North Korea will send a delegation to the funeral of former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung, who is best remembered for trying to foster better relations between the two neighbors.
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Former South Korean leader, Nobel winner on respirator
A former South Korea president who won the Nobel Peace Prize for fostering better relations between North and South Korea has been placed on a respirator in a hospital, a news agency reported Thursday. Kim Dae-jung “became short of breath on Wednesday night and was put on a respirator around 3 a.m.
Suu Kyi trial postponed as U.N. chief arrives
Officials in Myanmar delayed the resumption of the trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, a spokesman for her political party said. No reason was given. The delay is the latest in a string of postponements and comes as U.N
U.N. boss to push Myanmar leadership on Suu Kyi
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Myanmar at the end of the week for talks that will include the detention of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the United Nations said
Nobel laureates: Suu Kyi trial a ‘mockery’
The trial of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi — a proceeding that nine Nobel laureates have called "a mockery" — entered its second day Tuesday. Prosecutors continued their questioning of the 22 witnesses they have called
Myanmar junta tries Suu Kyi and her U.S. visitor
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and an American man who swam to her lakeside home went on trial Monday behind closed doors inside a prison compound.
Myanmar democracy leader Suu Kyi facing trial
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was taken to a prison compound in Myanmar on Thursday, where she was scheduled to stand trial next week for allegedly letting an American stay in her house in violation of her house-arrest terms.
Iran moves to reduce number of executions
Iran wants to reduce the number of "unnecessary executions" it carries out, a spokesman for the Islamic republic’s judiciary said. Dr
Report: Suu Kyi’s doctor prevented from visiting
The doctor of Nobel Prize-winning democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi was barred from seeing her on Saturday, a spokesman for her party told CNN. Dr
Lesson for Africa from global economic crisis
If there is one thing that Africa can learn from the global financial crisis it’s that the West doesn’t always get it right, Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai told CNN. “It sends a message that anyone can make a mistake