ABC News originally shared this post:Kim's death was announced Monday by the state television from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.
His death was announced Monday by state television two days after he died. North Korea's news agency reported that he had died at 8:30 a.m. Saturday after having a heart attack on a train, adding that he had been treated for cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases for a long time. He was 69, according to official records, but some reports indicate he was 70.
His death was announced Monday by state television two days after he died. North Korea's news agency reported that he had died at 8:30 a.m. Saturday after having a heart attack on a train, adding that he had been treated for cardiac and cerebrovascular diseases for a long time. He was 69, according to official records, but some reports indicate he was 70.
North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader Kim Jong Il has died
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Satellite image of North Korea at night. http://on.msnbc.com/tGBIuK
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A glimpse into the world inherited by Kim Jong Un.
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Robert Downey Jr.'s sequel "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" debuted on top with a $40 million weekend, off 36 percent from the first installment's $62.3 million debut two years ago.
"Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" did even worse than "Holmes." "Chipwrecked" opened at No. 2 with $23.5 million, about half the business the first two "Chipmunks" movies did on their debut weekends.
"Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" did even worse than "Holmes." "Chipwrecked" opened at No. 2 with $23.5 million, about half the business the first two "Chipmunks" movies did on their debut weekends.
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The church of the Saint life-giving Trinity has opened on the Phuket Island in Thailand. This is the fourth Russian Orthodox church in that country.
The first one opened in Bangkok in 2005. Now two more Orthodox churches are under construction in Thailand – one in Pattaya and one - on the island of Samui.
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A look at which European nations have the most people employed in the tech industry.
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A pair of young journalists is documenting it before it's gone for good.
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Maung Thura "Zarganar" (also called Zaganar also Zargana; pronounced [zàɡənà]; born 27 January 1961) is a popular Burmesecomedian, film actor, and a film director as well as a fierce critic and often political prisoner of the Burmese military government. Known for his wicked puns against the government, Zarganar, whose name translates to "tweezers", is widely considered to be the most popular comedian and satirist in Myanmar.
In September 2006, Zarganar was banned indefinitely from performing publicly or participating in any kind of entertainment related work. He was arrested on 4 June 2008 for speaking to foreign media about the situation of millions of people left homeless after a cyclone devastated the Irrawaddy delta. In November 2008, he was sentenced to 59 years in prison, convicted of "public order offenses", under four sections of the criminal code—17/2, 32 (b), 295 (a) and 505 (b), much more than the anticipated maximum of two years. On 16 February 2009, following the appeals by the family, Yangon Divisional Court reduced the prison sentence by "up to 24 years", bringing the sentence down to 35 years. In December 2008, Zarganar has been sent to Myitkyina Prison in Kachin State in the country's far north, from which he was freed on 11 October 2011 in a mass amnesty of political prisoners.
Zarganar was awarded the Lillian Hellman and Dashiel Hammett Award, given by the Fund for Free Expression, a committee organized by New York based Human Rights Watch.[7] In October 2008, Zarganar was awarded One Humanity Award by PEN Canada of which he is an honorary member.
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Zarganar. Zarganar reading the letters that he wrote in prison for his friends at his home in Yangon on October 13, 2011. Native name, ဇာဂနာ. Born, Thura 27 January 1961 (1961-01-27) (age 50) Rangoon,...
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Man City 1 - 0 Arsenal http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16129455.stm
Man City 1 - 0 Arsenal http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16129455.stm
Manchester City return to the top of the Premier League after a brief hiatus as they beat Arsenal in an absorbing game.
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As readers know, the recent past has been especially bleak for those who harboured some hope that there might be some reform of the draconian Article 112. Sentences have been tough and the media ha......
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However, when I lived in Thailand, the resident director of the organization I was working for warned me and the other volunteers never to say anything negative about the monarchy, because Thailand hands out some of the world’s harshest prison sentences for violating lèse majesté laws. Indeed, we were warned that if paper money was ever blown out of our hands, that we shouldn’t step on it to stop it floating away as Thai baht bills have a picture of the King on the front, and anyone stepping on his image risks a jail term for doing so.
http://the-diplomat.com/asean-beat/2011/12/17/thailand-and-lese-majeste/
http://the-diplomat.com/asean-beat/2011/12/17/thailand-and-lese-majeste/
Thailand's lèse majesté laws are notoriously tough. But is the government using them to score political points?
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