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South Sudan: Can Obama’s Peace Proposal Prevent Civil War? (Time.com)

November 15th, 2010

Time.com - As the referendum on the separation of Sudan threatens to spark violence, the U.S. hopes that an offer of a more amicable relationship will help keep the peace.…

South Korea basks in growing global role after G20 (Reuters)

November 15th, 2010

Reuters - South Korea should seize its chance to become a leader in the diplomatic arena by capitalizing on its successful staging of the G20 summit, President Lee Myung-bak said…

South Sudan monitors see risk of fraud in voter lists (Reuters)

November 13th, 2010

Reuters - A south Sudan civil society umbrella group said on Saturday that voter lists for the southern referendum on secession could be falsified because it was not clear who…

U.N. rejects south Sudan calls for peacekeepers (Reuters)

November 6th, 2010

Reuters - The United Nations on Saturday rejected calls by south Sudan to send peacekeepers and set up a buffer zone along the country’s tense north-south border ahead of a…

South Korea fires warning shots, second incident in days (Reuters)

November 3rd, 2010

North Korean soldiers march during a massive military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the communist nation's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. This year's celebration comes less than two weeks after Kim Jong Il's re-election to the party's top post and the news that his 20-something son would succeed his father and grandfather as leader. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)Reuters - South Korea’s navy fired warning shots to drive away a North Korean fishing boat at a maritime border on Wednesday, the second incident in six days, jangling nerves…

South Korea fires warning shots, capital on alert (Reuters)

November 3rd, 2010

North Korean soldiers march during a massive military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the communist nation's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. This year's celebration comes less than two weeks after Kim Jong Il's re-election to the party's top post and the news that his 20-something son would succeed his father and grandfather as leader. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)Reuters - South Korea’s navy fired warning shots to drive away a North Korean fishing boat at a maritime border on Wednesday, the second incident in six days, jangling nerves…

South Korea fires shots to warn North fishing boat (Reuters)

November 3rd, 2010

Reuters - South Korea’s navy fired warning shots to drive away a North Korean fishing vessel that crossed their tense maritime border on Wednesday, the South’s military said.

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South Korean Animators Object to Banksy ‘Simpsons’ Opening (Time.com)

October 29th, 2010

Time.com - A recent sequence in The Simpsons has some South Korean cartoonists crying foul about inaccurate stereotypes

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South Korean Cartoonists Cry Foul at Simpsons Segment (Time.com)

October 29th, 2010

Time.com - A recent sequence in The Simpsons has some South Korean cartoonists crying foul about inaccurate stereotypes that the

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South Sudan invites back old enemies before vote (AP)

October 21st, 2010

In this photo of on Tuesday, Oct  19, 2010 Gabriel Tanginye, a notorious southern Sudanese former militia leader, shakes hands with leading members of the Nuer tribal community in Unity state, Bentiu, Sourthern Sudan followed by Taban Deng, behind, white suit, the current governor of Unity state.  Tanginye, a Nuer himself, commanded a sizable, northern-supported milita throughout much of the civil war between north and south Sudan.  His visit to southern Sudan reflects a growing interest among southern Sudanese factions to establish unity within the south ahead of a self-determination vote scheduled for January 9, 2010. (AP photo/Pete Muller)AP - To ensure an overwhelming vote for independence in an upcoming referendum, Southern Sudan officials are embracing rebel military commanders whose fighters killed southerners during a civil war between…