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Hilarious Irreverence: Fark's Headline of the Year Winners
By Tony Deconinck - AOL NewsOne thing you find out pretty fast working at Fark is that any news story -- no matter how grim -- can be turned into a joke. For those of you not familiar with Fark.com, it's a deeply irreverent social-media news site run by Drew Curtis, where even the most dreary headlines are churned into comedy. Each day, members of Fark find and submit news stories with a custom headline, the best of which are sharper than a scalpel and make us laugh out loud. Fark.com Curtis or one of the admins (and that includes me) digs through the roughly 3,000 daily submissions and publishes the best of ...
Undiplomatic Diplomats -- Gadhafi and the 'Voluptuous Blonde'
By Theunis Bates - AOL News
(Nov. 29) -- American ambassadors could be in for some awkward embassy parties this holiday season. Because hidden in WikiLeaks' release of diplomatic files are some exceptionally unflattering portrayals of world leaders. Here's a roundup of the most insulted: Col. Moammar Gadhafi. An adviser to the sultan of Oman describes the Libyan leader as "just strange." A report by Gene Cretz, the U.S. ambassador in Tripoli, meanwhile, says Gadhafi cannot travel anywhere without his "voluptuous blonde" Ukrainian nurse, Galyna Kolotnytska, 38, as she alone "knows his Khaled Desouki, AFP / Getty ...
SKorea Announces New Drills on Island Attacked by North
By not in system - AOL NewsSEOUL, South Korea (Nov. 29) -- Troops geared up Monday for new artillery drills on a front-line island targeted by a deadly North Korean bombardment last week as the South Korean president vowed tougher retaliation for any future agression from North Korea. Similar live-fire maneuvers by South Korean troops one week earlier triggered the North's bombardment that decimated parts of Yeonpyeong Island, killed four people and drew return fire in a clash that set the region on edge. The new drills planned for Tuesday could have even higher stakes: South Korean and American warships are currently ...
North Korea Warns Region on 'Brink of War'
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News
(Nov. 26) -- Thunderous booms from North Korean artillery have rattled the remote fishing island at the center of the Koreas' latest standoff for a second time this week, as Pyongyang warned "trigger-happy" U.S. forces that their upcoming military drills with the South inch the peninsula "closer to the brink of war." China weighed in too, with its Foreign Ministry voicing its first official protest against U.S.-South Korean military exercises, set to begin Sunday. But the ministry statement was more muted than past ones, revealing that Beijing may be seeking to tamp down tensions on all ...
South Korea Boosts Troops as Defense Minister Resigns
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News
(Nov. 25) -- South Korea's defense minister has resigned over his handling of the North's bombardment this week of a tiny fishing island near the two Koreas' disputed sea border. Lawmakers from South Korea's ruling and opposition parties had demanded that Defense Minister Kim Tae-young step down, amid growing public criticism that the military mishandled Tuesday's clashes on Yeonpyeong Island. Two South Korean marines died as well as two civilians, in a surprise bombardment by the communist North. Kim toured the island's devastation today and then afterward handed in his resignation. A ...
The Korean Conflict: A Recent Timeline
By J. Richard - AOL News(Nov. 23) -- Long-established tensions on the Korean peninsula escalated today when North Korea fired dozens of shells at a South Korean island near the countries' disputed maritime border, killing at least two South Korean soldiers and injuring dozens more. South Korean artillery units returned the fire as the country's military entered crisis mode. South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island is home to one of the nation's key military bases, and at the time of the attack, more than 70,000 troops had just begun an annual military drill called "Safeguarding the Nation," which involves firing test shots ...
NKorea Threatens '1,000-Fold' Military Buildup
By not in system - AOL NewsSEOUL, South Korea (Oct. 16) -- North Korea's media on Saturday threatened "1,000-fold" military buildup as the United States ruled out lifting sanctions to try to coax Pyongyang into resuming talks aimed at its nuclear weapons programs. Last year, North Korea quit the nuclear disarmament talks and later tested an atomic device that drew tightened U.N. sanctions. But the North has recently expressed willingness to rejoin the negotiations, which include the U.S., South Korea, China, Japan and Russia. North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan said this week that his country will ...
North Korea Holds Lavish Parade for Next Leader
By not in system - AOL NewsPYONGYANG, North Korea (Oct. 10) - Clapping, waving and even cracking a smile, Kim Jong Il's heir apparent joined his father Sunday at a massive military parade in his most public appearance since being unveiled as North Korea's next leader. Kim Jong Un, dressed in a dark blue civilian suit, sat next to his father on an observatory platform at Kim Il Sung Plaza as tanks carrying rocket-propelled grenades and long-range missiles rolled by as part of celebrations marking the 65th anniversary of the reclusive state's ruling Workers' Party. It was a momentous public debut for Kim Jong Un less ...
Official: North Koreans Will Follow Kim Jong Un
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PYONGYANG, North Korea (Oct. 8) - A top official told APTN on Friday that North Koreans will be honored to follow the youngest son of Kim Jong Il as the third-generation leader of the communist nation. The remarks were the first official comment about the future of Kim Jong Un, who just last week made his public debut. TV / AFP / Getty Images An image grab from state-run Korean Central Television shows the person experts believe is Kim Jong Un, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's youngest son and likely heir, at the Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang on Sept. 28. Yang ...
North Korea's Heir Apparent Makes Media Debut [VIDEO]
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