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North Korea says will take 'positive steps' for peace
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean envoy told China's president on Friday that his reclusive country was willing to take "positive actions" to ensure peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, as China steps up diplomatic efforts to bring Pyongyang back...Tags: United Nations, Barack Obama, North Korea, Park Geun-hye, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Russia welcomes North Korea's readiness for dialogue
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia welcomes North Korea's declaration of readiness to return to talks with world powers, a senior Russian diplomat was cited by the Interfax news agency as saying on Friday. "The fact that Pyongyang has declared its readiness and...Tags: Russia, North Korea, China
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Earthquake hits Russia's Far East, tremors felt as far away as Moscow
Associated PressMOSCOW (AP) — A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers (4,400 miles) west of the epicenter. Marina Kolomiyets, spokeswoman for Obninsk's seismic station of the Russian...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Russia
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Greetings South Dakota Stations!
For story contributions or issues with the South Dakota wire, call 605-332-3111 or 800-952-9911, e-mail apsiouxfalls(at)ap.org or fax to 605-332-3931. If you're having problems with your AP equipment or software, call 800-552-7252. To reach AP Network...Tags: Hobbies, Snow Storms, Lifestyle and Leisure, The Associated Press
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North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing
ReutersSEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a "special envoy" from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a high-powered delegation in what appeared to be a bid to mend frayed relations with...Tags: Seoul (South Korea), Shinzo Abe, United Nations, Pyongyang (North Korea), Communist Party of China
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Network newscasts expand Oklahoma tornado coverage
Channel Guide MagazineABC, CBS and NBC have announced that on the evening of Tuesday, May 21, they will be having expanded newscasts and/or news specials to further cover the devastating Oklahoma tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City metropolitan area on Monday... -
Russia moves closer to jail terms for offending religion
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers on Tuesday took a step toward imposing jail terms for offending religious feelings, approving legislation proposed after punk band Pussy Riot performed a raucous protest song in Moscow's main Orthodox Christian...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Justice System, Punishment, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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In another leak case, gov't talk of reporter committing a crime
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — In another case of the Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, the government is prosecuting a State Department expert on North Korea in a probe that appears to step into...Tags: News Media, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC, Politics
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NBC News looks to Britain for its new president
Reuters(Reuters) - Deborah Turness, a former top TV news editor in Britain, will take over as NBC News president in August, at a time when it is looking to turn around the fortunes of its news division. Turness will replace Steve Capus, who left the network...Tags: BBC, NBC (tv network), The New York Times, MSNBC (tv network), Meet the Press (tv program)
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Syria's government presses battle in key rebel city of Qusair
BEIRUT -- Renewed clashes were reported Monday in the strategic Syrian city of Qusair, where government forces pressed an offensive aimed at chasing rebels from the supply and logistics hub. There were conflicting accounts from the government and the...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Tripoli (Libya), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Deborah Turness Named NBC News President
ReutersMay 20 (TheWrap.com) - Former ITV News editor Deborah Turness has been named the president of NBC News. More to come. Here's the release... Deborah Turness, former editor of ITV News, the United Kingdom's most-watched commercial network news service,...Tags: News Media, NBC (tv network), MSNBC (tv network), Meet the Press (tv program), United Kingdom
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Idiots on the loose
Has the administration gone completely off the rails in Washington? I write here of the IRS taking aim for "extra scrutiny" of tax-exempt status requests from Tea Party and Patriot groups and the outrageous Justice Department subpoena of telephone...Tags: News Media, Richard Nixon, The Washington Post, FBI, Justice System
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