World Mar 16 North Korea sentences American student to 15 years of hard labor An American student was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea for committing crimes against the state, the country’s Supreme Court found.
World Feb 29 U.S. student apologizes for ‘severe crimes’ in North Korea Two months after his arrest in North Korea, a U.S. college student confessed to committing a crime against the country in a dramatic news conference held in Pyoungyang on Monday.
World Feb 16 U.S. and Cuba sign agreement to resume commercial flights Officials from the U.S. and Cuba met in Havana Tuesday to sign an agreement allowing for commercial flights to resume between the two countries.
World Feb 11 Trial begins for former Nazi guard who worked at Auschwitz Today a trial began in Germany for a 94-year-old man who worked as a guard at Auschwitz during World War II.
World Jan 22 North Korea detains University of Virginia student North Korea announced today that a U.S. college student has been detained for trying to commit a “hostile act” against the country.
World Dec 11 Syrian refugees receive warm welcome in Canada A group of 163 Syrian refugees received a special welcome early Friday morning from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other politicians at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
World Dec 09 Venezuelan opposition wins supermajority in National Assembly Election officials in Venezuela confirmed Tuesday evening that a coalition of opposition parties won two-thirds of the seats in the country’s National Assembly following elections last Sunday.