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Not just sexy Kim Jong-un: 5 times the Onion has fooled foreign media
When the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, took as straight news The Onion's declaration that stout North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was 2012's "Sexiest Man Alive," it became the biggest foreign media outlet to be fooled by the satirical American newspaper. But it is not the first. Here are several other foreign news sites that took Onion fiction as newsworthy fact.
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Kim Jong-un's 6 super-duper titles
Kim Jong-un leads North Korea, but not as president. That title is held by his late grandfather – for eternity. But the younger Kim has picked up a number of his own titles since becoming leader.
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Blast-off: 6 recent missile advances
Missiles have been prominent in the news with India’s successful test, North Korea’s failed one, and much talk of missile defense systems in Europe and the Persian Gulf. Here are six recent noteworthy missile-technology advances.
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Kim 101: How well do you know North Korea's leaders?
North Korea's new supreme leader Kim Jong-un appears to be securing his hold on the country's reins last held by his father, Kim Jong-il. How well do you know the Kim dynasty? Take our quiz and find out!
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North Korea to suspend nuclear activity in exchange for food: 5 key questions
Here are five key questions on the link between food and nuclear weapons in North Korea.
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North Korea admits drastic currency reform, is silent on protests
Reports of protest, violence emerged from North Korea after a drastic currency reform that sets an exchange rate of 1,000 old to 1 new . A North Korean paper in Japan confirmed the reform.
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Did President Clinton meet N. Korea's Kim Jong-il or his look-alike?
The North Korean leader may be using look-alikes to hide his poor health. One analyst says that when President Clinton visited in August, he met with an actor, not Kim Jong-il.
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Opinion: Should Obama sign a peace treaty with North Korea?
It's too late to rid the country of nukes, but we can keep its program under control.
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Terrorism & Security
Media report: North Korea's Kim Jong Il has cancerThe report was not confirmed by South Korean intelligence sources, but it underlines the uncertainty surrounding the North Korean leader's eventual succession.
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Opinion: North Korea's defiance puts Obama in a corner
Its nuclear and missile tests are a setback for the president's concept of engagement with rogue nations.
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Kim Jong Un: North Korea's next leader?
'Dear Leader' Kim Jong Il has reportedly tapped his youngest son as his successor.
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Terrorism & Security
North Korea's nuclear test sparks UN emergency meetingMonday's explosion – the latest in a series of hard-line moves by Pyongyang – may have been 20 times more powerful than its last test in 2006.
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Why North Korea is ratcheting up its sharp rhetoric
Pyongyang may fulfill a vow to conduct another nuclear test, analysts say. It may also be testing US response.
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Kim Jong II promotes brother-in-law, fuels succession talkThe 'dear leader' appeared before the Supreme People's Assembly Thursday, which rubber-stamped his election to a third term.
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Terrorism & Security
Clinton: North Korea succession a concernUncertainty over who will replace Kim Jong Il could complicate negotiations over the country's nuclear program, Clinton said.
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