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World Links: A Deadly Month in Iraq, Suicide Blast Kills Afghan Spy Chief

World Links: A Deadly Month in Iraq, Suicide Blast Kills Afghan Spy Chief

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Sep 2nd, 2009 | 0 comments | 379 Views
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World Links: U.S. Plans Talks With North Korea, Conservatives Snub Ahmadinejad

World Links: U.S. Plans Talks With North Korea, Conservatives Snub Ahmadinejad

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Aug 24th, 2009 | 0 comments | 614 Views
(3 votes)
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World Links: Lockerbie Bomber Released, Ballots Counted in Afghanistan Election

World Links: Lockerbie Bomber Released, Ballots Counted in Afghanistan Election

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Aug 20th, 2009 | 0 comments | 777 Views
(2 votes)
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World Links: Protests and Tear Gas In Iran, Tension at First Fatah Conference In Two Decades

World Links: Protests and Tear Gas In Iran, Tension at First Fatah Conference In Two Decades

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Aug 5th, 2009 | 0 comments | 557 Views
(4 votes)
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World Links: Australian Police Arrest Terror Suspects, Iran Interrogates Detained Americans

World Links: Australian Police Arrest Terror Suspects, Iran Interrogates Detained Americans

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Aug 4th, 2009 | 0 comments | 844 Views
(2 votes)
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World Links: Taliban Lays Out New Rules of Engagement, Islamic Militants Kill Dozens in Nigeria

World Links: Taliban Lays Out New Rules of Engagement, Islamic Militants Kill Dozens in Nigeria

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Jul 27th, 2009 | 0 comments | 665 Views
(1 votes)
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Crossing Heaven’s Border: Video: Asia Society Discussion

Crossing Heaven’s Border: Video: Asia Society Discussion

Professor Katherine Moon, activist Steven Kim, and the Asia Society’s John Delury discuss the plight of North Koreans in China, what their experiences tell us about life back in North Korea, and the role journalists are playing in exposing one of the world’s most opaque regimes.

Jul 13th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,047 Views
(5 votes)
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World Links: G8 Leaders Pledge $20 Billion in Aid, Honduran Leadership Discussions Stall

World Links: G8 Leaders Pledge $20 Billion in Aid, Honduran Leadership Discussions Stall

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Jul 10th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,031 Views
(5 votes)
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Crossing Heaven’s Border: Video: Full Episode

Crossing Heaven’s Border: Video: Full Episode

Watch the full episode of Crossing Heaven's Border, and travel with North Korean defectors who make the life-threatening journey to freedom in South Korea.

Jul 2nd, 2009 | 30 comments | 13,726 Views
(57 votes)
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World Links: North Korea Fires Missiles, India Decriminalizes Homosexuality

World Links: North Korea Fires Missiles, India Decriminalizes Homosexuality

A round up of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Jul 2nd, 2009 | 0 comments | 844 Views
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Crossing Heaven’s Border: Introduction

Crossing Heaven’s Border: Introduction

(July 1, 2009) North Korean defectors take a life-threatening journey, traveling thousands of miles through China, Laos and Thailand, in the hope of settling as free citizens in South Korea. Intrepid South Korean journalists risk their own lives to capture the action and emotion.

Jul 1st, 2009 | 38 comments | 23,015 Views
(77 votes)
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Crossing Heaven’s Border: Video: A North Korean Defector Speaks

Crossing Heaven’s Border: Video: A North Korean Defector Speaks

North Korean defector Myong Hui Eom talks about her daily life in North Korea as a school teacher, a Christian, and finally as a prisoner.

Jun 30th, 2009 | 9 comments | 4,008 Views
(23 votes)
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Crossing Heaven’s Border: Video: A Missionary’s Perspective

Crossing Heaven’s Border: Video: A Missionary’s Perspective

An interview with Pastor Chun Ki Won, founder of the Durihana mission, which has helped over 700 North Koreans escape to the South.

Jun 30th, 2009 | 3 comments | 3,047 Views
(18 votes)
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Crossing Heaven’s Border: Helping North Korean Defectors

Crossing Heaven’s Border: Helping North Korean Defectors

Learn how you can help North Korean citizens and refugees like those featured in Crossing Heaven’s Border.

Jun 30th, 2009 | 2 comments | 1,894 Views
(12 votes)
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