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Thai Military Wants U.S. Satellites to Hunt Islamist Rebels
By Richard S. Ehrlich
Bangkok Correspondent
BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand's military wants the U.S. to provide satellite equipment and imagery so it can hunt thousands of Islamist separatists who are killing Thai troops and civilians with hidden ...

Tunisian Enovy Joins ESMOD Fashion Show
Amb. Mustapha Khammari Hosts Handicraft Exhibition
Tunisian Ambassador to Seoul Mustapha Khammari and Mrs. Latifa Khammari attended a fashion show held in Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on Nov. 19, 2009. The fasion show organized by "ESMOD ...

Ban Gi-Moon English Contest" Held in Cheongju
By Carlton U. Forbes
Staff Writer & Columnist
Recently, I¡¯ve had the rare opportunity to participate in the 3rd Annual Ban Gi-moon English Contest, sponsored by North Chungcheong Office of Education. Upon my arrival at the auditorium ...

Fateh Condemns Israel¡¯s Expansion of Gilo Colony in Jerusalem
Fateh voices its strong condemnation of and objection to the latest unilateral Israeli measure in Occupied East Jerusalem. On Tuesday, Israel, the occupying Power, approved the construction ...

Mayor Roth Stresses Seoul-Frankfurt Ties
Ms. Petra Roth Meets with Leaders During Visit to Seoul
"As mayor of Frankfurt I want to help boost bilateral ties between South Korea and Germany, particularly in the field of South Korea's fledgling organic food market," said Ms. Petra Roth, mayor of Frankfurt, the ...

Dalai Lama¡¯s Tawang Visit Vexes Beijing
By Gautaman Bhaskaran
South Asia Correspondent
New Delhi recently allowed Tibet¡¯s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to visit the Buddhist monastery town of Tawang in India¡¯s northeastern State of Arunachal Pradesh. This region, which lies on the Indo-Tibetan ...

Qatar Airways Business Class Named Best In World for Second Year Running
Leading Business Class Title at World Travel Awards
London, United Kingdom — Qatar Airways continued its award-winning streak as the Five-Star-ranked carrier was named World¡¯s Leading Airline – Business Class for the second year running. Almost ...

Oman Celebrates 39th National Day in Seoul
Charge d' Affaires Khalid Said Al-Zidi Hosts Reception
Charge d' Affaires Khalid Said Al-Zidi of Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Seoul hosted a reception on Nov. 18, 2009 on the occasion of its 39th National Day. Held at 6:30 p.m. at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in ...

The U.N. Summit on World Hunger Fails in Italy
By Ivan Simic
Director of EU Office
Rome, Italy, on Nov. 17, 2009 — The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opened on Monday, a UN food security summit in Rome, while the troubles of the world hunger seemed unimportant to the leaders of the ...

Communications Korea Recruits Dr. Cheol-Hyun Ahn to Reinforce Its Crisis Management Service
CEO Kim Kyong-Hae at Helm of PR Consulting Group
A full-service PR consulting group, Communications Korea (Kim Kyong-Hae, CEO & president, www.commkorea.com) recruited on Nov. 16, 2009 a crisis management specialist, Dr. Cheol-hyun Ahn as ...

Investment Seminar Held by Greek Embassy
Greek Ambassador to Seoul Petros Avgerinos has recently hosted an investment seminar at the Westin Chosun Hotel in downtown Seoul in his efforts to draw investment from South Korean industries and ...

To Avoid a World Full of Tragedy and Fear We Must Teach Our Children the Truth
The tools we are given when we are children are few or many depending on who our parents are. If we are lucky, we are given great gifts for our lives to be built upon, but if we are not so lucky, we are given the ...

Guwahati Festival to Highlight Terrorism
The insurgency stricken Northeast India has slowly woken up to the ill affects of insurgency turned terrorism and it has lately inspired a cinemagoers association to organise a festival on the theme of ...

Voice of Separatism Once Again Heard in India
The day of November 9 this year was certainly a historical and great day for the united Germans. Twenty years ago, on the same day, the people of East and West Germany felled the dividing Berlin wall. ...

Why Mumbai Film Fest Scores over Goa
The recent Mumbai Film Festival reaffirmed what I have been writing for years. If a movie festival were to grow and develop, it needs a strong leader. Here are examples to substantiate my statement. ...

Mr. Antonio Patella, Promoter of Arts, Culture
Kim Yu-na Sets World Record in Short Program at Skate America
Eight Japanese Die in Fire at Busan Shooting Range
Taking "The Men Who Stare at Goats" Seriously
"10th Asia Television Forum" Promises Richer Content Market
"Good Morning President" PIFF's Opening Film
War Families Anger at MoD Bonuses
Yang Inspired by "Magnificent" Hong Kong
Muhammad Iqbal's Birthday Marked in Seoul
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casAntonio Serves Quality Food
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