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Typhoon suspends SKorean flights, subway, kills 3 (AP)

September 2nd, 2010

South Korean high school students walk against strong winds caused by Typhoon Kompasu in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.  The tropical storm has hit South Korea with heavy downpours and gusts that cut Seoul subway lines, paralyzed airport traffic, and caused massive power outages along the western coast.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - Typhoon Kompasu struck South Korea early Thursday, killing three people while it knocked over streetlights and scaffolding in what was called the strongest tropical storm to hit the…

SKorean Red Cross urges NKorea to free fishermen (AP)

August 11th, 2010

Tourists stand in front a fence decorated with a variety of ribbons with messages wishing for the reunification of both the Koreas, at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju near the border village of Panmunjom that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War,  South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. South Korea denounced the firing of artillery from North Korea as a grave violation of their cease-fire and warned Tuesday that it would deal 'sternly' with any further provocations. (AP Photo/ Lee Ye-sol)AP - South Korea’s Red Cross pressed North Korea on Wednesday to release a boat and its seven-man crew seized off the east coast last weekend while Seoul was carrying…

SKorean president names new prime minister (AP)

August 8th, 2010

In this undated picture released on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, South Korean's new Prime Minister Kim Tae-ho gestures while speaking in South Korea. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has named former provincial governor Kim as his new prime minister as part of a Cabinet reshuffle. (AP Photo/ Yonhap)  **KOREA OUT**AP - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak named a former provincial governor as his new prime minister on Sunday as part of a Cabinet reshuffle.


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Land mine swept ashore from NKorea kills SKorean (AP)

August 1st, 2010

AP - Dozens of land mines have washed up on South Korean shores in recent days, apparently swept from North Korea by torrential rains. One killed a man and wounded…

US, SKorean troops drop anti-sub bombs in drills (AP)

July 27th, 2010

In this photo released by Korean Navy, South Korean and U.S. warships participate in joint military drills in South Korea's East Sea on Tuesday, July 27, 2010.  U.S. and South Korean naval ships fired artillery and dropped anti-submarine bombs off South Korea's east coast Tuesday, the third day of high-profile military maneuvers intended to warn North Korea against any aggression. (AP Photo/Korean Navy via Yonhap)  ** KOREA OUT **AP - U.S. and South Korean naval ships fired artillery and dropped anti-submarine bombs off South Korea’s east coast Tuesday, the third day of high-profile military maneuvers intended to warn…

SKorean rocket likely exploded soon after liftoff (AP)

June 10th, 2010

People look at Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), or Naro-1, while the space rocket is launched from its launch pad at the Naro Space Centre in Goheung, 485 km (301 miles) south of Seoul, June 10, 2010. South Korea launched a space rocket carrying a scientific satellite on Thursday but mission control lost communication with the craft about two minutes into the flight.  REUTERS/Hyung Min-Woo/Yonhap (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: SCI TECH POLITICS MILITARY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREAAP - A South Korean rocket carrying a climate observation satellite apparently exploded 137 seconds into its flight early Thursday, the country’s second major space setback in less than a…

SKorean, Chinese leaders meet amid NKorea tension (AP)

May 28th, 2010

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao waves upon his arrival at the Seoul Military Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Friday, May 28, 2010.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - North Korea’s neighbors ramped up efforts to take Pyongyang to the U.N. Security Council for sinking a South Korean warship, with South Korea’s president seeking China’s support during…

Clinton: World must act on SKorean ship sinking (AP)

May 26th, 2010

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waves upon her arrival at the Seoul Military Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Wednesday, May 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the world must respond to sinking of a South Korean warship that has been blamed on North Korea.


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SKorean on her way to reach Annapurna’s summit (AP)

April 27th, 2010

In this Sunday, April 18, 2010 photo released by BLACKYAK, South Korean female climber Oh Eun-son moves towards a second camp on Mount Annapurna in Nepal. Oh plans to conquer the 8,000-meter peak of Annapurna. Oh has climbed 13 of the worldâ??s highest mountains, with only Annapurna remaining on her list. (AP Photo/BLACKYAK) ** KOREA OUT **AP - A South Korean was making her way to the top of Annapurna in Nepal on Tuesday in the final hurdle of a fiercely contested race against a Spanish…

SKorean minister: Torpedo likely sank warship (AP)

April 25th, 2010

An unidentified family member of a victim of the sunken South Korean naval ship Cheonan cries in a memorial service for the 46 dead and missing sailors at the Second Fleet Command in Pyeongtaek in South Korea, Sunday, April 25, 2010. The defense minister says that a torpedo attack likely has torn apart and sank the South Korean warship that went down near the tense border with North Korea last month.(AP Photo/Korea Pool)  **KOREA OUT**AP - A South Korean minister says a torpedo was the likely cause of an explosion that sank a warship near the tense border with North Korea last month.


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