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Breaking News Fri, 18 May 2012
In this image from television, foreign reporters and workers in protective gear are seen at North Korea's main nuclear reactor in Yongbyon, Friday, Feb. 22, 2008. North Korea 'resuming work' on nuclear reactor Thu 17 May 2012
Satellite imagery has revealed that North Korea has resumed work on a light water reactor that analysts believe indicates Pyongyang's intention to push ahead with efforts... (photo: AP / APTN) The Daily Telegraph
North Korea   Nuclear   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of North Korea
Jollibee branch in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City - PHilippines Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines Thu 17 May 2012
By Alito L. Malinao MANILA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Xinhua
Economy   Investments   Market   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Philippines
Samsung Mobile Phones Samsung loses $10 billion market value on Apple order report Wed 16 May 2012
SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion (6 billion pounds) off the electronics giant's market... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Guardian
Apple   Market   Photos   Samsung   Wikipedia: Samsung Electronics
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak speaks to the nation during a press conference at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. South Korea president to meet Aung San Suu Kyi Tue 15 May 2012
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is visiting Burma, the first time a South Korean leader has visited the country since a bomb attack 29 years ago. The North Korean... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon, Pool) BBC News
Asia   Burma   Photos   S. Korea   Wikipedia: Lee Myung-bak
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak delivers a speech to the nation during his New Year's speech at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in key Burma visit Mon 14 May 2012
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is to visit Burma, the first time a South Korean leader has visited the country since a deadly bomb attack 29 years ago. The North... (photo: AP / Yonhap, Kim Byung-man) BBC News
Burma   Photos   Politics   South Korea   Wikipedia: South Korea
Hair today, gone tomorrow: Young monks cry as their heads are shaved for their initiation ... Hair today, gone tomorrow: Young monks cry as their heads are shaved for their initiation ... Mon 14 May 2012
Most children hate having their hair cut and it appears that these young apprentice monks are no different as they have their heads shaved for the first time. Many... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Daily Mail
Buddhism   Children   Monks   Photos   Religion   Wikipedia: Buddhism
South Koreans watch a TV news program about Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, second from left, meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, second from right, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. North Koreans 'secretly watching foreign media' Fri 11 May 2012
North Koreans are secretly enjoying access to foreign DVDs and radio, shaping the views of a people cut off for decades from the outside world, according to a new study.... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon) The Daily Telegraph
Media   North Korea   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: North Korea
Airport - Airplanes The world's top 100 airports: listed, ranked and mapped Fri 4 May 2012
Where are the world's busiest airports - and how many passengers passed through them? Get the latest data for the top 100 • Get the data • Data journalism and data... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Guardian
Immigration   Passengers   Photos   Recession   Wikipedia: Airport
iPhone - Smartphone - Cellphone Samsung No. 1 Raises Pressure on Apple for IPhone Choices: Tech Wed 2 May 2012
Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) regained the lead in smartphones from Apple (AAPL) Inc. in the first quarter of this year. One of its weapons: screens of many different... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Bloomberg
Market   Mobile   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: IPhone
CPI (M) state secretary, Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami during a protest march on Labour day in Srinagar. the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 01 May 2012. May Day marked by protests against austerity cuts Tue 1 May 2012
From anti-austerity demonstrations in London, to Vladimir Putin enjoying a beer in Moscow, the Telegraph takes a look at May Day marches around the world. 560 315... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Daily Telegraph
Labour   London   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: Labour Day
A giant North Korean flag flutters on the top of a 160-meter (533-foot) tower in North Korea in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas at the Dora Observation Platform in Paju city, north of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. North Korea could resume disabling its nuclear reactor as early as Sunday after the United States removed the country from a list of states that sponsor terrorism, a South Korean offici U.N. panel prepares to expand North Korea sanctions: envoys Mon 30 Apr 2012
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, South Korea, Japan and European nations have submitted to the U.N. Security Council's North Korea sanctions committee lists... (photo: AP / Yonhap, Kim Hyun-tae) Daily Press
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New North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang after reviewing a parade of thousands of soldiers and commemorating the 70th birthday of the late Kim Jong Il on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. North Korea: Kim Jong-un watches military display of might Sun 29 Apr 2012
North Korean state media shows leader Kim Jong-un's watching military exercises before attending a concert, much to the frenzied delight of the cast and fellow audience... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder) The Daily Telegraph
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A lineup of holsteins feeds at Conant's Riverside Farm in Richmond, Vt., Monday, April 3, 2006. Medium-sized farms are expected to face stricter anti-pollution rules this spring and in the fall designed to reduce the amount of phosphorus that ends up in the state's waterways. The Agency of Agriculture's new rules will require the roughly 200 farms, defined as having 200 to 699 cows, to develop nutrient management plans and better manure storage. S. Korean inspectors to look into new case of mad cow disease Sun 29 Apr 2012
Seoul, April 29 (Xinhua) -- South Korea will send a group of government officials, scholars and civic activists to the United States to look into the latest outbreak of... (photo: AP / Toby Talbot) Newstrack India
Animal   Disease   Korea   Photos   Wikipedia: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Govt. owned airlines in India - Air India Air India, Asiana Airways enter into code-share agreement Sun 29 Apr 2012
Tweet NEW DELHI: In a bid to provide direct connectivity with Seoul, Air India has signed a code-share agreement with South Korea's major airline Asiana Airways which is... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Times of India
Airlines   Business   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Air India
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak answers questions during a press conference after the meeting with his Slovak counterpart Lubomir Galko in Bratislava, on Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. Ehud Barak says Iran seeks 'apocalyptic' policies Sat 28 Apr 2012
Addressing foreign diplomats on Israel's Independence Day late on Thursday, Mr Barak said Iranian leaders were not "rational in the Western sense of the word –... (photo: AP / CTK, Jan Koller) The Independent
Business   Peace   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Ehud Barak
Samsung Galaxy Tablet on display in an exhibition at Mega mall ,Batam city ,Indonesia Samsung posts record profit Fri 27 Apr 2012
Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co, the world's top technology firm by revenue, reported a record quarterly profit yesterday, as its Galaxy smartphones and Note... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi) Gulf News
Electronics   Photos   Samsung   Seoul   Wikipedia: Samsung
N. Korea to refrain from nuclear test N. Korea to refrain from nuclear test Fri 27 Apr 2012
UN leader Ban Ki-moon warned North Korea on Friday against conducting a nuclear test, amid speculation Pyongyang may be planning such a move after a failed rocket launch... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas) Khaleej Times
Korea   Leader   Nuclear   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: North Korea
Syrian investigators, right, gather next to a damaged police bus that was attacked by an explosion in the Midan neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on Friday April 27, 2012 Five killed in Syria capital Damascus 'suicide' blast Fri 27 Apr 2012
It is the latest in a wave of blasts in Syrian cities in recent months, despite a diplomatic push to end the year-old crisis. An uprising against President Bashar Assad... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi) The Independent
Death   Photos   Syria   Violence   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011–present)
In this Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 26, 2011 by the Korea News Service, Kim Jong Un, right, late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's youngest known son and successor, visits Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea, to pay respect to his father. North Korea: Kim Jong-un tours fish and meat shop Thu 26 Apr 2012
Looking like he's never seen a supermarket before, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is shown a new shop in Pyongyang. 560 315 TelegraphPlayer_9229772... (photo: AP / Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) The Daily Telegraph
Food   North Korea   Photos   Sanctions   Wikipedia: Kim Jong-un
In this photo taken Sunday, April 15, 2012, what appears to be a new missile is carried during a mass military parade at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the country's founding father Kim Il Sung. Analysts say North Korea's new missiles are fakes Thu 26 Apr 2012
Since its recent rocket launch failure, Pyongyang's top military leaders have made several boastful statements about its weapons capabilities. On Wednesday, Vice Marshal... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan) The Independent
Conspiracy   Defence   N Korea   Photos   Wikipedia: North Korea and weapons of mass destruction