Feb 26th, 2010 · Kim Yu-na won South Korea's first Olympic medal in figure skating at the Vancouver Olympics — and did it by setting a record. Mao Asada of Japan took silver, and Canada's Joannie Rochette got the bronze. American Mirai Nagasu finished fourth.
Feb 24th, 2010 · Kim Yu-na's score in the women's short program not only shattered her own record put her almost five points ahead of her chief rival, Japan's Mao Asada. Americans Rachael Flatt and Mirai Nagasu are in fifth and sixth place heading into Thursday's free skate.
Feb 8th, 2010 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reiterated his country's pledge to achieve a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula when he met a senior Chinese envoy, Beijing's official news agency reported. "The sincerity of relevant parties to resume the six-party talks is very important," Kim said.
Oct 8th, 2009 · The regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il appears to be rolling back reforms and putting succession plans on hold. Speculation has been swirling about whether the ailing Kim has anointed his youngest son as successor. But Kim Jong Il now is back on center stage.
Sep 14th, 2009 · The 26-year-old Belgian made history Sunday night, capping a comeback from two years out of tennis to become the first unseeded woman to win the Open — and the first mom to win a major since 1980 — with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki.
Sep 3rd, 2009 · When All Things Considered host Robert Siegel popped Kim Kashkashian's new CD into his player, he was "blown away" by the title track, Neharot, Neharot. It's a dark, impressionistic portrait of war and mourning by Israeli composer Betty Olivero. Hear excerpts from Kashkashian's striking new disc.
Aug 23rd, 2009 · Tens of thousands of mourners filled the lawn outside parliament for the state funeral Sunday of ex-President Kim Dae-jung, a longtime defender of democracy and advocate of reconciliation who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to reach out to communist North Korea.
Aug 18th, 2009 · Kim, who led South Korea from 1998-2003, survived assassination attempts during his years as a dissident and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his reconciliation efforts with communist North Korea.