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1 hr ago | PMFM 92.9FM

Lady Gaga, Born This Way Ball

In this brand new tour, Gaga will perform her latest album Born This Way as well as music from both The Fame and The Fame Monster .

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5 hrs ago | Anchorage Daily News

Yale loses legal fight in fake degree lawsuit

A federal judge in Connecticut has rejected a second bid by Yale University to throw out all the allegations in a lawsuit filed by a South Korean university that claims it lost tens of millions of dollars after Yale damaged its reputation.

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5 hrs ago | Canada.com

U.S., N.Korea to hold first talks after leader death

Despite the Royal Wedding last spring and the fashion frenzy it set off, this is not the year sleeves make a comeback on wedding dresses.

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5 hrs ago | Reuters

U.S., North Korea to hold Beijing talks on February 23

U.S. and North Korean officials will meet in Beijing in 10 days time to discuss nuclear issues, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters on Monday.

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9 hrs ago | AdelaideNow...

Seoul: Koreans win $2.5bn Australian deal

SOUTH Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries says it has won a 3.05 trillion won contract to build an offshore gas processing facility in Australia.

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9 hrs ago | Daily Mail

Drinking snake blood and beheading chickens: Gruesome survival...

Head tilted back and eyes closed, this U.S. Marine is drinking cobra blood during a joint military exercise in Thailand.

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10 hrs ago | Toronto News.Net

SKorean pastor arrested over children's deaths

SEOUL, South Korea -; South Korean police have arrested a Christian pastor and his wife over the deaths of their three children.

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14 hrs ago | Iol.co.za

SK to launch leaflets on Kim's birthday

North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-un salutes as he accompanies the hearse carrying the coffin of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il during his funeral procession in Pyongyang.

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Sun Feb 12, 2012

Korea Herald

Chung to head ASEAN-Korea Center

Chung Hae-moon, former Korean ambassador to Thailand, has been appointed as Secretary-General of the ASEAN-Korea Center on Thursday, the government said.

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The Jersey Journal

College Corner: Korean students visit to learn about education, culture

CALDWELL - Education students from Daksung University in Seoul, South Korea, visited Caldwell College in January for a three-week program focusing on the American education system and culture.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Doubts remain about regime's nuclear secrets

Wild welcome Aung San Suu Kyi stands in her car so crowds can see her as she campaigns for the first time in Kaw Hmu, in the southern constituency she hopes to represent.

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11 Alive

Whitney Houston was 'one of the girls' days before her death

Whitney Houston arrives at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea on Feb.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Music!, Thriller, The Bodyguard, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Celebrities, Whitney Houston, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, World News

MSNBC

Japanese emperor to undergo heart surgery

Japan's Emperor Akihito smiles as he talks with residents during a stroll near his imperial villa where he and his wife are staying in Hayama town, south of Tokyo, in this file picture taken Feb.

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Korea Herald

Tribesmen release Korean tourists in Eg...

Three South Koreans were freed on Saturday a day after they were kidnapped by armed tribesmen in Egypt's Sinai peninsula when clan elders negotiated their release, officials here and in Egypt said.

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Related Topix: Asia, World News, Mohamed Hosni Mubarak

Sat Feb 11, 2012

The Guardian

Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom by Rebecca MacKinnon - review

In 2005 a young woman was riding on the underground in Seoul with her dog when it defecated on the floor.

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Fiji Village

Korean Embassy to deliver relief food to flood affected

Fiji Constitution Abrogated Dec 05 anniversary The Journey by Vijay Narayan Conspiracy To Murder Trial Revised National Budget 2010 National Budget 2011 Super 15 2011 National Soccer League 2011 Digicel Cup 2011 Fiji Fact 2011 Pacific Nations Cup 2011 Farebrother Trophy Challenge 2011 Rugby World Cup 2011 BOG Fixtures and Results Tadra Kahani 2011 ... (more)

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Fiji Times

Uni installs solar project

Republic of Korea ambassador, Hae-Wook Cheong, left, unveils the plaque as USP vice chancellor and president Professor Rajesh Chandra, second left, looks on during the commissioning of the new solar energy system at the USP lower campus in Suva on Thursda THE University of the South Pacific is committed to reducing its carbon footprint with the ... (more)

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Tri-cityherald.com

Norwegians seek A-ha! moment in North Korean music

An arts festival in northern Norway is offering a rare glimpse into North Korean culture this weekend, including performances by musicians whose accordion version of A-ha's megahit "Take on Me" has become an online sensation.

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Reuters

Defectors graduate from South Korean schools

Emotions ran high for these sixty-nine North Korean defectors. They were graduating from their school in South Korea.

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Groong

Azerbaijan And Armenia To Attend 2012 Nuclear Security Summit In South Korea

AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA TO ATTEND 2012 NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT IN SOUTH KOREA Vestnik Kavkaza Feb 9 2012 Russia Azerbaijan plans to take part in the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul on March 26-27, 2012, APA reports.

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