N Korea warns against Christmas lights near border
‘This is not something to be ignored quietly’:
North Korea warned South Korea on Sunday of
“unexpected consequences” if Seoul displays Christmas lights near
the tense border, and vowed to retaliate for what it called
propaganda attempts. The South’s defence ministry said earlier it
was considering a request by a Seoul church group to put up
Christmas lights on a steel tower atop a military-controlled hill
near the border.
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No jobs for US troops returning from Iraq
Servicemen leaving the US military are forced to
deal with post-traumatic stress disorder, high unemployment and a
loss of camaraderie while they were serving. The deteriorating US
economy and soaring unemployment rates has left US soldiers and
veterans returning from Iraq with no choice but to grapple with a
bleak and uncertain future.
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Vatican’s American spokesman dies
Cardinal John Foley, who served as the Vatican’s
communications chief for over two decades, died early Sunday in
Pennsylvania. He was 76. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced
his death, without indicating the cause. But Foley was suffering
from leukemia.
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