Vinay Shukla

The Queensland Greens say the highlight of 2008 was the defection of Ronan Lee from
Labor's ranks, which gave the Greens their first representative in state parliament.

Baku, 26 December,(AzerTAj)“Turkey will always support Azerbaijan” Turkish
ambassador said Thursday at a press conference in Baku.

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- The Constitutional Court dismissed on Friday a
petition to nullify the former administration's decision to close press rooms in
government ministries.

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SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Despite the fierce nationwide opposition it fueled for

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has dispatched two government officials to
Bangladesh to monitor parliamentary elections there next week, the foreign
ministry said Friday.

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SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korea believes the global economic crisis has

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Despite the fierce nationwide opposition it fueled for
months, the South Korean government's decision to resume U.S. beef imports and

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- Thousands of unionized workers at South Korea's
broadcasting stations launched a coordinated walkout Friday to protest against

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will extend government loans to investors
in tours to a North Korean mountain resort to help stem mounting losses from the