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5 key people to watch in North Korea
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North Korea meets with US as food shortages hammer North
Amnesty International's report on the poor state of health care in North Korea may be a contributing factor in why North Korea accepted a UN proposal for leaders to meet face-to-face.
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North Korea food crisis prompts lifting of restrictions on private markets
To battle the problem of starvation in North Korea, the government is allowing local markets to stay open longer and sell food without restrictions.
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North Korea: What does Kim Jong-il's heir apparent look like?
Rare new photos have emerged of Kim Jong-il's son, Kim Jong-un.The leader of North Korea may be getting ready to hand over power to his youngest son, who watches NBA basketball and went to school in Switzerland.
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North Korea: New clues about who will replace Kim Jong-il
In a rare meeting of parliament Monday, North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il increased the political influence of his brother-in law. The move is seen as supporting the leader's heir apparent – his youngest son – and curbing any power plays within the military.
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How will North Korea respond to South Korea's threats?
A third nuclear test and naval confrontations in the Yellow Sea are likely, say analysts, in response to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's announcement Monday of retaliatory measures against North Korea for torpedoing the navy ship Cheonan.
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Two arrested in bid to assassinate North Korean defector Hwang Jang-yop
South Korea arrested two North Korean agents who posed as defectors in a plot to assassinate North Korean defector Hwang Jang-yop. The former top official left the North 13 years ago.
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North Korea spurns UN push to stop executions and torture
The North Korea ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva denounced its recommendations just as reports emerged that the North had executed the official responsible for a ruinous currency revaluation.
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Kim Jong-il birthday is all about North Korea's succession
On Kim Jong-il's birthday, the North Korean leader's attention appeared focused on grooming his youngest son, Kim Jong-un, for succession. The senior Kim did not attend his birthday bash.
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In North Korea, angry crowds and rising prices spur power plays
North Korea fired its chief financial planner in wake of a currency revaluation that sparked public anger, according to reports in South Korean media. One outlet reported that crowds were besieging marketplaces as prices rise.
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On birthday of Kim Jong-il's son, a North Korea rising star
On the birthday of Kim Jong-un, North Korea leader Kim Jong-il's son, newspaper drew attention to the "unusual brightness" and placement of Venus, which was seen as a good sign for Kim Jong-un.
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South Korea: War-torn border with North Korea draws nature tourism
In Chorwon, where battles between North and South Korea once raged, tourists are taking to verdant beauty and rusty tanks.
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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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Execution in North Korea underscores tough stance on influence from South
Senior official Choe Sung-chol was reportedly put to death for accepting bribes.
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Kim Jong II promotes brother-in-law, fuels succession talk
The 'dear leader' appeared before the Supreme People's Assembly Thursday, which rubber-stamped his election to a third term.
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Why Brazil is weathering the global financial crisis this time
President Luiz Ignácio Lula da Silva met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris Wednesday before heading to the G-20 summit in Britain.
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Among Latin leftists, Brazil's moderate Lula leads the way
While President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – a former union firebrand – effortlessly bands together with Latin America's left, he just as easily peels away.
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The Monitor's View: The Obama of Brazil
He came from the left and poverty, but da Silva rules from the center, as Obama must.
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