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1. Legacy of a bitter civil war divides the generations

   Posted Dec 17th 2004, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... The killings, the hunger and the brutality of the Korean war may have ended over half a century ago but they remain etched in the memories of older South Koreans. Many, like Oh Zhe-jung, a 69-year-old retired economist, remain unrelentingly hostile to com ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/482434/legacy-bitter-civil-war-divides-generations
2. News - World - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

   Central African Republic on brink of collapse, say UN officials

   Posted Aug 16th 2013, 12:00am by Reuters

   ... to the Central African Republic, retired lieutenant general Babacar Gaye. The African Union and United Nations plan to send experts to the country shortly to assess exactly what is needed and UN ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1296947/central-african-republic-brink-collapse-say-un-officials
3. News - World

   Czech bootleggers find themselves in Kafkesque trial

   Posted Sep 19th 2012, 03:16pm by Reuters in Prague

   ... from home distillation, common in the Czech Republic, if it is done clumsily, but the victims said they had purchased bottles at kiosks and stores. The Czechs, makers of the original Pilsner ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1040631/czech-bootleggers-find-themselves-kafkesque-trial
4. News - World - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

   Central African Republic's Francois Bozize flees as rebels invade capital

   Posted Mar 24th 2013, 11:26am by Agence France-Presse in Bangui

   ... Rebels in the Central African Republic seized control of the capital yesterday after a rapid assault, with President Francois Bozize reportedly fleeing the country. Fighters in the Seleka rebel coalition launched an offensive on Bangui after the collapse of a two-month-old peace deal in the notoriously unstable former French colony - ignoring a call for talks to avoid ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1198580/central-african-republic-rebels-push-capital-bangui
5. News - World

   Envoy reminds Americans that Chechen is not Czech

   Posted Apr 22nd 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... Agence France-Presse in Washington Memo for Americans: Chechen is not Czech Chechen is not the same as Czech. The Czech Republic is different from Chechnya. That's the simple message that the Czech government wants Americans to know in the aftermath of the bombings in the Boston Marathon, allegedly by two brothers of Chechen origin. The Czech Republic's ambassador to the United ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1220056/envoy-reminds-americans-chechen-not-czech
6. News - World - NORTHERN IRELAND

   Brother of Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams guilty of raping daughter

   Posted Oct 03rd 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... was featured in a television documentary. She waived her right to anonymity. Liam Adams had handed himself in to police in the Republic of Ireland in 2010 after police in Northern Ireland issued a European Arrest Warrant. He was extradited in 2011. Gerry Adams is the leader of the republican, socialist Sinn Fein party which is seeking union between the Republic of Ireland and Northern ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1322963/brother-sinn-fein-chief-gerry-adams-guilty-raping-daughter
7. News - World

   Regional allies send troops to battle Central African Republic rebels

   Posted Jan 02nd 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... the strategic town, which is about 75 kilometres north of the capital. Fomac was launched in 2008 by the Economic Community of Central African States in a bid to stabilise the Central African Republic ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1117880/regional-allies-send-troops-battle-central-african-republic-rebels
8. HK four-midable in Olympic opener

   Posted Feb 24th 2011, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Hong Kong's London Olympic Games qualifying campaign got off to a winning start last night when they beat the Maldives 4-0. Tai Po forward To Hon-to had a dream start in the first-round match. He found the net just 25 seconds into the game when he he ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/739017/hk-four-midable-olympic-opener
9. China proving to be saviour of the world's poorest people

   Posted Feb 14th 2011, 12:00am by Toh Han Shih

   ... 'For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life.' US president John Kennedy in his inaugural address 50 years ago Kennedy made his speech during the cold war, when the Soviet Union a ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/738134/china-proving-be-saviour-worlds-poorest-people
10. News - World - DR CONGO

    DRC rebels threaten advance, say Kabila must go

    Posted Nov 21st 2012, 08:37pm by Agence France-Presse in Goma

    ... Agence France-Presse in Goma Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo warned on Wednesday they had the entire country in their sights after seizing the key eastern city of Goma, and demanded that President Joseph Kabila leave power. “We are not going to stop at Goma, we will go as far as Bukavu, Kisangani and Kinshasa,” M23 spokesman Viannay Kazarama told a crowd massed ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1087694/drc-rebels-threaten-advance-say-kabila-must-go

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