| Fri, 3 Sep 2010 An Old Scourge Needs a Modern Solution
| Every 12 hours last year young men boarded motorized skiffs and hijacked vessels on the waterway used by 24,000 ships around the Horn of Africa. Pirate gangs have accrued $150 million in ransom to date, about $4 million per ship. Their take is likely to swell before y... | The Black Sea Need Not Be a Black Spot
| The Black Sea is a cradle of civilization, trade and cultures, but today it is also a region of unresolved conflicts, porous borders and rivalries. | Terrorism and insurgency are spreading across the North Caucasus, abetted by fighters from the Middle East and South A... | Will heir be unveiled at North Korean convention?
| The meeting would be the first major party gathering since the landmark 1980 congress where Kim was confirmed as the man who would take over from his father as the country's next leader. | History may repeat itself this week. Now 68 and believed to be in failing healt... | Will heir be unveiled at North Korean convention?
| SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea is preparing its largest political meeting in 30 years, and leader Kim Jong Il is expected to appoint a son to a key Workers Party position in what would be the strongest sign yet of a succession movement in the secretive communist cou... | Will heir be unveiled at North Korean convention?
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea is preparing its largest political meeting in 30 years, and leader Kim Jong Il is expected to appoint a son to a key Workers Party position in what would be the strongest sign yet of a succession movement in the secretive communist... | US, South Korean Nuclear Envoys Meet
WASHINGTON (AP) - South Korea's envoy to stalled North Korean nuclear talks is meeting with senior U.S. officials as China and the North reportedly are pushing for the disarmament negotiations to resume. | The State Department said Wi Sung-lac met with Deputy Secretary ... | US, South Korean nuclear envoys meet
More News | South Korea's envoy to stalled North Korean nuclear talks is meeting with senior U.S. officials as China and the North reportedly are pushing for the disarmament negotiations to resume. | The State Department said Wi Sung-lac met with Deputy Secretary of Sta... | Will heir be unveiled at North Korean convention?
| SEOUL, South Korea-North Korea is preparing its largest political meeting in 30 years, and leader Kim Jong Il is expected to appoint a son to a key Workers Party position in what would be the strongest sign yet of a succession movement in the secretive communist count... | US, South Korean nuclear envoys meet
| WASHINGTON-South Korea's envoy to stalled North Korean nuclear talks is meeting with senior U.S. officials as China and the North reportedly are pushing for the disarmament negotiations to resume. | The State Department said Wi Sung-lac met with Deputy Secretary of St... | |
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