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Former Blackwater CEO: The NSA Is Turning America Into North Korea
Erik Prince, founder of the private defense company Blackwater (then Xi, now Academi), says that the NSA is turning America into North Korea.Prince, a one-time king of the mercenary world, told Eli...
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North Korea May Have Detained Elderly U.S. Citizen
TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea may have detained an elderly U.S. man last month who entered the country on a tourist visa, Kyodo News Service said on Wednesday, citing an unnamed diplomatic...
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Report: North Korea Has Detained An 85-Year-Old American Korean War Veteran
TOKYO/PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - North Korea appears to have detained an 85-year-old California man who had entered the country on a tourist visa, pulling him off a plane as he was about to...
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North Korea Threatens To Attack South Korean Presidential Compound
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea marked on Friday the third anniversary of an artillery attack on a South Korean island with a vow to respond to what it called any similar provocation with a strike on the...
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North Korea May Have Arrested The Wrong Elderly American Veteran
(Reuters) - When North Korea dragged an elderly American tourist off a plane and detained him four weeks ago, they may have got the wrong man.Pyongyang may have thought they were detaining a...
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Kim Jong Un Is Leading A North Korean Construction Boom
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's Kim Jong Un has rattled the United States with his nuclear threats and bemused the world with his penchant for funfairs, Disney and Dennis Rodman. Partly out...
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There's More To A Chain Of North Korea-Themed Restaurants Than Dog Casserole
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The restaurant’s fluorescent lights dim and give way to multicolored spots as an upbeat synthesized tune begins to play.Three waitresses — nearly identical with their red aprons,...
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Widespread Malnutrition Still The Norm In North Korea Despite Increase In...
North Korea has increased food production for a third straight year, but malnutrition remains widespread, UN agencies say, voicing particular concern over stunting in children.Failures in the state...
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North Korea Calls Captive 85-Year-Old US Citizen 'Criminal' For His Service...
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it had arrested U.S. citizen Merrill E. Newman for "hostile acts" against the state and accused him of being "a criminal" who was involved in the killing...
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Here's The 'Apology Letter' North Korea Claims Was Written By The 85-Year-Old...
North Korea arrested and detained an elderly U.S. citizen last month, who they now say is a "criminal" due to his military service during the Korean War in the fifties, according to Reuters.Merrill...
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Military Record Of American Captive In North Korea May Shed Light On Why He's...
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States called on North Korea on Saturday to release an elderly U.S. military veteran held in custody since last month and who Pyongyang accused of killing...
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Two American Rappers Say They Filmed A Music Video In North Korea
2 aspiring rappers from US say they filmed music video during 5-day visit to North KoreaBEIJING (AP) — Two aspiring American rappers said Saturday that they had filmed part of a music video in North...
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Dennis Rodman Is GQ's Least Influential Person Of The Year
GQ just released its list of the 25 least influential people of 2013, and rounding out the top spot is none other than retired pro basketball player Dennis Rodman.Aside from visiting the Vatican in...
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Kim Jong-un May Have Sacked North Korea's 'Power Behind The Throne'
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, considered the power behind the throne, is believed to have been dismissed from his posts, a South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday, suggesting...
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Dennis Rodman Is Making Another Trip To North Korea
Dennis Rodman is to make another trip to North Korea in his mission to build peace with the reclusive nation via the medium of basketball.The retired NBA star will help train the North Korean...
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New Report Details Expansion Of North Korean Prison Camps, Guards' Use Of...
Satellite images of one of North Korea's largest political prison camps suggests its inmate population is expanding, Amnesty International said Thursday in a report detailing rape and torture in the...
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REPORT: Close Aide To Kim Jong-Un's Uncle Is Trying To Defect To South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - A close associate of the reportedly disgraced uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seeking asylum in South Korea, local media said on Friday.Jang Song Thaek's aide, who managed...
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North Korea Frees 85-Year-Old American Veteran Held For 'Hostile Acts'
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it had deported Merrill E. Newman, an 85-year old American it had detained for over a month on charges of "hostile acts" against the state, because he had...
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North Korea Deports Elderly American Tourist, War Veteran
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Saturday freed an 85-year-old U.S. veteran of the Korean War after a weeks long detention, ending the saga of Merrill Newman's attempt to visit the North as a...
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How North Korea Became A Meth Hub
SEOUL, South Korea — Extradited from Thailand, the five suspects appeared before a New York court last month to face charges of a sensational plot: smuggling crystal meth from enemy number one, North...
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