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US woman journalists go on trial in N. Korea
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SEOUL: Two US woman journalists went on trial in North Korea on
Thursday on charges that could send them to a labor camp for years.
North Korean border guards detained TV reporters
Laura Ling and Euna Lee on March 17 while researching a story about
refugees fleeing the hard line communist state.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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N. Korea’s Kim
Jong-Il chooses his successor
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SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il appears to have speeded up
the transfer of power to one of his sons because of his declining
health, a South Korean minister said Thursday.
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New clues rule out fire, explosion in Air France jet
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FERNANDO DE NORONHA, Brazil: The hunt for the wreck of an Air France
jet that plunged into the ocean with 228 on board intensified
Thursday after evidences rule out fire or explosion in jet crash.
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Taliban militants release all remaining Pakistani hostages
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Taliban militants on Thursday freed all
remaining Pakistani staff and students from an army-run boarding
school who were snatched three days ago, drawing a line under the
brazen mass abduction.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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ROME: Italian scandal-hit Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was
placed under investigation for allegedly misusing his official plane
to fly personal friends and guests, including a flamenco dancer.
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