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| Jan.10 |
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US envoy warns N Korea on rights |
| Jan.23 |
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North Korea issues warning to South |
| Jan.26 |
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North and South Korea exchange fire |
| Jan.30 |
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UN chief Ban urges Sudan unity |
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| Feb.20 |
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Korean skater doubles up |
| Feb.23 |
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Kim grabs huge lead with short program |
| Feb.25 |
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Korea's Kim skates to gold
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| Mar.5 |
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U.N. chief visits as aftershocks shake |
| Mar.13 |
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Kissinger admitted to S. Korean hospital |
| Mar.26 |
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South Korean navy ship sinking near North
Map of Baengnyeong Island South Korea 104 crew members are on board the 1,500-ton ship in the Yellow Sea off the Seoul-controlled island of Baengnyeong, near North Korea
About 40 sailors are missing. The patrol vessel, with 104 people aboard, sank after an explosion tore through its hull
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S. Korea searches for sailors after sinking The search is continuing for 46 South Korean sailors missing after their ship sank near the disputed maritime border with North Korea
| Mar.28 |
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Ship's section believed found South Korean officials have found the rear section of a sunken navy patrol ship Cheonan where up to 46 sailors could be trapped
| Mar.29 |
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No signs of life in search of sunken ship |
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N. Korean mine 'may have sunk warship' |
| Mar.30 |
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Navy diver dies in rescue effort
| Mar.31 |
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Bad weather halts search for sailors |
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| Apr.1 |
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Trial of couple accused of starving baby |
| Apr.5 |
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Pirates seize South Korean tanker |
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Korea ship reaches Somali pirates
| Apr.22 |
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N. Korea still suspect in warship sinking |
| Apr.24 |
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Body found in sunken vessel |
| Apr.25 |
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Report: Close-range blast sank ship |
| Apr.28 |
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South Korea holds funeral for 46 sailors
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| May.14 |
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UN head urges end to Bangkok clashes
| May.19 |
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N. Korea responsible for sinking warship
Map of Seoul South Korea A North Korean submarine fired a torpedo that sunk the Cheonan, a South Korea warship in March, investigators announced in Seoul
| May.23 |
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S. Korea suspends trade with N. Korea
South Korea is suspending trade with North Korea, closing its waters to the North's ships and adopting a newly aggressive military posture
| May.24 |
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U.S., S. Korea to conduct joint exercises |
| May.25 |
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Clinton visit Seoul as Korean crisis mounts |
| May.26 |
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S Korea holds anti-submarine drill |
| May.27 |
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N. Korea warns of 'all-out war'
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China joins talks on Korea crisis |
| May.29 |
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N. Korea slams South over warship |
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Ship sinking 'threat to security' |
| May.30 |
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China non-committal on N Korea |
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| Jun.10 |
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Rocket apparently blew up |
| Jun.12 |
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South Korea sink Greece |
| Jun.13 |
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UN chief alarmed by Kyrgyzstan clashes |
| Jun.14 |
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Koreas meet over ship's sinking |
| Jun.15 |
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N. Korea rejects findings, threatens war
| Jun.17 |
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Argentina crush South Korea |
| Jun.22 |
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South Korea join World Cup last 16 |
| Jun.26 |
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Uruguay 2-1 South Korea
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Uruguay advances over South Korea
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| Jul.8 |
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U.N. to condemn sinking of S. Korean ship |
| Jul.20 |
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Senior official chastises UN chief |
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Clinton and Gates visit Korea DMZ
The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, and Defence Secretary Robert Gates have visited the Demilitarized Zone separating North and Sout...
| Jul.22 |
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N. Korea agrees to talks on sinking |
| Jul.23 |
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N. Korea vows 'physical response' to drills |
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N Korea warns of nuclear response
| Jul.24 |
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U.S., South Korea begin military exercises
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| Aug.4 |
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S Korea in massive military drill South Korea has launched its biggest-ever anti-submarine exercises, despite warnings of retaliation from the North
| Aug.8 |
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President shakes up cabinet |
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North Korea 'holds Southern boat' Daeseung , a South Korean fishing boat missing in the Sea of Japan has been detained by the North | |
| Aug.15 |
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S. Korea: Reunification plan with North |
| Aug.18 |
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U.S., S. Korea: anti-sub exercises |
| Aug.29 |
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PM-to-be resigns amid pressure |
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| Sep.3 |
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S. Korea, U.S. to hold joint naval exercise |
| Sep.5 |
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N. Korea to release S. Korean boat crew |
| Sep.27 |
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U.N. to Myanmar: Free political prisoners |
| Sep.29 |
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Koreas talks end without progress |
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| Oct.4 |
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Koreas to discuss reuniting families |
| Oct.9 |
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Leading N Korea defector 'dies' |
| Oct.17 |
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Somali pirates hijack South Korean vessel |
| Oct.23 |
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G20 summit agrees to reform IMF |
| Oct.24 |
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Alonso takes F1 title lead |
| Oct.29 |
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North Korea, South Korea exchange shots
Map of Chorwon South Korea North Korean forces fired two rounds from a 14.5 millimeter machine gun at a South Korean military guard post near the border town of Chorwon
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Korean family reunions go ahead North and South Korea are holding another round of reunions split by the war in the 1950s, despite an exchange of fire between border troops
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| Nov.3 |
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S. Korea fires warning shots in Yellow Sea |
| Nov.10 |
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Obama seeks co-operation at G20
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Obama honors U.S. veterans in S. Korea |
| Nov.11 |
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G20 leaders face fractious talks |
| Nov.22 |
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Artillery fire on Korea border
Map of island of Yeonpyeong South Korea North Korea has fired artillery shells across its western maritime border, prompting return fire from South Korea
Artillery shells at one of border islands are killing two marines and two civilians.
The South's military placed on its highest non-wartime alert.
North accused the South of firing first. The Southern military had conducted exercises; shelling was directed away from the North
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| Nov.23 |
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S. Korea leader calls for 'retaliation' Hours after N. Korea's deadly artillery attacks, President Lee Myung-bak said 'enormous retaliation' is needed to stop Pyongyang's incitemen...
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Shocked survivors flee N. Korean attack |
| Nov.24 |
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N. Korea warns of new attacks North Korea will launch additional attacks on South Korea if it continues 'reckless military provocation,' the North's state media said
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S Korea to bolster island force
| Nov.25 |
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South Korean defense minister resigns Kim Tae-young resigned Thursday, according to the South Korean presidency, two days after North Korea shelling left four South Koreans dead
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S Korea names new defence chief
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N Korea warns South on war games |
| Nov.26 |
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China works to ease Korea tension
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China criticizes U.S.-S. Korean exercise |
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S Korea holds marines' funerals |
| Nov.27 |
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Diplomats try to ease tensions in Koreas
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US and S Korea begin exercises South Korea and the United States are due to begin four days of joint military exercises in the waters off the Korean west coast
| Nov.28 |
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South Korea warns of 'firm' response
| Nov.29 |
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China 'would allow unified Korea'
| Nov.30 |
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S Korea and US 'plan more drills |
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| Dec.1 |
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S. Korea spy chief warns of more attacks
| Dec.3 |
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S. Korea threatens airstrikes on North |
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U.N. makes urgent appeal to fight cholera |
| Dec.5 |
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South Korea begins military drill
| Dec.12 |
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S. Korean ship sinks, 4 dead, 17 missing A fishing vessel sank in frigid ocean waters about 1,000 nautical miles north of McMurdo Station. Aat least 20 were rescued
| Dec.13 |
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Search ends for S Korea fishermen
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South Korea's army chief resigns
| Dec.14 |
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Firm cleared in 'stem cell' deaths
| Dec.18 |
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UN chief rejects Ivorian pullout
Ban Ki-moon has rejected a call for UN troops to leave Ivory Coast as tensions escalate after last month's presidential election
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Russia warns over Korea tensions
| Dec.19 |
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South Korea starts live-fire drill North Korea has said the drill could ignite a war and has promised to respond militarily, but has also agreed to a series of actions | |
| Dec.21 |
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UN chief warns of Ivory Coast war The secretary-general has warned there is a "real risk" of a return to civil war in Ivory Coast after the disputed presidential election
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S. Korea to hold large live-fire drills South Korea will hold its largest winter live-fire drills Thursday in an area adjacent to North Korea
| Dec.22 |
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South Korea begins major military drills The long-planned drills are being held just 15 miles from South Korea's longtime adversary North Korea
| Dec.23 |
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N Koreans 'ready for sacred war' Kim Yong-chun, armed forces minister, accused South Korea of making preparations for war by holding live-fire exercises near the border
| Dec.24 |
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China seamen in fatal clash freed
| Dec.25 |
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S Korea, China plan defence talks
| Dec.27 |
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S. Korea leader: We must be unified
| Dec.28 |
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South Korea calls for new talks
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2010 |
| Jan.26 |
North and South Korea exchange fire |
| Mar.26 |
South Korean navy ship sinking near North
Map of Baengnyeong Island South Korea 104 crew members are on board the 1,500-ton ship in the Yellow Sea off the Seoul-controlled island of Baengnyeong, near North Korea
About 40 sailors are missing. The patrol vessel, with 104 people aboard, sank after an explosion tore through its hull
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| Mar.26 |
S. Korea searches for sailors after sinking The search is continuing for 46 South Korean sailors missing after their ship sank near the disputed maritime border with North Korea
| Mar.28 |
Ship's section believed found South Korean officials have found the rear section of a sunken navy patrol ship Cheonan where up to 46 sailors could be trapped
| Mar.29 |
No signs of life in search of sunken ship |
| Mar.29 |
N. Korean mine 'may have sunk warship' |
| Mar.30 |
Navy diver dies in rescue effort
| Apr.5 |
Korea ship reaches Somali pirates
| Apr.22 |
N. Korea still suspect in warship sinking |
| Apr.24 |
Body found in sunken vessel |
| Apr.25 |
Report: Close-range blast sank ship |
| Apr.28 |
South Korea holds funeral for 46 sailors
| May.19 |
N. Korea responsible for sinking warship
Map of Seoul South Korea A North Korean submarine fired a torpedo that sunk the Cheonan, a South Korea warship in March, investigators announced in Seoul
| May.24 |
U.S., S. Korea to conduct joint exercises |
| May.26 |
S Korea holds anti-submarine drill |
| May.27 |
N. Korea warns of 'all-out war'
| May.29 |
N. Korea slams South over warship |
| May.29 |
Ship sinking 'threat to security' |
| Jun.15 |
N. Korea rejects findings, threatens war
| Jul.8 |
U.N. to condemn sinking of S. Korean ship |
| Jul.20 |
Clinton and Gates visit Korea DMZ
The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, and Defence Secretary Robert Gates have visited the Demilitarized Zone separating North and Sout...
| Jul.22 |
N. Korea agrees to talks on sinking |
| Jul.23 |
N. Korea vows 'physical response' to drills |
| Jul.23 |
N Korea warns of nuclear response
| Jul.24 |
U.S., South Korea begin military exercises
| Aug.4 |
S Korea in massive military drill South Korea has launched its biggest-ever anti-submarine exercises, despite warnings of retaliation from the North
| Aug.8 |
North Korea 'holds Southern boat' Daeseung , a South Korean fishing boat missing in the Sea of Japan has been detained by the North | |
| Aug.15 |
S. Korea: Reunification plan with North |
| Aug.18 |
U.S., S. Korea: anti-sub exercises |
| Sep.3 |
S. Korea, U.S. to hold joint naval exercise |
| Sep.5 |
N. Korea to release S. Korean boat crew |
| Sep.29 |
Koreas talks end without progress |
| Oct.29 |
North Korea, South Korea exchange shots
Map of Chorwon South Korea North Korean forces fired two rounds from a 14.5 millimeter machine gun at a South Korean military guard post near the border town of Chorwon
| Nov.3 |
S. Korea fires warning shots in Yellow Sea |
| Nov.10 |
Obama honors U.S. veterans in S. Korea |
| Nov.22 |
Artillery fire on Korea border
Map of island of Yeonpyeong South Korea North Korea has fired artillery shells across its western maritime border, prompting return fire from South Korea
Artillery shells at one of border islands are killing two marines and two civilians.
The South's military placed on its highest non-wartime alert.
North accused the South of firing first. The Southern military had conducted exercises; shelling was directed away from the North
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| Nov.23 |
S. Korea leader calls for 'retaliation' Hours after N. Korea's deadly artillery attacks, President Lee Myung-bak said 'enormous retaliation' is needed to stop Pyongyang's incitemen...
| Nov.23 |
Shocked survivors flee N. Korean attack |
| Nov.24 |
N. Korea warns of new attacks North Korea will launch additional attacks on South Korea if it continues 'reckless military provocation,' the North's state media said
| Nov.24 |
S Korea to bolster island force
| Nov.25 |
South Korean defense minister resigns Kim Tae-young resigned Thursday, according to the South Korean presidency, two days after North Korea shelling left four South Koreans dead
| Nov.25 |
S Korea names new defence chief
| Nov.25 |
N Korea warns South on war games |
| Nov.26 |
China works to ease Korea tension
| Nov.26 |
China criticizes U.S.-S. Korean exercise |
| Nov.26 |
S Korea holds marines' funerals |
| Nov.27 |
Diplomats try to ease tensions in Koreas
| Nov.27 |
US and S Korea begin exercises South Korea and the United States are due to begin four days of joint military exercises in the waters off the Korean west coast
| Nov.28 |
South Korea warns of 'firm' response
| Nov.30 |
S Korea and US 'plan more drills |
| Dec.1 |
S. Korea spy chief warns of more attacks
| Dec.3 |
S. Korea threatens airstrikes on North |
| Dec.5 |
South Korea begins military drill
| Dec.13 |
South Korea's army chief resigns
| Dec.18 |
UN chief rejects Ivorian pullout
Ban Ki-moon has rejected a call for UN troops to leave Ivory Coast as tensions escalate after last month's presidential election
| Dec.19 |
South Korea starts live-fire drill North Korea has said the drill could ignite a war and has promised to respond militarily, but has also agreed to a series of actions | |
| Dec.21 |
S. Korea to hold large live-fire drills South Korea will hold its largest winter live-fire drills Thursday in an area adjacent to North Korea
| Dec.22 |
South Korea begins major military drills The long-planned drills are being held just 15 miles from South Korea's longtime adversary North Korea
| Dec.23 |
N Koreans 'ready for sacred war' Kim Yong-chun, armed forces minister, accused South Korea of making preparations for war by holding live-fire exercises near the border
| Dec.24 |
China seamen in fatal clash freed
| Dec.25 |
S Korea, China plan defence talks
| Dec.28 |
South Korea calls for new talks
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2010 |
| Mar.5 |
U.N. chief visits as aftershocks shake |
| Mar.26 |
South Korean navy ship sinking near North
Map of Baengnyeong Island South Korea 104 crew members are on board the 1,500-ton ship in the Yellow Sea off the Seoul-controlled island of Baengnyeong, near North Korea
About 40 sailors are missing. The patrol vessel, with 104 people aboard, sank after an explosion tore through its hull
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| |
| Mar.26 |
S. Korea searches for sailors after sinking The search is continuing for 46 South Korean sailors missing after their ship sank near the disputed maritime border with North Korea
| Mar.28 |
Ship's section believed found South Korean officials have found the rear section of a sunken navy patrol ship Cheonan where up to 46 sailors could be trapped
| Mar.29 |
No signs of life in search of sunken ship |
| Mar.29 |
N. Korean mine 'may have sunk warship' |
| Mar.30 |
Navy diver dies in rescue effort
| Mar.31 |
Bad weather halts search for sailors |
| Apr.24 |
Body found in sunken vessel |
| Jun.10 |
Rocket apparently blew up |
| Dec.3 |
U.N. makes urgent appeal to fight cholera |
| Dec.12 |
S. Korean ship sinks, 4 dead, 17 missing A fishing vessel sank in frigid ocean waters about 1,000 nautical miles north of McMurdo Station. Aat least 20 were rescued
| Dec.13 |
Search ends for S Korea fishermen
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2010 |
| Apr.5 |
Pirates seize South Korean tanker |
| May.23 |
S. Korea suspends trade with N. Korea
South Korea is suspending trade with North Korea, closing its waters to the North's ships and adopting a newly aggressive military posture
| Oct.23 |
G20 summit agrees to reform IMF |
| Dec.14 |
Firm cleared in 'stem cell' deaths
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2010 |
| Feb.20 |
Korean skater doubles up |
| Feb.23 |
Kim grabs huge lead with short program |
| Feb.25 |
Korea's Kim skates to gold
| Jun.12 |
South Korea sink Greece |
| Jun.17 |
Argentina crush South Korea |
| Jun.22 |
South Korea join World Cup last 16 |
| Jun.26 |
Uruguay 2-1 South Korea
| Jun.26 |
Uruguay advances over South Korea
| Oct.24 |
Alonso takes F1 title lead |
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2010 |
| Apr.1 |
Trial of couple accused of starving baby |
| Apr.5 |
Pirates seize South Korean tanker |
| Apr.5 |
Korea ship reaches Somali pirates
| Oct.17 |
Somali pirates hijack South Korean vessel |
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2010 |
| Jan.10 |
US envoy warns N Korea on rights |
| Jan.23 |
North Korea issues warning to South |
| Jan.30 |
UN chief Ban urges Sudan unity |
| Mar.5 |
U.N. chief visits as aftershocks shake |
| Mar.13 |
Kissinger admitted to S. Korean hospital |
| Apr.28 |
South Korea holds funeral for 46 sailors
| May.14 |
UN head urges end to Bangkok clashes
| May.19 |
N. Korea responsible for sinking warship
Map of Seoul South Korea A North Korean submarine fired a torpedo that sunk the Cheonan, a South Korea warship in March, investigators announced in Seoul
| May.23 |
S. Korea suspends trade with N. Korea
South Korea is suspending trade with North Korea, closing its waters to the North's ships and adopting a newly aggressive military posture
| May.25 |
Clinton visit Seoul as Korean crisis mounts |
| May.27 |
N. Korea warns of 'all-out war'
| May.27 |
China joins talks on Korea crisis |
| May.29 |
N. Korea slams South over warship |
| May.29 |
Ship sinking 'threat to security' |
| May.30 |
China non-committal on N Korea |
| Jun.13 |
UN chief alarmed by Kyrgyzstan clashes |
| Jun.14 |
Koreas meet over ship's sinking |
| Jun.15 |
N. Korea rejects findings, threatens war
| Jul.8 |
U.N. to condemn sinking of S. Korean ship |
| Jul.20 |
Senior official chastises UN chief |
| Jul.20 |
Clinton and Gates visit Korea DMZ
The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, and Defence Secretary Robert Gates have visited the Demilitarized Zone separating North and Sout...
| Jul.22 |
N. Korea agrees to talks on sinking |
| Jul.23 |
N. Korea vows 'physical response' to drills |
| Jul.23 |
N Korea warns of nuclear response
| Aug.8 |
President shakes up cabinet |
| Aug.15 |
S. Korea: Reunification plan with North |
| Aug.29 |
PM-to-be resigns amid pressure |
| Sep.27 |
U.N. to Myanmar: Free political prisoners |
| Sep.29 |
Koreas talks end without progress |
| Oct.4 |
Koreas to discuss reuniting families |
| Oct.9 |
Leading N Korea defector 'dies' |
| Oct.23 |
G20 summit agrees to reform IMF |
| Oct.29 |
Korean family reunions go ahead North and South Korea are holding another round of reunions split by the war in the 1950s, despite an exchange of fire between border troops
| Nov.10 |
Obama seeks co-operation at G20
| Nov.10 |
Obama honors U.S. veterans in S. Korea |
| Nov.11 |
G20 leaders face fractious talks |
| Nov.23 |
S. Korea leader calls for 'retaliation' Hours after N. Korea's deadly artillery attacks, President Lee Myung-bak said 'enormous retaliation' is needed to stop Pyongyang's incitemen...
| Nov.24 |
N. Korea warns of new attacks North Korea will launch additional attacks on South Korea if it continues 'reckless military provocation,' the North's state media said
| Nov.25 |
South Korean defense minister resigns Kim Tae-young resigned Thursday, according to the South Korean presidency, two days after North Korea shelling left four South Koreans dead
| Nov.25 |
S Korea names new defence chief
| Nov.25 |
N Korea warns South on war games |
| Nov.26 |
China works to ease Korea tension
| Nov.26 |
China criticizes U.S.-S. Korean exercise |
| Nov.26 |
S Korea holds marines' funerals |
| Nov.27 |
Diplomats try to ease tensions in Koreas
| Nov.28 |
South Korea warns of 'firm' response
| Nov.29 |
China 'would allow unified Korea'
| Dec.1 |
S. Korea spy chief warns of more attacks
| Dec.3 |
S. Korea threatens airstrikes on North |
| Dec.18 |
UN chief rejects Ivorian pullout
Ban Ki-moon has rejected a call for UN troops to leave Ivory Coast as tensions escalate after last month's presidential election
| Dec.18 |
Russia warns over Korea tensions
| Dec.21 |
UN chief warns of Ivory Coast war The secretary-general has warned there is a "real risk" of a return to civil war in Ivory Coast after the disputed presidential election
| Dec.23 |
N Koreans 'ready for sacred war' Kim Yong-chun, armed forces minister, accused South Korea of making preparations for war by holding live-fire exercises near the border
| Dec.25 |
S Korea, China plan defence talks
| Dec.27 |
S. Korea leader: We must be unified
| Dec.28 |
South Korea calls for new talks