North Korea’s Kim not seen heading for retirement yet
North Korea’s ruling party holds its biggest meeting in 30 years early next month to pick a new leadership and likely anoint an heir to the dynasty as Kim Jong-il’s health deteriorates.
South Korean PM nominee pulls out
The man nominated to be the new prime minister of South Korea withdraws his candidacy amid allegations about past financial irregularities.
North Korean leader prolongs China visit: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il appears headed for a third destination in China rather than returning home from a surprise trip believed linked to his country’s succession process, a report said Sunday.
South Korea’s PM-designate quits under opposition pressure
South Korea’s reformist Prime minister-designate Kim Tae-ho said on Sunday he would step down as nominee amid opposition criticism of his qualifications and ethics.
As US military bases close, Iraqis left behind
Just about every man from the village of al-Faris has worked at the nearby Taji military base. The American money and influence is seen in the new cars, the additions to houses, even the billiards hall with a guitar from an American soldier.
South Korea’s prime minister-in-waiting quits
The man nominated to be South Korea’s next prime minister announced his withdrawal Sunday amid a mounting scandal over alleged misconduct while he was a provincial governor.
South Korea’s PM-designate quits under pressure
South Korea’s reformist prime minister-designate and two other ministerial nominees stepped down on Sunday amid allegations of corruption, stymieing President Lee Myung-bak’s plans to boost ruling party morale.
Carter leaves N. Korea with freed U.S. citizen
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter left North Korea on Friday morning with a freed American who had been held there for illegally entering the country, according to reports from Pyongyang North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said it that the government had granted an amnesty to Aijalon Gomes, a Boston man jailed in the country since January, and that Carter had since left the country after wrapping up his visit.
Military-Style Weapons Shot By Civilians
THOR Global Defense held it’s first open shooting range Saturday afternoon, allowing untrained citizens the chance to fire military-style weapons.
Yemen says al-Qaida is government’s main challenge
Yemen’s president said intensifying al-Qaida attacks are his government’s biggest challenge, though his military leaders refused Sunday to accept the intervention of foreign troops.
N. Korean leader Kim visiting sites related to father in N.E. China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, on a surprise trip to China, arrived in the northeastern Chinese city Changchun on Friday, apparently as part of a pilgrimage to sites related to his father, North Korea founder Kim Il Sung. Kim left his hotel in nearby Jilin on Friday morning in a 30-car motorcade and arrived in Changchun, capital of Jilin Province, later.
N.Korean leader heads for China’s Yanji: report
A special train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is believed to be heading to a Korean autonomous zone in northeast China as part of his visit to the region, a news report said Sunday.
