SKorean worker freed after monthslong detention in North crosses border into SouthAugust 13th, 2009 SKorean worker held in NKorea returns to SouthSEOUL, South Korea — An official says that a South Korean freed by the North after months in detention has crossed the border into the South. Unification Ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong-ju said that Yoo Seong-jin returned home late Thursday and will soon arrive at a South Korean immigration control center near the border.
New Mexico's Gov. Richardson calls release of journalists a win for both Washington, PyongyangAugust 5th, 2009 Richardson: Freed journalists a win for both sidesWASHINGTON — Gov. Bill Richardson says both the United States and North Korea can cite victory from the high-level talks that sprang two American journalists from jail in the reclusive communist country.
Clinton leaves North Korea with two journalists (Second Lead)August 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US former president Bill Clinton left North Korea Wednesday morning with two American journalists who had been detained since March in the communist country, CNN reported. Clinton, Laura Ling and Euna Lee were on their way to Los Angeles, where the two women are to meet their families, CNN quoted Clinton spokesman Matt McKenna as saying.
Former president Clinton leaves North Korea with journalists, headed for Los AngelesAugust 5th, 2009 Clinton departs North Korea with journalistsWASHINGTON — Bill Clinton's spokesman says the former president has left North Korea with two American journalists who had been held hostage. Matt McKenna said late Tuesday that Clinton has "safely left North Korea with Laura Ling and Euna Lee." He said they're flying to Los Angeles, where the journalists will be reunited with their families.
Gov. Schwarzenegger, wife applaud pardon of Calif journalists, wish them safe returnAugust 4th, 2009 Schwarzenegger applauds pardon of 2 journalistsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is applauding the pardon of two California journalists sentenced to 12 years of labor in prison in North Korea.
North Korea's must overturn 'cruel verdict' on detained journos :NYTJune 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - The verdict by a North Korean court to jail two American journalists, Euna Lee and Laura Ling, could further sour the already estranged relationship between Washington and Pyongyang, an editorial in the New York Times said. North Korea's bankrupt justice system may have further aggravated problems for the country by awarding 12 years of hard labor to Lee and Ling.
North Korea urged to release US journalistsJune 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Monday called on North Korea to release two US women journalists who were held for illegally entering that country on humanitarian grounds. "We call on the North Korean authorities to release the two young ladies, allow them to be reunited with their families, and we're very, very focused on that right now," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters.
White House says 2 US journalists were wrongly convicted in NKorea, issue is humanitarianJune 8th, 2009 Gibbs: 2 convicted journalists are innocentWASHINGTON — The White House says two U.S. journalists convicted and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in North Korea are innocent.
North Korea to try US journalistsMay 14th, 2009 PYONGYANG - A North Korean court will try two detained US journalists June 4, the state-run news agency reported Thursday. Euna Lee, a Korean-American, and Laura Ling, a Chinese-American, were detained March 17 near the Tumen River, which marks the border with China.
US calls on North Korea to release journalistsApril 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US called on North Korea to release the two American journalists who are facing criminal charges in the Stalinist state. 'We continue to call on the North Koreans to release the two Americans so they can be returned to their families,' State Department acting spokesman Robert Wood said.
North Korea decides to indict two American reportersApril 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - North Korea today said that it has decided to indict two US journalists who have been detained for more than five weeks on charges of illegally entering the country and committing "hostile acts."
"Our related agency has completed its investigation of the American journalists. It has formally decided to put them on trial based on confirmed criminal data," North Korea's state-run news agency, KCNA, reported.
NKorea formally decides to put detained US journalists on trialApril 24th, 2009 NKorea decides to indict detained US journalistsSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday it formally decided to indict two U.S. journalists arrested on its border with China more than a month ago.
Two American journalists face trial in North KoreaApril 24th, 2009 PYONGYANG - North Korea is to begin trial of two American journalists arrested last month from its border with China, the official news agency KCNA reported Friday. The news agency said investigation into the crimes of the two woman journalists has been completed and North Korea has decided to put them on trial.
North Korea to try detained US journalistsApril 24th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea Friday said it has concluded its investigation into the alleged illegal entry of two US journalists now detained by the Stalinist state and formally decided to put them on trial. The state-run Korean Central News Agency said 'hostile acts' had been concluded and the two women were also to be indicted on charges of illegal entry.
Two US journalists detained in North Korea: ReportMarch 19th, 2009 SEOUL - Two US journalists have been detained by North Korean authorities, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported Thursday. The women journalists were detained two or three days ago near the Tumen River that borders China, Yonhap quoted unnamed sources as saying.
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