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US College Students Attacked With Acid At French Train Station Forgive Assailant
By Associated Press
09.18.17 | 11:58 am
FILE - In this Saturday, June 3, 2017 file photo, Pope Francis attends an audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. Pope Francis says that when he was 42 he had sessions weekly with a psychoanalyst who was female and Jewish to "clarify some things." It wasn't specified what the future pontiff wanted to explore. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) FILE - In this Saturday, June 3, 2017 file photo, Pope Francis attends an audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. Pope Francis says that when he was 42 he had sessions weekly with a psychoanalyst who was female and Jewish to "clarify some things." It wasn't specified what the future pontiff wanted to explore. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Saw Female, Jewish Psychoanalyst Weekly At 42 To ‘Clarify Some Things’
By Associated Press
09.01.17 | 10:13 am
N. Korea Aggressive Missile Test Over US Ally Japan Sends Message Of Defiance
By FOSTER KLUG and KIM TONG-HYUNG
08.29.17 | 10:06 am
A man watches a TV screen showing a local news program reporting on North Korea's missiles with an image of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Three North Korea short-range ballistic missiles failed on Saturday, U.S. military officials said, which, if true, would be a temporary setback to Pyongyang's rapid nuclear and missile expansion. The banners read "South Korean Presidential Office, National Security Director Chung Eui-yong chaired a National Security Council meeting." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A man watches a TV screen showing a local news program reporting on North Korea's missiles with an image of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Three North Korea short-range ballistic missiles failed on Saturday, U.S. military officials said, which, if true, would be a temporary setback to Pyongyang's rapid nuclear and missile expansion. The banners read "South Korean Presidential Office, National Security Director Chung Eui-yong chaired a National Security Council meeting." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
South Korea: North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Towards Sea
By Associated Press
08.28.17 | 5:35 pm
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 25:  Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., leave after his verdict trial at the Seoul Central District Court on August 25, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee was handed down 5 years jail sentence while prosecutors sought a 12-year in prison. Lee, de facto chief of South Korean conglomerate, faces five charges connecting the bribery scandal involving ousted former President Park Geun-hye and her confidant Choi Soon-sil. The verdict affects the business of Samsung, which has launched new Galaxy Note 8 smartphone to wipe out the misery of exploding Note 7 last year.  (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Lee Jae-yong /// Please find attached pool photo. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 25:  Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., leave after his verdict trial at the Seoul Central District Court on August 25, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. Lee was handed down 5 years jail sentence while prosecutors sought a 12-year in prison. Lee, de facto chief of South Korean conglomerate, faces five charges connecting the bribery scandal involving ousted former President Park Geun-hye and her confidant Choi Soon-sil. The verdict affects the business of Samsung, which has launched new Galaxy Note 8 smartphone to wipe out the misery of exploding Note 7 last year.  (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Lee Jae-yong /// Please find attached pool photo.
Samsung Heir Gets 5 Years In Prison For Scandal Toppling South Korea President
By Youkyung Lee
08.25.17 | 11:44 am
Russia Bemoans US ‘Boundless’ Emphasis On New N. Korea Sanctions
By Associated Press
08.23.17 | 12:51 pm
North Korea Photos Suggest Designs For Possibly One Or Two New Missiles
By ERIC TALMADGE
08.23.17 | 10:48 am
FILE-- In this file photo taken on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, chief of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi, right, sits next to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif after being awarded medal of honor by President Hassan Rouhani during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran.  Iran's atomic chief warned Tuesday the Islamic Republic needs only five days to ramp up its uranium enrichment to 20 percent, a level at which the material could be used for a nuclear weapon. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File) FILE-- In this file photo taken on Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, chief of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi, right, sits next to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif after being awarded medal of honor by President Hassan Rouhani during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran.  Iran's atomic chief warned Tuesday the Islamic Republic needs only five days to ramp up its uranium enrichment to 20 percent, a level at which the material could be used for a nuclear weapon. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
Iran: Only 5 Days Needed To Ramp Up Uranium Enrichment Usable For Nukes
By Nasser Karimi
08.22.17 | 12:20 pm
Spain: Police Shoot Man Wearing Possible Bomb Belt West Of Barcelona
By Joseph Wilson and ARITZ PARRA
08.21.17 | 11:35 am
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, center, presides over a cabinet meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. U.S. and South Korean troops have begun annual drills that come after tensions rose over North Korea's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month. South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said Monday the drills are defensive in nature. He says the drills are held regularly because of repeated provocations by North Korea. (Kim Ju-hyung/Yonhap via AP) South Korean President Moon Jae-in, center, presides over a cabinet meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. U.S. and South Korean troops have begun annual drills that come after tensions rose over North Korea's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month. South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said Monday the drills are defensive in nature. He says the drills are held regularly because of repeated provocations by North Korea. (Kim Ju-hyung/Yonhap via AP)
US, South Korean Troops Start Drills Amid North Korea Standoff
By HYUNG-JIN KIM
08.21.17 | 9:50 am
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