Topic: Euna Lee

Amanda Knox: What American parents can learn from her story

Amanda Knox, the hikers in Iran, the journalists in North Korea – all cases where young Americans were caught up in a foreign legal system. Some points on how to handle such a crisis.

North Korea set to indict US Christian accused of proselytizing

Jun Young-su, a member of a Christian church in California, was arrested in November, the latest in a series of Americans to be held by North Korea. Christian worship is banned in the North.

Jimmy Carter: Can Obama trust him in North Korea talks?

Jimmy Carter gained a reputation as an independent actor when President Clinton sent him to North Korea in 1994. President Obama will hope Carter – on a mission to bring back a jailed American – does not stray into talks about North Korea's nuclear program.

North Korea threatens more punishment for American prisoner

North Korea has threatened more punishment for an American prisoner who illegally entered the country.

Who is the American slated to face trial in North Korea?

Details are emerging about Aijalon Mahli Gomes, the American who will face trial in North Korea after having crossed into the country 'illegally.' From Boston, he had been teaching English in South Korea.

Detained US hikers in Iran: Help bring them home

Grass-roots efforts helped save the journalists in North Korea. It can help save the three American hikers detained in Iran.

North Korea seeks international attention with uranium claim

The North, which wants one-on-one talks with the US, said it's open to dialogue and had entered the "completion phase" of developing highly enriched uranium.

Journalists held in North Korea recount their capture

Laura Ling and Euna Lee said North Korean soldiers dragged them across the Chinese border. The statement also raises questions about whether their guide lured them into a trap.

Korea: Kim Dae-jung's funeral may spark North-South reconciliation

As tens of thousands gather in Seoul to mourn the death of the former president, his 'Sunshine policy' is breathing life into fresh North-South talks.

Clinton's North Korea trip spurs hope – and unease – in Asia

Bill Clinton spoke to Kim Jong-il about detained South Koreans and missing Japanese citizens. But N. Korea's neighbors are skeptical of any move away from six-party framework for dialogue.

Freed reporters got their wish: dialogue about N. Korea

Laura Ling and Euna Lee wanted to generate discussion about 'important issues.' By returning to the US today, they have.

Bill brings reporters home from N. Korea. Hillary demurs on nuke talks.

'Dear Leader' Kim got his photo op. But will he get his way on bilateral nuclear talks?

Bill Clinton's 'rock star status' delivers in North Korea

The former president succeeded in securing the release of two American journalists partly because he brought Pyongyang the prestige it craves.

Clinton 'rescue' in North Korea leaves Obama on the spot

By letting a former president hold talks with North Korea, the current president leaves a democratic ally, South Korea, in the cold.

Clinton meets N. Korea's Kim Jong-il

The former president made a surprise visit to North Korea Tuesday to seek the release of two American journalists, but Pyongyang said he also held talks on wide-ranging issues.

Will nukes creep into Bill Clinton's North Korea agenda?

The former president was in Pyongyang Tuesday seeking the release of two American journalists. But talks could go beyond that.

N. Korea threatens strike after US-S. Korea summit

In South, decisive tone of 'joint vision' is seen as sending a strong message to the North.

North Korea may spare US journalists from hard labor

But the two women sentenced to 12 years in prison still face awful conditions. Their whereabouts since last week remain unknown.

Jailed journalists complicate Obama's approach to N. Korea

The administration wants to keep the journalists’ plight separate from any discussion of the North’s rogue nuclear program. But that will be difficult.

US weighs options to free journalists in North Korea

A tougher stance toward Pyongyang may complicate efforts to negotiate the release of the two women, who were sentenced Monday to 12 years of hard labor.

North Korea sentences US journalists to 12 years

The regime found the two reporters guilty of unspecified 'grave' crimes and sentenced them to 'reform through labor.'

Don't fall for North Korea's trap

Rogue states are using US reporters as pawns. Only swift retribution will stop the cynical game.

North Korea silent on American journalists' trial

Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg met with Chinese officials in Beijing Friday after having met S. Korea's president in Seoul. Sanctions against the North were a central topic.

North Korea to put US journalists on trial Thursday

Laura Ling and Euna Lee, nabbed along the Chinese-North Korean border, have become players in a much larger drama.

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