North Korea Demands Apology After Naval Clash with South
Pyongyang is demanding apology while Seoul warns North not to engage in any more provocative behavior

Two Koreas in brief naval clash
SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea 's navies clashed briefly in the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, just ahead of a visit to Asia this week by U.S. President Barack Obama, in an incident that left a northern vessel damaged. North Korea has a habit of increasing tension prior to major regional events and has been seeking direct talks with the Obama Administration while riling global powers by last week saying it had produced more arms- grade Plutonium .

North Korea And South Korea Navy Boats Exchange Fire
SEOUL, South Korea — The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean Military officials said. There were no South Korean casualties, the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, and it was not immediately clear if there were any casualties on the North Korean side. Each side blamed the other for violating the sea border. "It's a regrettable incident,"...

North and South Korea warships exchange fire: PHOTO
North and South Korean warships exchanged fire along a disputed sea border area off the west coast of the Korean Peninsular on Tuesday, just days before US President Barack Obama was due to embark on a crucial tour of Asia.

Timeline: a history of clashes between North and South Korea
The navies of North and South Korea clashed on Tuesday near their disputed Yellow Sea border. Here is a brief history of clashes between the two nations since the 1950-1953 Korean War, which ended only in an armistice and not a formal peace treaty.

Two Koreas in brief naval clash
By Jon Herskovitz and Kim Yeon-hee SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea's navies clashed briefly in the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, just ahead of a visit to Asia this week by U.S. President Barack Obama, in an incident that left a northern vessel damaged. North Korea has a habit of increasing tension prior to major regional events and has been seeking direct talks with the Obama Administration while riling global powers by last week saying it had produced more arms-grade Plutonium. The United...

U.S. Sending Envoy to N. Korea for Nuke Talks
After months of deliberation, Obama Administration accepts offer by North Korea to send a special envoy to Pyongyang for direct talks on nuclear issues, officials say. Washington -- The Obama Administration has decided, after months of deliberation, to accept an offer by North Korea to send a special envoy to Pyongyang for direct talks on nuclear issues, two Administration officials said Monday. President Barack Obama will send envoy Stephen Bosworth, although no date for his trip has been set,...

NYT > World: Navies of 2 Koreas Exchange Fire
This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . Fighting erupted when a North Korean Navy boat ventured across the so-called Northern Limit Line, according to a report.

U.S. to Send Envoy to North Korea For Nuclear Talks
A White House official said today that the Obama Administration will accept North Korea's invitation for a senior U.S. official to visit Pyongyang for talks to bring the Nuclear-armed regime back to disarmament negotiations. The decision by the Administration to send Stephen Bosworth to engage in direct talks is an effort to revive the six-party discussions to persuade North Korea to dismantle its Nuclear Weapons program in exchange for economic aid and improved ties. North Korea, said in a...

Korean Navies exchange fire
Korean Navies exchange fire

French president's special envoy meets in Pyongyang with North Korea's foreign minister
PYONGYANG, North Korea — The French president's special envoy on North Korea held talks Tuesday with the country's foreign minister during a visit to Pyongyang to explore the possibility of establishing diplomatic ties with the communist regime. Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun greeted French envoy Jack Lang and his delegation with handshakes before they sat down for talks, according to footage aired by television broadcaster APTN in Pyongyang. Lang, a former culture minister appointed by...

Koreas Exchange Shots Off Coast
North and South Korean naval patrol boats exchanged fire on Tuesday near the island of Daecheong-do, 20 miles off the North Korean coast. No South Koreans were killed in the skirmish, which began when a North Korean patrol boat entered disputed waters claimed by South Korea and ended when it retreated after being damaged by the South Korean boat, according to Korean news agency Yonhap. The sea beyond the "northern limit line," a border set by the U.N. but never acknowledged by North Korea, was...

North Korea's Self-Defense To Be Used for Developing More High-Tech Arms - Pravda.Ru: PHOTO
A real sea battle took place in the Yellow Sea today between the vessels of South and North Koreas. A NKorean boat was severely damaged in the clash. AP photo BREAKING NEWS North Korea will never give up its nuclear program Stupid laws of the world in pictures More... Officials of the two countries describe the conflict differently. An anonymous SKorean politician said that a NKorean patrol ship had entered the territorial waters of South Korea and continued traveling to the South. A SKorean...

U.S. announces one-on-one talks with North Korea
U.S. officials will soon meet unilaterally with North Korean representatives to facilitate the resumption of talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Tuesday.

World Leaders Celebrate Berlin Wall Anniversary
World leaders join tens of thousands of tourists and well-wishers on the streets of Berlin celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall. BREAKING NEWS North Korea will never give up its nuclear program Stupid laws of the world in pictures More... Chancellor Angela Merkel, the first German leader to have grown up in communist East Germany, told a ceremony at the historic Brandenburg Gate that German unity was still incomplete, as the East lagged in economic growth . The fall of...

Glamour Magazine 2009 Women of The Year Honors (Red Carpet Pics)
Glamour Magazine 2009 Women of The Year Honors took place at the Carnegie Hall on November 9, 2009 in New York City. Honorees included Maya Angelou, Serena Williams, Laura Ling & Euna Lee (American TV journalist who were arrested in North Korea), Rihanna, and many more. See Red Carpet pics and video recap below: Honoree/singer Rihanna speaks onstage the The 2009 Women of the Year hosted by Glamour Magazine at Carnegie Hall on November 9, 2009 in New York City.

Rihanna Wins An Award For Getting Beat Up: PHOTO
She won a Glamour Magazine "Women of the Year" award. So did those two journalists who wandered into North Korea and had to be rescued by Bill Clinton. Maybe they should call it the Glamour "Oops" Award. WOW! Our photographers are no strangers to the Red Carpet or snapping pictures of some of the world's biggest celebrities, but even then couldn't help but stop and stare when

EVENT PICS: GLAMOUR MAGAZINE -WOMEN OF THE YEAR' HONORS IN NYC: PHOTO
Glamour Magazine’s 2009 ‘Women of The Year’ Honors were held at Carnegie Hall on Monday (November 9th) in New York City. Honorees included: Maya Angelou (awarded with the lifetime achievement), Serena Williams (tennis champion), Laura Ling and Euna Lee (American TV journalists who were arrested in North Korea), Susan Rice (the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations), Rihanna (honored for her stance on Domestic Violence) and more. Click here for the full list of honorees and for...

Google to Provide Free Airport WiFi as Holiday Present
Google, Yahoo, eBay and Microsoft, all intend to temporarily provide free Wi-Fi access in airports, airplanes and public places for holiday season. BREAKING NEWS North Korea will never give up its nuclear program Stupid laws of the world in pictures More... Google Inc. announced Tuesday that it would provide free Wi-Fi access in 47 airports across the country, including Boston, Houston and Seattle, through Jan. 15. The airports handle about 35 percent of U.S. air travelers, the company said....

Navies Of Both Koreas Fire On Each Other: PHOTO
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast, South Korean officials said. The first naval clash in seven years broke out just a week before President Barack Obama is due to visit Seoul, raising suspicions the North’s communist regime is trying to rachet up tensions to gain a negotiating advantage. There were no South Korean casualties, the country’s...

Ida Turns into Tropical Depression
Tuesday Tropical Storm Ida drenched the US Gulf coast. Ida lost strength as it moved North and is forecast to further weaken. On Sunday Ida was a category two hurricane on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale. BREAKING NEWS North Korea will never give up its nuclear program Stupid laws of the world in pictures More... The Storm however remains dangerous: it is forecast to dump up to eight inches (20 centimeters) of rain across the southeastern United States, and area officials were preparing for...

Obama will send U.S. diplomat to North Korea for direct talks
President Obama has agreed to send a senior U.S. diplomat to North Korea for the first direct talks with the government there in more than a year, hoping the mission will lead to the renewal of multi-nation negotiations designed to end its nuclear program.

Medvedev to attend APEC summit in Singapore on November 14-15
Multimedia Moscow, November 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will attend an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to be held in Singapore on November 14-15, a Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday. APEC forum meetings began on Sunday and will culminate in a summit this weekend. During the summit, the Russian president will meet with his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, to discuss strategic arms cuts , as well as North Korea and Iran. The Kremlin earlier said that...

N. & S. Korean navies exchange fire
South Korea's semi-official Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday that North and South Korean naval forces have exchanged fire. Citing an unnamed South