Poland election tests successor to fallen president
POLAND voters choose a new president more than two months after Lech Kaczynski's death. Front runner Bronislaw Komorowski backs EU ties and euro adoption within five years, with rival Jaroslaw Kaczynski emphasizing crime, welfare, and Catholic values amid a broader EU crisis.
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Poland
European Union
Afghanistan
Bronislaw Komorowski
Civic Platform Party
Donald Tusk
Jaroslaw Kaczynski
Lech Kaczynski
Korea's enduring war from a 1950 dawn to a stalled armistice
The piece recalls the 1950 start of the Korean War on June 25, the rapid rise of U S and Chinese involvement, and the 1953 armistice that paused fighting. It notes the long shadow on today’s geopolitics, and how Korea shaped U S defense policy, the Cold War, and regional economies. It highlights 2.5 mile DMZ, 135 mile frontline, 27 000 U S troops, and key incidents from Pueblo to Cheonan.
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South Korea
Hong Il-sik
Park Sun-yup
Korea
North Korea
Paik
War Memorial
South
U.S
China
Pusan
Walker
Ridgway
Syngman Rhee
Harry Truman
National Security Council
U.S. Vietnam
Southeast Asia
America
Shen Zhihua
Associated Press
Mao Tse-tung
Asia
Koreas
North
Yemen militants breach intelligence HQ in Aden freeing detainees
Four suspected al Qaida gunmen storm Yemen’s intelligence headquarters in Aden, fatally wounding 11 people and freeing detainees in a high profile attack. Officials warn of Yemen’s weak central government facing a growing militant threat linked to al Qaida networks and insider access.
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San’a. Yemen
al- Qaida
Yemen
U.S
Hassan al- Lozy
Al-Arabiya
USS
Ali Abdullah Saleh
al-Qaida
Arabian Peninsula
Aden
Mansour Hael
Soldier saves buddy from suicide in Iraq battle drill
Army Specialist Joseph Sanders attempted suicide after a painful divorce and desert heat. His friend Specialist Albert Godding disabled the rifle by removing the firing pin, averting the self harm. Godding later received the Meritorious Service Medal for the save.
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Albert Godding
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Baghdad
U.S. Army
Cpl
Albert Godding Pose
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