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Focus on Jong-Il funeral for clues to North Korea’s mood

NORTH KOREA was preparing a massive farewell to late leader Kim Jong-Il yesterday as it strove to strengthen a new personality cult around his son and successor Kim Jong-Un.

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South Korea stops imports of German meat over health concerns

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Trains cross Korean border after 57-year stand-off

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North Korea 'testing our will', says Bush

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Iraqi militants behead South Korean hostage

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Hostage beheaded after Seoul refuses demands

Al-Qaida linked kidnappers behead Korean hostage

An al-Qaida linked Iraqi militant group beheaded its South Korean hostage today and his body was found on a road between Baghdad and Fallujah.

Tue, 22 Jun, 2004

South Korean captive 'still alive'

A South Korean man captured in Iraq is still alive, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.

Tue, 22 Jun, 2004

Hostage's fate unknown after deadline passes

The fate of a South Korean hostage held by Iraqi militants remained unknown early today after the deadline set by his captors for his country to withdraw troops from Iraq had passed.

Tue, 22 Jun, 2004

North Korea 'fires missile into sea'

North Korea launched a missile that landed in the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, a South Korean Defence Ministry official said today.

Tue, 25 Feb, 2003