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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT May 22
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about extra tax scrutiny of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong but invoked her constitutional right not to...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Anthony D. Weiner, Wars and Interventions, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, U.S. Congress
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State media dispatch shows North Korea has named hardline general as new military chief
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — A North Korean state media dispatch shows that leader Kim Jong Un has named a hardline general as his new military chief. The new title for Kim Kyok Sik came in a dispatch Wednesday from the North's Korean Central News...Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, North Korea
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North Korea missile launches follow months of threats [Timeline]
BEIJING -- North Korea's latest missile launch comes after months of fiery rhetoric directed against South Korea, Japan and the United States, including threats of an imminent nuclear war. The provocations eased with the conclusion of annual joint...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Wars and Interventions, Missile Systems, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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North Korea fires short-range missiles off east coast
BEIJING — North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported that it detected two launches in the morning and...Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), Wars and Interventions, Missile Systems, Unrest, Conflicts and War, South Korea
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Korean War veterans honored in Somerset
Daily American Staff Writer, @damichellegThe Korean War is often referred to as the forgotten war. But it was not forgotten Thursday as Somerset County Korean War veterans were honored in a ceremony at the Somerset County Office Building. Lt. Col. Kang Moon Ho, assistant defense attache for...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Human Interest, South Korea, Awards and Prizes, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Reuters World News Highlights 1800 GMT, May 13
ReutersLAHORE, Pakistan - Nawaz Sharif, poised to become prime minister for a third time after a decisive victory in Pakistan's election, said on Monday the mistrust that has long dogged relations with India must be tackled. - - - - SINGAPORE - Cyber...Tags: Bulgaria, Labor Legislation, Turkey, Nawaz Sharif, U.S. Navy
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1000 GMT, May 13
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- ISLAMABAD - Toppled in a 1999 military coup, jailed and exiled, Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback and looks set to form a stable government capable of implementing reforms needed to rescue the...Tags: Bulgaria, Italy, Politics, Mohamed Morsi, Libya
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US stresses coordination after Japan PM's aide visits N.Korea
ReutersBy Linda Sieg TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. envoy for North Korea sidestepped questions on Thursday on the nature of a surprise visit to Pyongyang by an aide to Japan's prime minister, but said all sides tackling North Korea's nuclear ambitions should...Tags: Politics, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Heads of State, Kim Jong Il
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Dennis Rodman asks buddy Kim Jong Un to release Kenneth Bae
Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong Un formed quite a bond earlier this year when the former NBA star visited North Korea and partied with the country's dictator, infamously telling him that he has "a friend for life." Well, that friendship is about to be put to...
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China closes down North Korean bank account
BEIJING -- China’s largest state-owned bank has closed the account of a North Korean bank accused of funding the North's weapons programs in an apparent sign of Beijing’s growing frustration with its ally. The Bank of China announced Tuesday...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, North Korea, China, Barack Obama, Weaponry
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Obama, South Korean leader offer united front
WASHINGTON – President Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye presented a united front in their warning to North Korea on Tuesday, saying they would not bend to confrontational behavior and welcomed international pressure on the North’...Tags: White House, U.S. Congress, South Korea, Park Geun-hye, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Global Voices: Pleas for Korean peace 60 years after fighting ended
A conference to promote peace between communist and capitalist adversaries might sound like an antiquated notion in the post-Cold War era. But in this 60th anniversary year of the signing of the Korean War armistice, which suspended the fighting but...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Movies, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Korean War (1950-1953)
May 22, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 18, 2013
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May 18, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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May 2, 2013
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