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Turkey says NATO operations to last

InternationalAug 23, 2011

ANKARA (AP) -- Turkey's Foreign Minister said Tuesday NATO's air operations over Libya will continue until security in the country is fully restored.Speaking in the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Ahmet Davutoglu also called for the rapid release of all frozen assets to help Libya during t
NATO says it will continue Libya operations

InternationalAug 23, 2011

BRUSSELS (AP) -- NATO said Tuesday the situation in the Libyan capital of Tripoli remains very dangerous and the alliance will continue its operations over the country, bombing forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi if they keep fighting.But spokesman Col. Roland Lavoie told reporters Tuesday that pro
Migrant group: Rescue mission to Tripoli delayed

InternationalAug 23, 2011

GENEVA (AP) _ A rescue mission to pluck 300 foreigners from the Libyan capital Tripoli has been delayed by fighting, the International Organization for Migration said Tuesday.The Geneva-based group said its charter ship will remain off the coast of Tripoli ``until security conditions have improved a
Gadhafi and family still in Tripoli: Seif al-Islam

InternationalAug 23, 2011

TRIPOLI (AFP) -- Libyan leader Moamer Gadhafi and his family are still in Tripoli, where his troops were engaged in fierce fighting with rebels outside his compound on Tuesday, his son Seif al-Islam said."Gadhafi and the entire family are in Tripoli," Seif told reporters at the Rixos hotel
Korea, Uzbekistan sign gas development deals worth $4.1 billion

PoliticsAug 23, 2011

President Lee Myung-bak on Tuesday agreed with Uzbek President Islam Karimov to closely cooperate for the success of joint energy development projects in the Central Asian country during their summit talks in Tashkent. With the two leaders present, a consortium of South Korean companies led by
N.K. leader arrives in Ulan-Ude for summit with Medvedev

North KoreaAug 23, 2011

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived in the eastern Siberian city of Ulan-Ude Tuesday ahead of his summit talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.The meeting planned for Wednesday comes as North Korea is struggling to improve its faltering economy after years of international sanctions impos
Seoul goes to polls over free meals

PoliticsAug 23, 2011

Voting begins across Seoul on Wednesday for the city’s first-ever plebiscite, which will determine how schoolchildren will be getting their lunches and the fate of Mayor Oh Se-hoon. A total of 2,206 polling stations across the capital will be open between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Some 8.3 million Seoulites
S. Korean workers return from N.K. mountain resort

North KoreaAug 23, 2011

Workers sent by South Korea to Mount Geumgang Resort in North Korea have returned to the South, Seoul said Tuesday, a day after Pyongyang demanded they leave its territory.A total of 16 people, including two Chinese nationals, crossed the border back to South Korea around 11:30 a.m., leaving no more
Kim expected to meet Medvedev on Wednesday

North KoreaAug 23, 2011

Kim Jong-il arrived in an eastern Siberian city for talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, reports said Tuesday, as the leader of impoverished North Korea was expected to discuss a natural gas pipeline deal with its Cold War ally. Pyongyang’s reclusive leader is expected to hold the summit ne
Russia seeks N.K. guarantee on gas pipe

Foreign affairsAug 23, 2011

Envoy: First economic multilateral deal with Pyongyang could benefit allNorth Korea’s reclusive leader Kim Jong-il is visiting Russia this week for the first time since 2002 hoping to score political, economic and diplomatic support for several key projects. On the Russian front, the conditions were
Insect warning issued after rainy spell

Social affairsAug 23, 2011

Seoul City government warned Tuesday that more bees and wasps will emerge in the city from late August to September and asked citizens to be cautious during outdoor activities. During the period, the number of bees and wasps will increase from 600 to 3,000 in a single hive and will tend to be more a
‘366 minors registered for work as entertainers’

Social affairsAug 23, 2011

A total of 366 elementary, middle and high school students are working as entertainers here, a governmental report showed Tuesday. However, the number is estimated to be higher as entertainers or celebrities are among the most admired occupations among youths. According to the Ministry of Education,
Defense ministry requests revision of history textbooks

DefenseAug 23, 2011

The Defense Ministry has requested that the Education Ministry revise the criteria for high-school modern Korean history textbooks to strengthen students’ security awareness, officials said Tuesday.In a formal request to the Education Ministry on Aug. 12, it expressed concern that some current textb
Polarization at breaking point

Social affairsAug 23, 2011

Experts say widening gap threatens social stability, sustained economic growthA 51-year-old man was found hanging in his rented room in a Seoul multi-family house last week, leaving a note in which he said, “(I’m) too lonely and tired.” The man, surnamed Shin, had lived from hand to mouth as a day w
Pathologist listed in science Hall of Fame

Social affairsAug 23, 2011

Yun Il-sun, the first pathologist in Korea, has been inducted into the Science Hall of Fame for this year, the Education Ministry said.He is the 28th person to be accepted onto the hall of fame, and previous honorees include King Sejong, creator of the Korean alphabet, Jang Young-sil, an engineer an