US envoy on N.Korean rights paints bleak picture
 

The U.S. special envoy for human rights in North Korea called the state "a hidden world of hopelessness and terror" on Friday and said Pyongyang's treatment of its citizens was a global concern.

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WTO heads for showdown hoping history is no guide
 

World Trade Organisation (WTO) states head for potentially decisive talks in Hong Kong next week on a global trade pact, hoping history will be no guide to the outcome.

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