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Korean Peninsula: Shooting heightens tensions

North Korea rejected a proposal to resume stalled reconciliation talks with South Korea, while Seoul denounced the communist regime Sunday for the shooting death of a tourist that heightened tension between the divided nations.

N. Korea blames S. Korea for tourist shooting

North Korea has blamed South Korea for the shooting death of a tourist near a mountain resort in the communist nation, according to reports.

N. Korean soldier kills S. Korean tourist

A North Korean soldier on Friday shot and killed a South Korean woman at Mt. Keumgang, a popular mountain resort in the communist nation, a government official in the South said.

South Korea's Lee offers talks with North

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Friday proposed reopening stalled reconciliation talks with North Korea in an address to the opening session of the National Assembly.

Time.com: North Korean Soldier Kills Tourist

A North Korean soldier fatally shot a South Korean tourist Friday at a mountain resort in the communist north

Time.com: Nuke Talks with NKorea to Resume

Negotiations on North Korea's nuclear program will resume this week for the first time in nine months, South Korea's nuclear envoy said Tuesday

S. Korea's Lee replaces cabinet members

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak named three new cabinet ministers Monday in the continuing fallout from his controversial policy to renew U.S. beef imports, the Yonhap news agency reported.

50,000 S. Koreans protest 'unsafe' U.S. beef

Tens of thousands of South Koreans were demonstrating Saturday on the streets of the capital to protest the government's decision to import what they say is unsafe U.S. beef.

S. Korean auto workers strike over U.S. beef

Tens of thousands of auto workers in South Korea went on strike Wednesday to oppose the government's lifting of a ban on U.S. beef imports.

Scores hurt in S. Korea beef protests

Thousands of protesters battled riot police in downtown Seoul early Sunday morning after a rally opposing South Korea's decision to import U.S. beef turned violent. More than 100 were wounded, the state news agency reported.

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