Korea at own their ...10 hours ago -
Christmas in North Korea
Persecuted Church Weblog —
Authority: 128
Over Christmas a news story broke regarding a 28-year-old American who "illegally entered" North Korea on Christmas Eve. The man is believed to be a Christian missionary who slipped across the frozen Tumen River in China bearing a letter urging leader Kim Jong Il to resign, repent, and free all political prisoners in ...10 hours ago -
N Korea arrests US man for illegal entry
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 985
Christian missionary Robert Park is said to have entered communist country on Christmas Day North Korea has announced the arrest of an American accused of sneaking into the communist country to draw attention to its human rights situation. An unnamed American was being investigated after "illegally entering" the ...14 hours ago -
Poll: People Predict Military Action in Iran in 2010s
The Gates of Hell —
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Citizens in three countries foresee a U.S.-backed military intervention in Iran in the next decade, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 58 per cent of respondents in Britain, 56 per cent of Canadians and 54 per cent of Americans regard this as a likely possibility. In addition, a sizeable proportion of ...14 hours ago -
Another American has wandered into North ... [Not Again]
Gawker —
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Another American has wandered into North Korea . Was 2009 Kim Jong-Il s best year ever, or what?15 hours ago -
American Missionary Is Believed Held by North Korea
Politics Daily —
Authority: 790
An Arizona man intent upon bringing a message of "Christs love" to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is apparently in custody after entering the communist nation on Christmas Eve. The state-run Korea Central News Agency said that an American was arrested after entering North Korea from China and is "now under ...17 hours ago -
Kim Jong-il Awards Soldiers that Caught Laura Ling & Euna Lee
ROK Drop —
Authority: 515
I doubt the soldiers that caught Robert Park will get the same reward: North Korea commended two soldiers for detaining a pair of journalists from the United States in March along the border with China, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Thursday. The journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee , were ...19 hours ago -
China Closes Down The Internet
Stupidica —
Authority: 177
Beijing issues rules to make the country more like North Korea. This week, Chinas Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released regulations, dated Dec. 15, requiring the registration of all Web sites. MIITs justification was the need to eliminate sexual content. As a Ministry spokesman stated, "This is ...20 hours ago -
Just Let North Korea Collapse: WSJ Column
The Marmot's Hole —
Authority: 554
In the WSJ, the AEI’s Daniel Blumenthal and Leslie Forgach argue that the Obama administration should forget talks with North Korea and just let the country collapse : With protests that forced a policy change, a sanctions regime that has so far deprived Kim of at least $18 million, and uncertainty about the Dear ...20 hours ago -
Christian activist detained in North Korea?
Moe Lane —
Authority: 615
Very possibly . North Korean authorities have said they have arrested a US man who crossed into their territory. The North’s official KCNA news agency said the man had entered the country from China on 24 December. There is no official word on the man’s identity. However there have been reports that Robert ...20 hours ago -
Christian activist detained in North Korea?
RedState —
Authority: 774
Very possibly . North Korean authorities have said they have arrested a US man who crossed into their territory. The North’s official KCNA news agency said the man had entered the country from China on 24 December. There is no official word on the man’s identity. However there have been reports that Robert ...20 hours ago -
North Korea Detains American
NewsHunter.org —
Authority: 170
It was not possible to determine whether the person arrested by North Korea was Robert Park, an American missionary who entered the country on Friday.20 hours ago -
North Korea Detains American
NYT > Theater —
Authority: 904
It was not possible to determine whether the person arrested by North Korea was Robert Park, an American missionary who entered the country on Friday.22 hours ago -
North Korea says US man arrested for illegal entry
AlertNet Newsdesk —
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Source: Reuters By Jon Herskovitz SEOUL, Dec 29 (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it had detained a U.S. citizen who entered its territory, apparently confirming a report that an American activist crossed ...22 hours ago -
North Korea says U.S. man has crossed its border
AlertNet Newsdesk —
Authority: 693
Source: Reuters SEOUL, Dec 29 (Reuters) - North Koreas official KCNA news agency said on Tuesday that a U.S. man had crossed into its territory and was arrested. "On Dec. 24, a U.S. citizen illegally entered ...23 hours ago -
Kim Jong Il Takes Back Wealth Limits, Copes with Cell Phones
BloggingStocks —
Authority: 676
Filed under: International markets , China , Politics , Headline news It took two dead and a few weeks for Kim Jong Il to realize that using a currency exchange to cap wealth was probably a bad idea . Earlier this month, the North Korean leader announced a currency revaluation - without giving any warning . ...1 day ago -
No Word On the Missionary’s Position
The Friggin Loon —
Authority: 152
And here I was thinking the year was going to end with no new Kim Jong Il tale . But was I wrong. An American missionary from Tucson went missing on Christmas day and is feared in North Korea. Hmm, missionaries have no good reason to be hopping over that border (even if it is to have a sip of Pyongy beer). Parents of ...1 day ago -
Pakistani scientist depicts more advanced nuclear program in North Korea (HEU)
Stupidica —
Authority: 177
Pakistani scientist depicts more advanced nuclear program in North Korea By R. Jeffrey Smith and Joby Warrick Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, December 28, 2009; A02 North Korea has constructed a plant to manufacture a gas needed for uranium enrichment, according to a previously unpublicized account by the father ...1 day ago -
UNDP to Restart Operations In North Korea Beginning In January
ROK Drop —
Authority: 515
Kim Jong-il’s personal ATM is on the verge of re-opening again: The U.N. development agency plans to restart its operations in North Korea in February after a two-year hiatus, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing a U.S. radio station saying on Saturday. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman at the ...1 day ago -
Jo Ok’s Korean Grandmother tries to connect with North Korean relatives
Kazakhnomad's Blog: A Westerner's View of Kazakhstan —
Authority: 127
I want to introduce my grandparents from my mother’s side. I’ve never seen my grandfather, because he passed away when my mother was young. He was born in North Korea, but he went to South Korea during the Korean War. He was a doctor, so he helped many people in Busan, South Korea. Until now some people who had ...1 day ago
