The man's daring escape, and the failure of South Korean guards to detect him, is the second embarrassing breach of the heavily fortified DMZ in recent months.
Read more ...'It Was Like Magic': Iraqis Visit Babylon And Other Heritage Sites For 1st Time National News
Domestic tourism has been strong in Iraq's northern Kurdish region, but sites in more impoverished, insecure areas tend to be visited less. A few Iraqi tourism companies are trying to change that.
Read more ...Despite Biden's ambitious climate plan, Haaland told lawmakers the country would not abandon fossil fuels "overnight." If confirmed, she would be the first Native American Cabinet secretary.
Read more ...Fed Chair Jerome Powell Warns Of Long Road Ahead To Recover Millions Of Lost Jobs National News
Powell warned it will take time to put millions of jobless Americans back to work, while also downplaying inflation threats.
Read more ...Oak Ridge, Tenn., Will Teach History Of Its Black Students Who Helped End Segregation National News
"Today almost no one in America knows about this landmark Civil Rights achievement," the city council said last year, in a proclamation honoring the Oak Ridge 85.
Read more ...'Red Line' Examines Syria's Use Of Chemical Weapons, And The World's Discovery Of It National News
Journalist Joby Warrick takes a detailed look at an excruciating moment for the world — the time in 2013 when the U.S. concluded that Syria's government had used chemical weapons in its civil war.
Read more ...Myanmar Nationals Deported From Malaysia Despite Outcry From Rights Groups National News
Malaysian immigration officials defied a court ordered stay and loaded the migrants onto three navy ships sent by Myanmar's military government to return them.
Read more ...Journalist Matthew Gavin Frank exposes the history of South Africa's nefarious diamond industry, accompanied by a tale of pigeons and their role in subversion, in crisp and poetic prose.
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