Was Barack Obama a Foreign Exchange Student?

At IBD, " Former Classmate Speculates About Obama Applying for Foreign Student Aid ." Read it at the link, and here's this fro...

North Koreans Meet Their First Lady

At the New York Times, " North Korean Leader Marries ."

Burma's Opposition Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Exhausted, Becomes Ill During Switzerland Press Conference

At the Australian, " Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi falls ill from exhaustion on Europe tour ." RELATED : At the Los A...

North Korea's Nuclear Embarrassment

The Los Angeles Times reports, " North Korea's failed missile may foreshadow nuclear test ": Experts say that experience sugg...

North Korean Launch Fails

See the report at the Wall Street Journal , " Pyongyang Admits Test of Rocket Collapses; U.S. Condemns 'Provocative Action' ....

Japan Barely Avoided Nuclear Worst-Case Scenario During Fukushima Disaster

A fascinating report, at New York Times , " Japan Considered Tokyo Evacuation During the Nuclear Crisis ": TOKYO — In the darkest ...

North Koreans Sent to Labor Camps for Not Crying Enough Over Death of 'Dear Leader'

Seriously. At London's Daily Mail , " Punished for not crying: Thousands of North Koreans face labour camps for not being upset eno...

Obama Slashes Pentagon Budget Amid Growing International Danger

At USA Today , " Obama announces Pentagon budget cuts ": The new military strategy includes $487 billion in cuts over the next dec...

China Takes Aim at U.S. Naval Might

At great piece, at Wall Street Journal (via Google ):  The USS Gerald R. Ford was supposed to help secure another half century of American ...

Kim Jong Il Funeral Uses 1970s Lincolns

This is interesting. At USA Today , " Kim Jong Il's death: North Korea uses 1970s Lincolns ." And at New York Times , " A...

A Blend of Cult and Coercion in North Korea

It's a question on the minds of many: What explains the almost macabre outpouring of grief at the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jo...

Death of Kim Jong Il Creates New Layer of Risk to East Asia

The Los Angeles Times examines the impact of Kim's death on the regional economy, " Kim Jong Il's death could upset regional e...

North Korea's Kim Jong Il Has Died

At Los Angeles Times , " North Korea says leader Kim Jong Il has died ." And at Hot Air, " Breaking: Kim Jong-Il dead ."...

Thailand Floods Bring Fears of Escaped Crocodiles

Interesting piece, at WSJ , " As Floodwaters Rise, So Do Thais' Crocodile Fears: Reptiles Escape Farms, Spurring Bid to Bring Them ...