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Why Would the Iranians Want to Assassinate the Saudi Ambassador?

» by October 12th, 2011 at 5:02 pm » Comments (51)

I have been reading all these articles about the Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in the US and I keep waiting for someone to explain why the Iranians ...more »

South Korea boat sinks in the Antarctic, 22 or more feared dead

» by December 13th, 2010 at 5:17 am » Comments (9)

Of the 42 people on board, only eight were South Korean. A South Korean fishing boat sank in the Antarctic Ocean's frigid waters Monday, with 22 sailors feared killed in ...more »

North, South Korea exchange fire; 2 marines killed

» by November 23rd, 2010 at 8:41 am » Comments (167)

Does this mean war? INCHEON, South Korea – North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire Tuesday after the North shelled an island near their disputed sea border, killing at ...more »

Mom Who Put Her Deceased Babies in A Freezer Released Early

» by May 18th, 2010 at 1:43 am » Comments (11)

This is one of the strangest stories I have heard of.  A French woman who killed three of her babies, burning one corpse and hiding the others in the family freezer, has been ...more »

US Navy Dispatches Somali Pirates

» by April 12th, 2010 at 8:32 am » Comments (5)

This is what more navies should be doing with these Somali pirates: People on a skiff shot at the USS Ashland approximately 330 nautical miles off the coast of Djibouti. The Ashland ...more »

Henry Kissinger Falls Ill In South Korea

» by March 13th, 2010 at 11:37 am » Comments (10)

Hopefully this isn't anything serious for long time American diplomatic icon Henry Kissinger: Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was admitted to a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, on ...more »

Tsunami Warning Issued Across the Pacific & Asia After Chilean Earthquake

» by February 27th, 2010 at 6:21 am » Comments (10)

UPDATE: Complete Japanese earthquake and tsunami information can be found at this posting. ____________________________________ It looks like parts of Asia to include Japan and Korea's Cheju Island will need to be ...more »

Illegal Immigrant Haitians to Receive Status In Response to Earthquake

» by January 22nd, 2010 at 6:22 am » Comments (20)

What happened in Haiti is obviously tragic and sad thing, but why do illegal immigrants need to be awarded with amnesty for breaking the law in response?: Federal immigration officials are ...more »

Korea Possibly Sending Peacekeepers to Haiti, While the US Criticized for Aid Response

» by January 19th, 2010 at 8:10 am » Comments (20)

Korea is currently debating whether or not to send troops to Haiti to increase the UN presence in the country: The government yesterday said it was considering sending forces to Haiti ...more »

Korea Increases Haiti Earthquake Aid By $10 Million Dollars

» by January 18th, 2010 at 9:31 am » Comments (13)

Korea was initially criticized for only offering up $1 million dollars in aid, but the government has now increased their aid package further: The government decided to send additional aid worth ...more »

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