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S. Korean fishing vessel meets EU warship after release from Somali pirates

PoliticsFeb 10, 2011

A South Korean fishing vessel released from four months of captivity in Somalia met with a European Union warship in international waters and all crew members were confirmed safe, Seoul's foreign min...
N. Korean military says it won't meet with reluctant S. Korea

PoliticsFeb 10, 2011

North Korea's military said Thursday its side will no longer talk to South Korea as long as Seoul remains reluctant to lower tension, a day after their first defense talks in nearly half a year colla...
Egypt regime warns of crackdown as revolt spreads

InternationalFeb 10, 2011

CAIRO, (AFP) - Egypt's embattled regime warned of a military crackdown on Wednesday as massive protests demanding its overthrow spilled out across the country and deadly unrest flared in the remote s...
Fewer young students going abroad to study

Social affairsFeb 10, 2011

Unlike other Gangnam mothers, Park Sung-hee, 43, does not believe in the effectiveness of studying abroad at an early age. “My children have no problem studying English to prepare for the college en...
Korean fishing boat released from 4 months' captivity in Somalia

Social affairsFeb 9, 2011

NAIROBI, Kenya (Yonhap) -- A South Korean fishing vessel with 43 sailors aboard, including two South Koreans, was released after four months of captivity in Somalia on Wednesday (local time), Seoul's...
Koreas’ military talks end with no progress

PoliticsFeb 9, 2011

The inter-Korean working-level military talks broke down after no progress Wednesday, as the two sides failed to narrow their differences over the agenda for the possible high-level meeting, official...
S. Korean base in Afghanistan attacked

PoliticsFeb 9, 2011

The base of South Korea’s provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan came under attack from unidentified assailants who fired rocket propelled grenades, but there were no casualties, a Seoul offic...
Half of men say OK to their girlfriends cheating with other girls

Social affairsFeb 9, 2011

Half of men would forgive their girlfriends for cheating on them -- as long as they did so with another woman, a U.S. study has found. Researchers from the University of Texas, in Austin, quizzed 71...
Italian judges to seek immediate Berlusconi trial

InternationalFeb 9, 2011

ROME (AFP) ― Italian magistrates on Wednesday will request that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi face a fast-track trial over allegations he had sex with an underage girl and abused his powers to hel...
Defense minister visits Afghanistan, UAE

PoliticsFeb 9, 2011

Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin is on a five-day trip to Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates, which began Monday with an aim to encourage Korean troops stationed there and enhance defense cooperat...
Aspiring military officers to face exams

PoliticsFeb 9, 2011

Beginning next year, all aspiring commissioned and non-commissioned officers will be required to pass examinations, a measure to secure more competent military personnel, an official at the Ministry ...
Military commissioning ceremonies merged

DefenseFeb 9, 2011

A joint commissioning ceremony for all Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps cadets will be held to avoid a “leadership vacuum” while top military officers attend what have previously been separate ...
1 billion won found in department store ‘bombs’

Social affairsFeb 9, 2011

Police discovered 1 billion won ($904,000) in suspicious cases originally thought to contain bombs at a department store in Seoul on Wednesday. At 9:02 a.m. the police received a 112 call reporting ...
GNP in feud over science belt, airport

Social affairsFeb 9, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak is facing fierce opposition from members of his own Grand National Party over plans for the controversial Science Business Belt and a new hub airport for the southeast region....
North Korea keeping mum about Egypt

PoliticsFeb 9, 2011

Experts say resistance by N.K. military to father-son succession more likely than popular revolt If there is one thing the ironfisted North Korean regime fears, it’s outside information ― and what t...