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Egypt Revolt Becomes Global Case Study
By not in system - AOL NewsCAIRO - It seems naive to hope the fallout from cataclysmic events in the Middle East and North Africa can spill beyond the region and stir distant, repressed populations with no cultural or historical affinity. Yet successful uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia have captivated dissidents and activists around the world who have campaigned in vain for radical change, in some cases for decades. This week, South Korean activists even hoisted helium balloons into the air and watched them drift into North Korea with a message attached: discard your leaders, just as the Egyptians did. "The Egyptian ...
North Korea Warns Region on 'Brink of War'
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(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
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(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 ...
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 ...
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Abnormal Radiation Detected Near Korean Border
By not in system - AOL NewsSEOUL, South Korea (June 21) -- Abnormally high radiation levels were detected near the border between the two Koreas days after North Korea claimed to have mastered a complex technology key to manufacturing a hydrogen bomb, Seoul said Monday. The Science Ministry said its investigation ruled out a nuclear test by North Korea, but failed to determine the source of the radiation. It said there was no evidence of a strong earthquake, which follows an atomic explosion. On May 12, North Korea claimed its scientists succeeded in creating a nuclear fusion reaction - a technology necessary to ...
U.S. Military Will Assist South Korea With Naval Defense
By David Sessions - Politics DailyIn the aftermath of a North Korean submarine sinking South Korean warship two months ago, American officials say the U.S. military is developing a long-term plan to bolster South Korea's naval defenses, the New York Times reports. They said the attack revealed that even after years of spending and training, the South is still vulnerable to surprise attacks. The March incident caught both American and South Korean officials off guard. As South Korea has risen to become one of the world's top economies, it has invested billions in national defense strategies and pursued a close relationship ...
Obama Backs SKorea in Retaliation Against North
By Lisa Flam - AOL News(May 24) -- President Barack Obama fully supports South Korea's response to a suspected North Korean attack against one of its warships, the White House said as the U.S. announced it would conduct military exercises with South Korea off the Korean Peninsula. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said today his country would close shipping lanes to the North, stop nearly all investment in the nation and ask the U.N. Security Council to punish its northern neighbor, according to reports. The moves come after North Korea was blamed for the torpedoing of the South Korean warship Cheonan in March ...
Clinton: Situation 'Precarious' on Korean Peninsula
By not in system - AOL NewsBEIJING (May 24) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that North Korea's sinking of a South Korean warship has created a "highly precarious" security situation in the region and that the Obama administration is working to prevent an escalation of tension that could lead to conflict. Speaking to reporters in Beijing shortly after the White House issued a statement offering Washington's full and unequivocal support for Seoul, Clinton said all of North Korea's neighbors, including its chief ally China, understand the seriousness of the matter and want to "contain" ...
North Korea Calls for Peace With U.S. in New Year Message
By David Sessions - Politics DailyThe North Korean government called for an end to hostile relations with the United States in its annual New Year message, the Times of London reports. The regime's statement said it was committed to a "peace strategy" for the Korean peninsula and to ending the nuclear threats for which it has become infamous. "The fundamental task for ensuring peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and in the rest of Asia is to put an end to the hostile relationship between North Korea and the U.S.," the statement said. Pyongyang added that it hoped to achieve "a lasting peace system" and to make the ...
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