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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sends envoy to China
PYONGYANG, North Korea — After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most...
Tags: Communist Party of China, China, Beijing (China), Politics, Japan
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North Korean captors free Chinese fishing boat crew
DALIAN, China — After being held for more than two weeks, a Chinese fishing vessel and its crew were released by North Korean captors, the boat’s owner said early Tuesday. The release came less than two days after news of the seizure was...
Tags: Kidnapping, Communist Party of China, China, Beijing (China), Fines
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North Korea seizes another Chinese fishing boat, crew
DALIAN, China — Among fishermen in this historic seaport city, the danger of steering their boats near North Korean waters is well known. North Koreans took three Chinese ships and their crews hostage a year ago, and Chinese maritime officials...
Tags: Communist Party of China, Beijing (China), China, Fines, Fishing
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North Korea fires sixth projectile in three days
SEOUL — North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called “rocket launching tests” intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean officials were...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, South Korea, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Korean War (1950-1953)
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FBI spied on Fox News reporter, accused him of crime
WASHINGTON — The FBI obtained a sealed search warrant to read a Fox News reporter's personal emails from two days in 2010 after arguing there was probable cause he had violated espionage laws by soliciting classified information from a government...
Tags: Espionage Act of 1917, Politics, Barack Obama, Police Investigations, Journalism
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President Obama to meet China's Xi Jinping in California
President Obama is to meet with President Xi Jinping in California next month, their first meeting since the Chinese leader took office in March. The meeting is scheduled for June 7-8 at Sunnylands, the Walter and Leonore Annenberg estate in Rancho...
Tags: China, Beijing (China), Barack Obama, White House, Xi Jinping
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North Korea fires another projectile off eastern coast
North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. North Korea routinely test-launches short-range missiles. But the latest launches came during a...
Tags: Defense, Weaponry, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Petroleum Industry, Seoul (South Korea)
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More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons
SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too. Even in Japan, a country still traumatized by the legacy of Hiroshima and...
Tags: Politics, Weaponry, Nuclear Weapons, Interior Policy, Park Geun-hye
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North Korea fires short-range missiles off east coast
BEIJING — North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported that it detected two launches in the morning and...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Barack Obama, United Nations, Wars and Interventions, Weaponry
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North Korea launches 3 short-range missiles
BEIJING -- North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported that it detected two launches in the morning and...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Missile Systems
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Tensions rise between China, North Korea over boat held hostage
BEIJING -- A Chinese fishing boat was seized by armed North Koreans who are demanding a ransom of nearly $100,000 for the release of the ship and 16 Chinese crew members. The Chinese Communist Party's Global Times newspaper suggested in Monday's...
Tags: China, Beijing (China), Communist Party of China, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Dennis Rodman crashes Jenner sisters' PacSun appearance
Dennis Rodman has upstaged the Jenner sisters. Kylie and Kendall Jenner, who already live in the shadow of their older half-sisters the Kardashians (ever heard of 'em?), were eclipsed yet again, this time by the zany former NBA star. The model sisters...
Tags: The Tonight Show (tv program), Barack Obama, Dennis Rodman, Miley Cyrus, Harlem Globetrotters
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