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Huang Hua, former translator for Mao Zedong and Chinese foreign minister, dies at 97
BEIJING (AP) — Huang Hua, a former translator for Mao Zedong who oversaw China's formation of diplomatic ties with the United States in 1979, died Wednesday at age 97. State broadcaster CCTV said Huang died of an undisclosed illness. Huang...Tags: China, Communist Party, Henry Kissinger, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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Shellshocked by N. Korea
Such Middle Eastern trouble spots as Iran and Afghanistan get most of the attention in this country, but North Korea is determined to demonstrate that it is the world's biggest threat to stability. The Obama administration has few good options for dealing...Tags: Health, Economy, North Korea, Politics, Foreign Aid
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U.S. scrambles to limit Korea hostilities
As Seoul threatened retaliation for North Korea's deadly shelling of a South Korean island, U.S. officials scrambled Tuesday to avert any catastrophic escalation of hostilities after one of the most serious confrontations on the Korean peninsula in...Tags: Heads of State, North Korea, Nuclear Policy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Seoul (South Korea)
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Bodies of 2 civilians found on shelled South Korean island
South Korea on Wednesday found the burned bodies of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. The South Korean Coast Guard...Tags: Defense, Health, North Korea, Incheon (South Korea), Real Estate
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SKorea finds 2 bodies in rubble, marking first civilian deaths in NKorean artillery attack
Associated PressINCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Rescuers found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack — the first civilian deaths from a skirmish that marked a dramatic escalation of tensions between the rival...Tags: Defense, Armed Conflicts, North Korea, Incheon (South Korea), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Analysis: North Korea's deadly volleys are defiant regime's latest bid to win world attention
Associated PressA frustrated North Korea is lashing out again, this time with a deadly volley of artillery aimed at reminding rival South Korea — and the world — that it will not be ignored. The barrage of shots fired Tuesday at a South Korean island lying...Tags: Disasters, North Korea, Nuclear Policy, Seoul (South Korea), International Military Interventions
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North Korea Fires Artillery Onto South Korean Island; 2 Marines Killed
Associated PressNorth Korea bombarded a South Korean island near their disputed western border Tuesday, setting buildings ablaze and killing at least two marines after warning the South to halt military drills in the area, South Korean officials said. South Korea said...Tags: Defense, North Korea, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Petroleum Industry
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UN chief condemns NKorea attack on south, conveys concerns to Security Council president
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned North Korea's artillery attack on South Korea's Yeongpyeong Island and conveyed his concerns to the Security Council's president. Ban called the attack "one of the...Tags: North Korea, South Korea, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Diplomacy, Ban Ki-moon
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Newport News Korean community reacts to N. Korea attack
NEWPORT NEWS — SunJoo Bailey called her mother in South Korea Tuesday when she heard that dozens of artillery rounds had been fired there by North Korea. "The government is not saying much, and a lot of people don't feel safe," Bailey said, based...Tags: Health, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Denbigh, Injuries and Wounds, South Korea
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North Korea shells South Korean island
The Associated PressNorth Korea shot dozens of rounds of artillery onto a populated South Korean island near their disputed western border Tuesday, military officials said, setting buildings on fire and prompting South Korea to return fire and scramble fighter jets. The...Tags: Defense, Health, North Korea, Kim Jong Il, Injuries and Wounds
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No wonder they didn't find Amelia Earhart
Some of my favorite bloopers over the years have involved bad geography.
I've written about maps where states were misspelled. In one story, a new state even was invented with a reference to "Charleston, S. Va." (It's right below N. Va.)
My favorite was...Tags: Hurricane Earl (2010), Lehigh County, Hilary Swank, Atlantic Ocean, World War II (1939-1945)
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SKorea says it returns fire and scrambles jets after NKorea fires artillery onto island
Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea shot dozens of rounds of artillery onto a populated South Korean island near their disputed western border Tuesday, military officials said, setting buildings on fire and prompting South Korea to return fire and...Tags: Defense, Health, North Korea, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Seoul (South Korea)
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