Posts Tagged ‘korea’
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North Korea threatens South Korea with ‘final destruction’
North Korea threatened South Korea with "final destruction" during a debate at the United Nations Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday, saying it could take further steps after a nuclear test last week.
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US presses for sanctions against North Korea
A senior U.S. diplomat says Washington is pushing hard for tough international sanctions against North Korea following its successful long-range rocket launch last month.
Human Rights Watch calls for Rwanda to arrest Congolese war crimes suspect
Human Rights Watch is calling for Rwandan military officials to stop arming and supporting a Congolese war crimes suspect, and arrest him.
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South Sudan accuses Khartoum of ‘bad faith’ ahead of Ttalks
ADDIS ABABA - South Sudan's chief peace negotiator has accused Sudan of bad faith as the two countries sit down for direct talks on security issues. An air of mistrust hung over the luxury hotel where the two Sudans began th...
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Open Doors calls for Global prayer for North Korea on Sunday
Open Doors, an international Christian ministry which serves persecuted believers, is mobilizing Christians around the world to participate in a day of prayer Sunday for North Korea.
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Gospel spread, grew in Korea without direct support from missionaries
A new book about Christianity in Korea says the faith spread throughout the country without any direct support from missionaries. The book, “Inside the Catholic Church in Korea,” is published in both the Korean and English lang...
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N. Korea leadership change not expected to improve treatment of country’s Christians
Christians are not expecting any improvement in their human rights in North Korea with any change in leadership, the head of a church coalition said recently. Sam Kim, executive director of the Korean Church Coalition for North...
Christian Solidarity Worldwide appeals to EU to investigate humanitarian crimes in N. Korea
A Christian group will host a delegation of North Korean experts to urge the European Union to investigate human rights violations in North Korea. Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a nongovernmental organization for Christians, w...
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Former President Carter secures release of Christian activist who entered N. Korea illegally
Former President Jimmy Carter successfully secured the release of Christian activist Aijalon Mahli Gomes from North Korea, and the two are heading back to the U.S. at press time. The Carter Center, in a statement said, “A...
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Carter will leave for N. Korea to intercede for jailed U.S. Christian
Former President Jimmy Carter will leave for North Korea to intercede for the release of a U.S. Christian man who was sentenced to eight years of hard labor for illegally crossing the border from China. Carter hopes to bring ho...