Pin Itemailprint Was he or wasn’t he? No one seems to know, but Twitter and its Chinese equivalent, Weibo, are blowing up with rumors that the North Korean leader was assassinated this morning in Beijing. Weibo users credited “reliable sources” (almost always a good indicator that a hoax is playing out) and said the incident [...]
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Well, here’s something you don’t see (hear) every day. Here is a group of kids from Kum Song School in Pyongyang, North Korea performing A-Ha‘s only big hit “Take on Me” on accordions. “Part of multi-genre project THE PROMISED LAND by director and artist Morten Traavik, opening at the international arts and culture festival Barents [...]
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Here are your top stories for this Monday, January 9, 2012: – Republicans debate ahead of New Hampshire primary – Bomb injures Colorado couple – North Korean leader shown leading military – Woman survives bungee fall
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Here are your top stories for this Thursday, December 29, 2011: – Ron Paul back in Iowa – Kim Jong Il‘s funeral held in N. Korea – Sen. Ben Nelson retiring – Crocodile attacks lawn mower
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The funeral of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was held on the streets of Pyongyang on Wednesday, drawing thousands of mourners. North Korean state TV aired the services and showed a tearful Kim Jong Un, the son and chosen successor of his father, trudging through the snow alongside the procession as it started at [...]
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Here are your top stories for this Sunday, December 25, 2011: – Newt Gingrich hits roadblock – Thousands visit Jesus’ birthplace – Kim Jong Un called “supreme leader” – NORAD Santa Tracker racks up Facebook likes
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Here are your top stories for this Friday, December 23, 2011: – House GOP agrees to short-term payroll tax fix – Deadly attacks in Baghdad – North Korea’s power shift progresses – 91 years old and teaching yoga
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The circumstances surrounding the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il grow cloudier and cloudier with each passing day. As soon as North Korea’s Central News Agency reported over the weekend that Kim died of a heart attack on a train while heading to an undisclosed location, Seoul’s Korea Times ran a headline that [...]
Here are your top stories for this Tuesday, December 20, 2011: – Hillary Clinton hopes for better North Korean relations – Mourning on streets of North Korean capital – House may reject Senate’s payroll tax deal – Fire consumes airport control tower complex
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is dead at the age of 69, according to North Korean state television. He apparently died from fatigue during a train ride on Saturday, a weeping television announcer revealed late tonight from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. State TV also announced that Kim Jong Eun will take over as leader. Kim [...]
“The sun was in my eyes.” “The dog ate my homework.” “We got struck by lightning.” Wait, what? That’s the excuse being dished out by North Korea manager Kwang Min Kim following his team’s Women’s World Cup 2-0 loss to the U.S. yesterday. Kwang Min Kim stunned the media after the game by revealing that [...]
South Korea has been buried by the biggest snowfall in a century. Rescue operations are underway as approximately 12,000 soldiers have been mobilized while the country suffers through it coldest winter in years. Hundreds of vehicles have been stranded on local roads and several buildings collapsed after more than three feet of snow fell. To [...]
