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10-man S. Korea lose to Indonesia to miss out on Paris Olympic football qualification
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Hybe-Ador feud should have limited effect on Hybe's overall performance: analysts
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Second Gimpo civil servant found dead, after apologizing for not finishing work
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DP leader says he will meet Yoon without conditions
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First-ever meeting of president, opposition chief set to finally happen
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NewJeans' singles, Japanese debut to proceed as planned, despite Hybe-Ador feud
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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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Experts raise concerns about Japan putting pressure on Naver over Line
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Samsung mobile chief, Google device head meet in Seoul
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Ship linked to NK arms shipments to Russia is moored in China: State Dept.
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Iran seeks death for American accused of spying
TEHRAN (AP) ― An American man accused by Iran of working for the CIA could face the death penalty, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported Tuesday.In a closed court hearing, the prosecution applied for capital punishment, the report said, because the suspect, identified as Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, “admitted that he received training in the United States and planned to imply that Iran was involved in terrorist activities in foreign countries” after returning to the U.S.The prosecutor said Hekmati
Dec. 28, 2011
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Argentina’s president has cancer
BUENOS AIRES (AFP) ― Argentina’s President Cristina Kirchner has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and will undergo surgery on January 4, her spokesman said Tuesday in a statement.Kirchner, who was sworn in for a second four-year term earlier this month, was found to have cancer “on the right lobe of the thyroid gland” during a routine medical examination on December 22, said spokesman Alfredo Scoccimarro.“The illness has been contained,” Scoccimarro emphasized, adding the cancer had not metast
Dec. 28, 2011
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Republican hopefuls make final push in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AFP) ― Mitt Romney fiercely mocked President Barack Obama Tuesday as Republicans blitzed Iowa, a week before the first votes of the 2012 White House race are cast in the U.S. state’s fabled caucuses.Longtime national front-runner Romney launched a three-day bus tour after his campaign’s barrage of negative advertising appeared to slow a surge by former House speaker Newt Gingrich.As time runs out before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses, the former Massachusetts governor took direct aim
Dec. 28, 2011
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Putin resists rerun; Kremlin ideologist out
As protests roil Moscow, Surkov’s changing role signals continuing reformsMOSCOW (AP) ― Facing a swelling wave of public anger over fraud-tainted elections, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday rejected demands for a rerun of the vote, while the Kremlin reassigned the architect of his tightly controlled political system to a job with no apparent domestic political duties.The order by President Dmitry Medvedev to make Vladislav Surkov a deputy prime minister in charge of economic modernizatio
Dec. 28, 2011
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Afghan girl locked in toilet for 5 months: officials
Afghan police have rescued a teenage girl who was beaten and locked up in a toilet for over five months after she defied her in-laws who tried to force her into prostitution, officials said Tuesday.Sahar Gul, 15, was found in the basement of her husband's house in northeastern Baghlan province late
Dec. 28, 2011
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Egyptian court bans military 'virginity tests'
CAIRO (AP) _ An Egyptian court on Tuesday ordered the country's military rulers to stop the use of “virginity tests” on female detainees, in a rare condemnation by a civilian tribunal of a military practice that has caused an uproar among activists and rights groups.Egyptian women hold signs that re
Dec. 28, 2011
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U.N. Security Council to look into tougher N.K. sanctions
Dec. 27, 2011
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Military assets in play in Libya crisis
Dec. 27, 2011
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Egypt referendum approves reforms
Dec. 27, 2011
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Steam rises from stricken Japan nuclear plant
Dec. 27, 2011
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Work slowed at Japan nuke plant
Dec. 27, 2011
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Japan asks French nuclear sector for help
Dec. 27, 2011
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Japan on 'maximum alert' over nuclear crisis: PM
Dec. 27, 2011
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World powers meet in London to map path for Libya’s future
Dec. 27, 2011
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Syria poses new dilemma for Sarkozy
Dec. 27, 2011
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Israel debates recognizing Armenia genocide
JERUSALEM (AFP) ― An Israeli parliamentary committee held a landmark discussion on recognizing genocide in Armenia on Monday, a move likely to further strain already tense relations with Turkey.During the discussion on the “Jewish people’s recognition of the Armenian genocide,” as defined by the committee, lawmakers, historians and members of the local Armenian community stressed Israel’s moral obligation to officially recognize the Armenian tragedy as a genocide. The committee did not, however,
Dec. 27, 2011
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Texas police: Man in Santa suit killed 6 relatives
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Police in a quiet Fort Worth suburb worked Monday to piece together a family history after a man dressed in a Santa Claus suit apparently shot six relatives and himself on Christmas.Grapevine police spokesman Sgt. Robert Eberling said the shooter showed up in the costum
Dec. 27, 2011
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China, Japan unveil deals to tighten finance relations
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese and Japanese leaders have unveiled initiatives to tighten financial links between East Asia’s economic giants and sometime rivals -- measures that could expand use of China’s tightly controlled currency abroad.During a visit to Beijing by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, the two governments said in a surprise announcement Sunday they will encourage use of their own currencies in bilateral trade, which now is conducted mostly in U.S. dollars.They also agreed to supp
Dec. 26, 2011
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Japan foreign minister arrives in Myanmar
TOKYO (AFP) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba arrived in Myanmar Sunday, in the latest high-profile diplomatic trip looking to encourage reforms in the isolated nation, Tokyo’s public broadcaster reported.Gemba‘s visit, the first by a Japanese foreign minister since 2002, comes as Tokyo considers resuming official development aid as part of international efforts to engage Myanmar’s new military-backed civilian government.Gemba plans to meet with President Thein Sein and other top offic
Dec. 26, 2011
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Pope urges end to Syria bloodshed, peace worldwide
VATICAN CITY (AP) ― Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to the bloodshed in Syria and the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in his Christmas message Sunday, an appeal for peace that was challenged by deadly attacks on Nigerian churches.Benedict delivered his “Urbi et Orbi” speech (Latin for “to the city and to the world”) from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica overlooking a sun-drenched piazza below, before thousands of jubilant tourists and pilgrims, and hundreds of colorfu
Dec. 26, 2011