Bill Clinton meets Obama to discuss North Korea tripAugust 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Tuesday met Bill Clinton at the White House to discuss the former president's trip to North Korea earlier this month. Clinton had gone to North Korea to secure the release of two US journalists who had been held there for months, and the White House said at the time that the 42nd president would soon debrief Obama on the trip.
Clinton leaves North Korea with journalistsAugust 5th, 2009 PYONGYANG - The two American journalists pardoned by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il left the country Wednesday aboard a chartered plane carrying the homebound former US president Bill Clinton.
Clinton arrived unexpectedly in Pyongyang Tuesday and met the North Korean leader to secure the release of two journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who were arrested in March for sneaking into the communist country illegally.
Former President Clinton says he's gratified with release of 2 journalists from North KoreaAugust 5th, 2009 Former President Clinton gratified about releaseWASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton says he's "very happy" that a pair of American journalists have been freed from imprisonment in North Korea. In a statement released from his New York office, Clinton called their plight a "long ordeal," and said he was gratified that they "are now home and reunited with their loved ones."
Clinton went to Pyongyang as a private citizen acting as an envoy for the United States to work out a deal to win the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee.
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.
Bill Clinton lands in US with two freed journalistsAugust 5th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Former US President Bill Clinton arrived early Wednesday morning at Burbank Airport near Los Angeles, California, after his mission gaining the release of two pardoned American journalists who had been detained since March in North Korea. Clinton, Laura Ling and Euna Lee had flown from Pyongyjang after the ex-president's previously unannounced 20-hour visit during which he met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who pardoned the two journalists.
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 says reporters held in NKorea sorry, calls for their releaseJuly 11th, 2009 Clinton says reporters held in NKorea sorryWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday urged North Korea to grant amnesty to two American reporters sentenced to 12 years of hard labor last month for illegally entering North Korea. Clinton said the reporters have expressed "great remorse for this incident" and called on the North to allow Laura Ling and Euna Lee to quickly return home to their families.
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.
Supporters hold vigils for 2 Current TV reporters detained and on trial in North KoreaJune 4th, 2009 Vigils held for US reporters on trial in N. KoreaSANTA MONICA, Calif.
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.
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.
North Korea confirms detention of two US journalistsMarch 22nd, 2009 PYONGYANG - North Korea Saturday confirmed that it detained two US journalists for entering the country illegally. The two US citizens were detained Tuesday when they crossed the border with China.
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