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New U.N. chief Ban Ki moon takes over Starting his first day of work, new Secretary-General vowed to end mistrust of the United Nations
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| Feb.9 |
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New bird flu outbreak
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| Mar.21 |
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Seoul to resume N Korea flood aid
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| Apr.1 |
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US and S Korea agree trade deal
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| Apr.17 |
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S Korean named as campus gunman Police have named a student who shot dead 32 people at Virginia Tech as 23-year-old Cho Seung-hui
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| Apr.18 |
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South Korea shocked by U.S. shooting link
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| Apr.21 |
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Seoul to resume N Korea food aid
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| May.16 |
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Korean trains in historic link-up
A pair of passenger trains have crossed the heavily fortified border for the first time in more than 50 years
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| Jun.25 |
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S Korea resumes food aid to North
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| Jun.26 |
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'No survivors' in plane
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| Jul.1 |
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Tycoon Kim Seung-youn jailed for assault
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| Jul.20 |
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Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans| The militants threatened to kill a group of abducted Christians within 24 hours unless S. Korea withdraws its troops from Afghanistan | |
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| Jul.22 |
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Taliban extend deadline for hostages
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| Jul.23 |
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Deadline looms for hostages
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| Jul.25 |
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Taliban kills South Korean hostage One of 23 held hostage has been killed because Taliban demands hadn't been met
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S Korea urges release of hostages
The government condemned the Taleban for the death of one of the hostages, while sending an envoy to negotiate for the others' release
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| Jul.26 |
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S Korean hostage pleads for help
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Afghans negotiate with Taliban
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| Jul.27 |
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Koreans 'alive' as deadline passes
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| Jul.28 |
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Afghan elders join Korean hostages talks
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| Jul.29 |
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Taliban: Hostages will die Monday
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Lightning kills five climbers
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| Jul.30 |
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Taliban resumes talks on hostages
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Taliban: Male hostage shot dead A second South Korean hostage held captive has been killed, a spokesman for the militants said. The body was dropped off in the province of Ghazni
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| Aug.7 |
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Two Koreas to hold summit The leaders of N. and S. Korea will hold their second-ever summit later this month
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| Aug.10 |
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S. Korean negotiators meet Taliban
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| Aug.11 |
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Taliban: 2 hostages to be released
The militants holding 21 Korean hostages will release two female hostages who are unwell
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| Aug.13 |
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Two female Korean hostages freed Kim Kyung Ja and Kim Jina were now in Ghazni's provincial capital, 25 days after they were seized
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| Aug.18 |
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Korean summit postponed by floods
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| Aug.28 |
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Taliban: Korean hostages to be released South Korean negotiators have reached a deal with militants holding 19 S. Korean Christian aid workers for over a month
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| Aug.29 |
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Taliban frees 12 South Korean hostages
The hostages were released into the care of officials of the Red Cross at 3 separate locations in central Afghanistan close to the city of G...
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| Aug.30 |
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban| Kidnappers released the 7 remaining hostages and handed them over to Red Cross officials | | |
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| Sep.1 |
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Freed Koreans return home| The 19 church workers freed from captivity in Afghanistan have arrived home in Seoul, after being held by the Taleban for 6 weeks | |
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| Sep.7 |
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Bush spars with Roh on Korean war President Bush told South Korean President a formal end to the Korean War begins when N. Korea halts its secretive nuclear weapons program
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| Oct.1 |
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President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone 
South Korea's president crossed the Cold War's last frontier in a symbolic walk of reconciliation for talks with his North Korean counterpart
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Kim greets Roh in Pyongyang North Korean leader greeted South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun to begin the second summit between the two countries
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| Oct.2 |
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Two Koreas open summit talks Leaders of the two Koreas opened formal talks, following a chilly reception for the South Korean president from Kim Jong Il
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| Oct.3 |
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Korean leaders sign declaration Kim Jong Il and Roh Moo-hyun signed a joint statement, pledging to begin work on a permanent peace agreement
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| Nov.27 |
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Two Koreas begin security talks The defense chiefs have begun a rare meeting to discuss easing tension across their disputed sea border, pledging to end the peninsula's div...
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| Dec.7 |
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Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea Thousands of tons of oil spilled off the western coast of South Korea after an oil tanker collided with a barge carrying a crane
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| Dec.9 |
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South Korea faces 'sea of oil'
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| Dec.10 |
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Inter-Korean train service starts The first cargo train providing regular service across the border between the two Koreas in more than a half century left for the North
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| Dec.19 |
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Lee set for landslide 
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Seoul poll winner tough on North
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| Dec.24 |
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14 sailors missing