South Korean groups visit Pyongyang to honor Kim Jong Il
Two delegations totaling 18 South Koreans crossed the border for a two day trip to Pyongyang to visit the Kumsusan Memorial Palace where Kim Jong Il lies in state. The groups are led by Kim Dae Jung's widow and Hyundai Group chair Hyun Jeong Eun, reflecting ties to the North.
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Kim Jong 1
Kumsusan
Kim
Seoul
Unification Ministry
Kim Dae-jung
Hyundai Group
Hyun Jeong-eun
Tragedy and Threats Hit Indonesia Elephants and Connecticut Fire
In Sumatra a herd drive turned deadly when 60 year old Muhammad Amin was trampled as farmers tried to chase a wild elephant. Only about 3000 Sumatran elephants remain in the wild amid shrinking habitat. In Connecticut a Christmas morning fire killed Madonna Badger’s parents and three children while Badger and a companion escaped.
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Indonesia
Sumatra
Nyak Cut
Geumpang
Cut
Muhammad Amin
Stamford
Conn
Connecticut
Madonna Badger
Paul Guzda
Badger
NORAD tracks Santa set new holiday records this year
NORAD Tracks Santa reported 102000 phone queries from children beginning Saturday and 999000 likes on its Facebook page with 89000 Twitter followers. The tradition at NORAD began in 1955 after a misprinted hotline ad led kids to call the defense command.
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West Bank
Denver
Santa Claus
Santa Tracking
Peterson Air Force Base
Colorado
NORAD
al Blondin
Santa
Cmdr
Bill Lewis
North American Aerospace Defense Command
Cartel security chief arrested by Mexican army
Mexican army announces the capture of the security head for the Sinaloa cartel in Culiacan. The suspect oversaw operations in Durango and southern Chihuahua and managed killings, disappearances, extortion and arson for Joaquin Guzman El Chapo's organization.
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Guzman
Culiacan
Mexico
Army
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Chihuahua
U N and Iraq Agree on Plan to Relocate Ashraf Camp
The United Nations and the Iraqi government sign an agreement to relocate several thousand Iranian exiles from Camp Ashraf to a temporary site near Baghdad. No move timeline or new site is specified yet.
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Hillary Clinton
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People’s Mujahedeen Organization of
Iran
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Saddam
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Rogelio Montes de Oca
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Berkeley
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