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2007
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| Jan.2 |
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New U.N. chief Ban Ki moon takes over Starting his first day of work, new Secretary-General vowed to end mistrust of the United Nations
| Jan.6 |
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UN urges stay of Iraq executions
| Jan.26 |
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UN boss starts Africa tour in DRC |
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| Feb.9 |
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New bird flu outbreak
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| Mar.21 |
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Seoul to resume N Korea flood aid |
| Mar.22 |
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UN chief shaken by blast A blast interrupted a Ban Ki-moon news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki
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| Apr.1 |
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US and S Korea agree trade deal |
| Apr.16 |
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Ban hails Sudan's UN troops move
| Apr.17 |
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S Korean named as campus gunman Police have named a student who shot dead 32 people at Virginia Tech as 23-year-old Cho Seung-hui
| Apr.18 |
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South Korea shocked by U.S. shooting link
| Apr.21 |
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Seoul to resume N Korea food aid
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| May.16 |
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Korean trains in historic link-up A pair of passenger trains have crossed the heavily fortified border for the first time in more than 50 years
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| Jun.25 |
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S Korea resumes food aid to North
| Jun.26 |
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'No survivors' in plane
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| Jul.1 |
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Tycoon Kim Seung-youn jailed for assault
| Jul.20 |
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Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans The militants threatened to kill a group of abducted Christians within 24 hours unless S. Korea withdraws its troops from Afghanistan | |
| Jul.22 |
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Taliban extend deadline for hostages
| Jul.23 |
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Deadline looms for hostages
| Jul.25 |
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Taliban kills South Korean hostage One of 23 held hostage has been killed because Taliban demands hadn't been met
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S Korea urges release of hostages The government condemned the Taleban for the death of one of the hostages, while sending an envoy to negotiate for the others' release
| Jul.26 |
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S Korean hostage pleads for help
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Afghans negotiate with Taliban
| Jul.27 |
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Koreans 'alive' as deadline passes
| Jul.28 |
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Afghan elders join Korean hostages talks
| Jul.29 |
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Taliban: Hostages will die Monday
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Lightning kills five climbers |
| Jul.30 |
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Taliban resumes talks on hostages
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Taliban: Male hostage shot dead A second South Korean hostage held captive has been killed, a spokesman for the militants said. The body was dropped off in the province of ...
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| Aug.7 |
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Two Koreas to hold summit
| Aug.10 |
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S. Korean negotiators meet Taliban
| Aug.11 |
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Taliban: 2 hostages to be released
| Aug.13 |
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Two female Korean hostages freed Map of Ghazni Afghanistan Kim Kyung Ja and Kim Jina were now in Ghazni's provincial capital, 25 days after they were seized
| Aug.14 |
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UN chief pledges North Korea aid
| Aug.18 |
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Korean summit postponed by floods
| Aug.28 |
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Taliban: Korean hostages to be released
| Aug.29 |
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Taliban frees 12 South Korean hostages The hostages were released into the care of officials of the Red Cross at 3 separate locations in central Afghanistan close to the city of G...
| Aug.30 |
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban Kidnappers released the 7 remaining hostages and handed them over to Red Cross officials | |
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| Sep.1 |
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Freed Koreans return home Map of Seoul South Korea The 19 church workers freed from captivity in Afghanistan have arrived home in Seoul, after being held by the Taleban for 6 weeks | |
| Sep.7 |
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Bush spars with Roh on Korean war President Bush told South Korean President a formal end to the Korean War begins when N. Korea halts its secretive nuclear weapons program
| Sep.25 |
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UN chief calls for global action
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| Oct.1 |
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President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone  South Korea's president crossed the Cold War's last frontier in a symbolic walk of reconciliation for talks with his North Korean counterpart
His meeting with Kim Jong-il is only the second such meeting since the Korean war
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Kim greets Roh in Pyongyang North Korean leader greeted South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun to begin the second summit between the two countries
| Oct.2 |
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Two Koreas open summit talks Leaders of the two Koreas opened formal talks, following a chilly reception for the South Korean president from Kim Jong Il
| Oct.3 |
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Korean leaders sign declaration Kim Jong Il and Roh Moo-hyun signed a joint statement, pledging to begin work on a permanent peace agreement
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| Nov.6 |
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UN chief and Pakistan envoy clash The secretary general has clashed with the Pakistani ambassador over President Musharraf's imposition of emergency rule
| Nov.10 |
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U.N. chief sees Antarctic meltdown
| Nov.27 |
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Two Koreas begin security talks The defense chiefs have begun a rare meeting to discuss easing tension across their disputed sea border, pledging to end the peninsula's div...
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| Dec.7 |
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Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea Thousands of tons of oil spilled off the western coast of South Korea after an oil tanker collided with a barge carrying a crane
| Dec.9 |
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South Korea faces 'sea of oil'
| Dec.10 |
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Inter-Korean train service starts The first cargo train providing regular service across the border between the two Koreas in more than a half century left for the North
| Dec.11 |
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'Crunch time' for climate change UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has opened high-level talks at the climate change conference in Bali with a call to action
| Dec.19 |
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Lee set for landslide Map of Seoul South Korea Lee Myung-Bak, a former Seoul mayor and Hyundai executive, claimed victory in presidential election. Lee is currently facing investigation amid allegations o... | |
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Seoul poll winner tough on North
| Dec.24 |
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14 sailors missing
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