Kim Marks Party Birthday With Russian Band Oct 19, 2009
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Pyongyang flirts with 'two-track' strategy Oct 17, 2009
Asia Times Online :: Korea News and Korean Business and Economy, Pyongyang News. CHORWON, South Korea - The skeletal remains of the one-time local Workers' Party headquarters of North Korean forces during the 1950-1953 Korean War remind visitors of the fighting that raged across this mountainous district south of the 38th parallel line, which has divided the Korean Peninsula since the fighting ended well over half a century ago. (Asia Times Online)
Lula criticizes opposition for being fault-finding Oct 17, 2009
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticized on Friday the opposition for being fault-finding and compared them to "bench players.". "(The opposition) is like a player who is on the bench, saying he is a friend of the player in the field, but is rooting for others to be carded or get hurt, so he can take their places. The opposition's role is to find defects," Lula said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Business.view: Down Mexico Oct 14, 2009
Brazilian entrepreneurs found that President Luiz In;cio Lula da Silva and his Workers Party were much less hostile towards business in office than in opposition. Lula s most likely successor in next year s election is an experienced figure from the business-friendly Social Democrats, who in their last stint in the presidency passed vital reforms that laid the foundations for Brazil s recent strong growth. (The Economist)
Turkey, Armenia sign historic accord Oct 11, 2009
Turkey and Armenia seek diplomatic ties - World News Wire - fresnobee. Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. (Fresno Bee)
Turkey and Armenia seek diplomatic ties Oct 10, 2009
FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2007 file photo, an elderly Armenian woman, a member of the Turkey's Armenian community, prays during a Sunday mass at the Surp Asdvadzadzin (Osman Orsal, File / AP). FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2007 file photo, Turkey's Armenian community members pray during a Sunday mass at the Surp Asdvadzadzin Patriarchal Church in Istanbul, Turkey. (Albany Times Union)
Obama to discuss Afghan war with advisers Oct 9, 2009
In this case, the groups work with the Kurdish Workers Party in Turkey and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. Obama for president. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
* World News Quick Take Oct 8, 2009
The son has taken on a deputy director-level position in the Workers Party of Korea, he said, citing a confidential report he received from South Korean government officials. The elder Kim is widely thought to be grooming his third son Jong-un as successor, but the secretive state has disclosed no information on Jong-un or any succession plan. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Elites and Tyrants Oct 7, 2009
Even the word Nazi is short for National Socialist German Workers Party. The origins of the unspeakable horrors of Nazism, Stalinism and Maoism did not begin in the '20s, '30s and '40s. (Townhall.com)
Give and take on North Korea Oct 7, 2009
Asia Times Online :: Korea News and Korean Business and Economy, Pyongyang News. SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il gave the perfect farewell present on Tuesday to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the wind-up of a triumphant three-day visit to Pyongyang that seemed to delight both host and guest - if not all others with a stake in the Korean Peninsula. (Asia Times Online)
Chinese, DPRK leaders meet on bilateral ties Oct 6, 2009
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), during a meeting in Pyongyang, capital of the DPRK, Oct. 5, 2009. PYONGYANG, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), held talks here on Monday and reached important consensus on China-DPRK relations and the promotion of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. (Xinhuanet, China)
China's premier meets with DPRK top legislator Oct 5, 2009
PYONGYANG, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met here Monday with Kim Yong Nam, president of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). PYONGYANG, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Monday visited a Chinese martyrs' cemetery in Hoechang County of South Phyongan province during his tour to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). (Xinhuanet, China)
Premier Wen visits Chinese martyr's cemetery in DPRK Oct 5, 2009
PYONGYANG, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Monday visited a Chinese martyrs' cemetery in Hoechang County of South Phyongan province during his tour to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The cemetery is the largest among dozens for the Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers who died in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea over half a century ago, including Mao Anying, son of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese premier arrives in Pyongyang, greeted by Kim Jong Il Oct 4, 2009
PYONGYANG, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived here Sunday morning and was greeted at the airport by Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Wen is in Pyongyang for a three-day visit at the invitation of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee and the DPRK government. (Xinhuanet, China)
China and DPRK signed a series of cooperation agreements in Pyongyang. Chinese premier and his DPRK counterpart attended the signing ceremony.• Chinese premier meets DPRK counterpart Oct 4, 2009
Chinese premier meets DPRK counterpart_English_Xinhua. Chinese premier meets DPRK counterpart. (Xinhuanet, China)
Rio's victory is a victory for Lula da Silva, too Oct 3, 2009
Lula da Silva calls announcement "the greatest gift that a president could have". Brazil's president rose from metalworker to union organizer to politician. (CNN -- International)
Rio's win a victory for tearful da Silva Oct 3, 2009
Rio's victory is a victory for Lula da Silva, too - CNN.com. Rio's victory is a victory for Lula da Silva, too. (CNN -- International)
Olympic Dreams Realized, Brazil Steps into the Spotlight Oct 3, 2009
As he told TIME in an interview last year, Lula, who is also head of Brazil's leftist Workers Party, channeled his skills and philosophies as a labor negotiator into a hybrid development policy that's about "doing things right" instead of right-wing or left-wing. By eschewing the ideological polarization that has paralyzed Latin America for centuries, he's helped forge one of the more successful examples of how developing nations can expand their underachieving economies while finally narrowing... (Time.com)
High court to review state gun laws, other cases Oct 1, 2009
In this case, the groups work with the Kurdish Workers Party in Turkey and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. how far police can go in questioning suspects who say they understand their Miranda rights but don't immediately invoke them. (MSNBC -- Politics)
High Court to Review Parts of Anti-terrorism Law Oct 1, 2009
In this case, the groups work with the Kurdish Workers Party in Turkey and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. A panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in 2007 that the ban on "material support or resources" to designated terrorists could be used to prosecute those who train members of such groups about peaceful resolution of ongoing disputes or lobbying the United Nations for disaster relief. (Newsmax)
Brazil: A New Counterweight to the United States Sep 30, 2009
And if not, Lula at least will win points with the leftist base of his Workers Party. "Even if it doesn't work out he is still the hero of a noble cause to the Latin American left," says Rubens Ricupero, once a top Brazilian diplomat and Lula political rival. (Time.com)
Meirelles to Join Brazil's Biggest Political Party Ahead of 2010 Elections Sep 30, 2009
Brazils Meirelles Will Join Countrys Biggest Political Party - Bloomberg. Updated: New York, Sep 30 04:18 London, Sep 30 09:18 Tokyo, Sep 30 17:18. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
China, DPRK to sign deals on economy, education, tourism amid Wen's visit Sep 30, 2009
BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will sign a package of deals ranging from economy and trade to education and tourism during Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Pyongyang, said China's Foreign Ministry. "The two sides will sign a number of cooperative documents during Premier Wen's visit," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said at a regular briefing on Tuesday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Brazil eyes Amazon sugar cane ban Sep 19, 2009
Complicating the electoral scene, however, is the likely candidacy for the Green Party of Marina Silva, the former environment minister, who left the president's Workers Party (PT) earlier this year. Ms Silva, a stanch defender of the Amazon rainforest, is highly unlikely to win but with her green background she could help to splinter the PT base and take some votes from Ms Rousseff. (BBC News -- Americas)
Turkey, Iraq decide to ink 40 agreements for cooperation Sep 19, 2009
ISTANBUL, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Turkey and Iraq have decided to ink 40 agreements next month for strategic cooperation between the two countries at the first ministerial meeting here on Friday. These agreements, memorandum of understanding and protocols will be signed by the two governments when Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Baghdad next month, the two foreign ministers told a press conference after the two-day close-door meeting at the Ciragan Palace. (Xinhuanet, China)
Turkey stands at Iran's side Sep 16, 2009
Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairs. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu paid an official visit to Iran on September 12-13, during which he met Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani and the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. (Asia Times Online)
Mexico's PRI Opposes Tax on Food, Medicine as Burden on Spending by Poor Sep 11, 2009
Lawmakers from other opposition parties such as of the Workers Party, also criticized Calderons proposal. Foolishness. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Govt adds four groups to terror list Sep 8, 2009
The four groups - Hamas Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Kurdistan Workers Party, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Palestinian Islamic Jihad were all previously on the list ... The Kurdistan Workers Party, also known as PKK, is a Kurdish nationalist movement which engages in a range of attacks against Turkish security, civilian and foreign targets. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Police on trial for Kurd attack Sep 7, 2009
Two military policemen have gone on trial in Turkey charged with an attack on a shop owned by a supporter of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). One man was killed and another injured in the grenade attack last November in Semdinli, near the Iraqi border. (Yahoo News -- Kurdish Issues)
Turkey's Detente With Kurds Wavers Sep 7, 2009
The city has seen its population more than double in the last 15 years with the influx of rural Kurds, driven from their homes by the government's war with the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, or by military reprisals. Youths have been reared on stories of the flight, memories of burning villages and decades of abuse and repression. (Yahoo News -- Kurdish Issues)
Controversial Obama Official Denies Being Part of 9/11 'Truther' Movement, Apologizes for Past Comments... Sep 4, 2009
Controversial Obama Administration Official Denies Being Part of 9/11 "Truther" Movement, Apologizes for Past Comments - Political Punch. Political Punch Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper. (The Drudge Report)
A question for Sierra Vista conservatives Sep 3, 2009
The Sierra Vista Herald. Last updated on Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 - 05:41:02 pm MST. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
* Defender of Amazon Silva joins party, eyes presidency Sep 1, 2009
Taipei Times - archives. Enter your search terms. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Mud Slingers Throw Ethics in Garbage Can: Alexandre Marinis Sep 1, 2009
Updated: New York, Sep 01 04:18 London, Sep 01 09:18 Tokyo, Sep 01 17:18. Commentary by Alexandre Marinis. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Brazil boosting state control for new oil finds Sep 1, 2009
Other opposition politicians said Silva's plan is a political ploy to try to give his Workers Party a big edge in next year's presidential and congressional elections. The discovery of the oil in 2007 came after Brazil spent decades developing alternative energy as an issue of national security following severe energy shortages in the 1970s. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
She was elated Kennedy died Aug 31, 2009
Articles receiving the most comments in the past 72 hours. Do you support sending astronauts to Mars. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Brazil Supreme Court Dismisses Charges Against Ex-Finance Minister Palocci Aug 28, 2009
Brazil High Court Clears Palocci of Breaking Bank Secrecy Laws - Bloomberg. Updated: New York, Aug 28 04:08 London, Aug 28 09:08 Tokyo, Aug 28 17:08. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Will condolence diplomacy bridge two Koreas? Aug 25, 2009
Will condolence diplomacy bridge two Koreas. Will condolence diplomacy bridge two Koreas. (Xinhuanet, China)
Pyongyang plays 'funeral diplomacy' Aug 25, 2009
Asia Times Online :: Korea News and Korean Business and Economy, Pyongyang News. WASHINGTON - Kim Dae-jung's funeral seems to have advanced his "Sunshine" policy of reconciliation with North Korea more effectively than he did in the last few years of his life. (Asia Times Online)
US, SKorea to keep enforcing sanctions on NKorea Aug 24, 2009
5:21 a.m. Monday, August 24, 2009. The Associated Press. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Reports: Kim Jong Il wants summit with South Aug 24, 2009
Envoy for N. Korea leader open to discuss nuclear program, newspapers say. From work to play, see images from inside the secretive country. (MSNBC -- International)
Even in death, Kim Dae-jung unites Koreas Aug 24, 2009
North Korean officials talk with South Korea's president before funeral. South Koreans put mourning stickers near the picture of the late former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung at Seoul Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday. (MSNBC -- International)
Korea: Kim Dae-jung's funeral may spark North-South reconciliation Aug 24, 2009
Lee Hee-ho (3rd l.), widow of the late former President Kim Dae-jung, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (c. and his wife Kim Yoon-ok (r. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Koreas Talk Amid Funeral for Unity Leader Aug 24, 2009
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 23, 2009. Thousands Mourn South's Former President as High-Ranking Officials Meet. (CBS News -- World)
Korean Thaw? Aug 23, 2009
Envoys Convey Message From Kim Jong Il to S. Korea. Sunday, August 23, 2009. (Fox News)
South Korea holds state funeral for Kim Dae-jung Aug 23, 2009
South Korean woman prays during a candle light vigil for the late former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung at Seoul Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009. South Korea said Saturday it is considering a request by visiting North Korean officials to meet President Lee Myung-bak, amid reports they were carrying a message from the communist country's leader. (USA Today)
Officials of 2 Koreas to meet in the South Aug 23, 2009
We hope this will become a turning point in South-North Korean relations, Unification Minister Hyun In-taek of South Korea told reporters yesterday, confirming that Lee will meet Kim Ki Nam, a secretary of the North s ruling Workers Party and Kim Yang Gon, the North s intelligence chief today. Hyun met with Kim, who also handles relations with South Korea, for 80 minutes yesteray, in an introductory session in which the North Korean official called for improving ties. (Boston Globe)
NKorea Conveys Kim Jong Il's Message To SKorea Aug 23, 2009
N. Korea Delegation Meets With S. Korean President - Houston News Story - KPRC Houston. Live Cameras, Conditions. (Click2Houston, TX)
N. Korea takes Kim Jong Il's message to S. Korea Aug 23, 2009
N. Korea delegation meets with S. Korean president. Article:N. Korea delegation meets with S. Korean president:/n/a/2009/08/19/international/i005220D05. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Left-wingers want to silence the truth Aug 22, 2009
Left-wing politicians prostitute the language; demonize critics rather than honestly answer questions; accuse opponents of using the very tactics perfected and regularly used by left-wingers; and chill free speech by developing an enemies list. Janet Napolitano's definition of terrorism as a "manmade disaster" aptly describes the Nov. 4, 2008, presidential election. (The Augusta Chronicle)
S. Korean President Won't Meet North Funeral Delegates Today, YTN Reports Aug 22, 2009
S. Korean President Wont Meet North Delegates Today, YTN Says - Bloomberg. Updated: New York, Aug 22 04:05 London, Aug 22 09:05 Tokyo, Aug 22 17:05. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
North and South Korea hold talks Aug 22, 2009
Page last updated at 06:37 GMT, Saturday, 22 August 2009 07:37 UK. The two officials are responsible for inter-Korean relations. (BBC News)
North Korean Diplomats Pay Respects to Kim Dae Jung in Sign of Warmer Ties Aug 22, 2009
North Korea Envoys Pay Respects in Seoul in Sign of Warmer Ties - Bloomberg. Updated: New York, Aug 22 04:23 London, Aug 22 09:23 Tokyo, Aug 22 17:23. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Assessment for Town Council Management Report to begin in Oct Aug 22, 2009
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. "I think the linkage between town councils and the residents is important to establish. So we would encourage town councils to establish that bond and rapport and establish the expectations of residents.". (Channelnewsasia.com)
Envoys sent by North Korea's Kim arrive in South Aug 21, 2009
Web search enhanced by. Friday August 21, 2009. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
N. Korean condolence delegation arrives in Seoul Aug 21, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009. Breaking News/Updates. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Deyton to head tobacco regulation effort Aug 21, 2009
BRASILIA, Brazil A former Brazilian environment minister who is a famed campaigner to protect the Amazon rainforest from development says she is leaving the governing Workers Party and may run for president next year ... Silva's switch is a setback for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he tries to boost the Workers Party for the 2010 elections in South America's biggest country. (Honolulu Advertiser)
S Korea to mourn late president Aug 21, 2009
Staff members arrange the state memorial hall for late former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, capital of South Korea, Aug. 20, 2009. The South Korean government decided on Wednesday to hold a state funeral for late President Kim Dae-jung on Aug. 23, 2009. (Xinhuanet, China)
Barney Frank Lashes Out at Protester Aug 20, 2009
Most fascist governments start off as Socialist as in National Socialist German Workers Party (NAZI) ... Most fascist governments start off as Socialist as in National Socialist German Workers Party (NAZI). (CBS News -- Health)
SKorea allows NKorea to send condolence delegation Aug 20, 2009
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Ex-Brazil Tax Chief Says Lula's Candidate Rousseff Asked to Speed Probe Aug 19, 2009
Ex-Brazil Tax Chief Says Lulas Candidate Asked to Speed Probe - Bloomberg. Updated: New York, Aug 19 04:08 London, Aug 19 09:08 Tokyo, Aug 19 17:08. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
DPRK to send delegation to president Kim's funeral Aug 19, 2009
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will send a delegation to South Korea's former president Kim Dae-jung's funeral, Kim's former aide said Wednesday. According to South Korea's lawmaker Park Jie-won, the DPRK sent a message saying that Kim Jong-il, DPRK's leader, has decided to send a five-member delegation team to the funeral. (Xinhuanet, China)
Troubled times Aug 13, 2009
Those who became the Official IRA and the Workers Party played down and then rewrote entirely their role in the violence. Their rivals in the Provisionals would invest a great deal in their claim to have emerged organically from the demand by disillusioned nationalists for defence. (BBC News -- Europe)
Latin Leaders Cling to Early Hatred of U.S. Aug 12, 2009
Updated: New York, Aug 12 04:19 London, Aug 12 09:19 Tokyo, Aug 12 17:19. Commentary by Alexandre Marinis. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Turkey offers water for Iraqi crackdown on Kurdish rebels Aug 12, 2009
If water is Iraq's biggest bilateral issue, the separatist Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) is Turkey's. Mr. Zebari told reporters Iraq was committed to clamping down on attacks by Kurdish rebels from Iraq. (Christian Science Monitor)
