U.S. has never accepted N. Korea as nuclear power: Hill
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By Lee Chi-dong
Presidential aide resigns over Yongsan scandal
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- A presidential official offered to resign Sunday over
his recent e-mail to the police, telling police to use the arrest of a suspected
Prosecutors raid office of former president Roh`s financial supporter
DAEJEON, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors on Sunday raided the office and
residence of former president Roh Moo-hyun's biggest financial supporter, Kang
N. Korean capital gears up for leader's birthday+
PYONGYANG, Feb.
Amnesty Int'l urges Seoul against resumption of death penalty
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- The chief of Amnesty International (AI) has recently
ask South Korean President Lee Myung-bak not to resume the use of the death
Hill regrets failure to denuclearize N. Korea
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state
for East Asia and Pacific affairs, said Sunday he regrets having failed to attain
2nd LD) Three workers killed in construction site accident
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SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Three construction workers were killed and seven
Ssangyong Motor plant to revamp assembly lines
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- Ssangyong Motor Co. said Sunday it will close one of
the production lines at its lone domestic plant for three-and-a-half months
(News Focus) N. Korea busy with leader's birthday events amid rising border tension
By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea was busy Sunday preparing to celebrate
leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, state-run media said, amid outside concern focused
