somebody's in. >> [speaking korean] >> [speaking korean] >> first impressions aren't too promising. well, that looks like it's another refusal--people telling us they're simply too busy or the internet is too crucial to their daily lives to take part. eventually, we find 2 families who agree to cut the umbilical cord for a few days. first, meet the kims. the 2 boys are classic products of the internet generation. for them, being disconnected is almost unimaginable. >> [speaking korean] >> these days, i go on the internet as soon as i wake up. i'm developing my own home page, and there's things i need to find out on the net. sometimes, i work online all day, past sunset. on average, i probably use it for about 6 hours a day. >> [speaking korean] >> i use the internet for about 5 hours a day, mostly playing computer games. if i can't do that, i might get cravings. >> here we go, then. this is switch-off day, um, one week without the internet, starting from now. how do you feel? what are your hopes and fears looking ahead to this week? >> [speaking korean] >> i stay in touch by checkin

that hasn't happened since the korean war. lee initially faced criticism that his hard line policy had provoked the hostilities, but now public opinion is split between those who want dialogue with north korea and those who support a tough approach. >> right. with that background, do you -- how do you think he will deal with the north during his remaining two years in office? >> well, his task is to include relations and discourage any further provocations that north korea remains as unpredictable as ever. before last november's attack, reviewed its uranium enrichment program in defiance of denuclearization talks. and after it shelled yeonpyeong island, it went on to purport dialogue with south korea likely in a bid to secure economic aid. so lee's main job is to try to figure out north korea's next move. >> try to figure out north korea's next move. that's really really hard when it comes to north korea. in that respect, where does south korea's relationship with the united states fit in? >> well, he says he's determined to s

the to the chinese and the north korean government as much as we did. and to show you how badly we hurt the chinese, that 150,000 men the chinese army consisted of, one of their generals said they only had 55,000 effective after the battle out of 150,000. that is how devastated they were. so they were hurt pretty bad by us. but anyhow, i was getting back to the 100,000 civilians the wanted to come out and our leader said after we get the man knelt, send the ships back and they went back and put 100,000 dockery and civilians on the ships and brought them out to south korea to be the reason they heeded the chinese and the north koreans is because they were normal people. they didn't want the war or know what was about but the new that the north koreans and the chinese for kicking them out of their houses, beating their food, killing their livestock, with a version of the head colin and they wanted out. so we brought them out and the rest is history again. but of course, people don't talk about the korean war. it's the forgotten war. and that's the sad thi

and they're going to be doing the korean, the korean war? they're going to redo that whole, all the aircraft there. they're working on it now. i don't know if it's open yet. but if anyone wants to really see a lot of airplanes, that's where to go. [laughter] >> great, great. i believe, you know, there's some talk of a korean war museum being -- >> illinois. >> in illinois, okay. >> i'd just like to ask everybody if you had a great time at the pritzker military library in chicago. [applause] our 290th program, and you can see them every week on the internet or on television. david sears. [applause] >> thank you. >> if you're just joining us, the book is "such men as these," published by decampo press. visit us at pretty kerr military library -- pritzker military library.org. i'm ed tracy, thanks for joining us and thanks for coming. [applause] >> david sears is the author of several books including "the last epic naval battle" "and at war with the wind." he's a former u.s. navy officer. for more information visit pritzker military library.org

a south korean island, plunging ties into a freeze. south korean government sources told nhk that officials from the two countries met in china's northeastern city of shenyang around november 13th at the north's request. they said the two sides discussed improving ties, which had soured after the sinking of a south korean naval ship last march. they also talked about humanitarian aid to the flood-stricken north as well as possibly holding a summit. but on november 23rd north korea shelled yeonpyeong island. the sources said the south became distrustful of the north for taking a provocative action after asking for dialogue. they said this spurred south korean president lee myung bak to make a remark which could be interpreted as giving up on dialogue with the north's leader, kim jong il. the south korean government has proposed holding working-level military talks with north korea on february 11th in response to requests by the north. however, the government said it will carefully consider what the north says about the sinking and shell

. >>> lawmakers in south korea have sent a birthday present to north korean leader kim jong-il. they released balloons across the country's shared border carrying 100,000 leaflets denouncing his dictatorship. six lawmakers from south korea ruling grand national party carried out the protest on wednesday at imjin gak, near the demilitarized zone, coinciding with kim's 69th birthday. the balloons were equipped with timers so they would drop the leaflets over north korean territory three hours after their release. the literatu rerature criticizes north korea's hereditary rule and features photos of kim jong-il drinking wine alongside starving north korean citizens. >> translator: i believe it's our responsibility to let north koreans know just what's going on outside their country and also to pave the way for them so they can decide their own future. >> this is the first time south korean lawmakers have taken part in this kind of protest against north korea. they were apparently motivated by the country's shelling of a south korean island and its alleged sinking of one of the south

that includes the sink of a south korean warship in march and artillery attack on a south korean island in november. south korean officials said after that they would be ready to take up the other issues. north korea opposed setting pre-conditions. >>> the party led by myanmar's pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi has called for the united states and european countries to maintain their economic sanctions against the country. the national league for democracy or nld released a statement on tuesday ahead of the formation of a new administration. the nld says the main reasons for the sanctions are human rights violations and the lack of democratic procedures and should be lifted only after these problems are solved. in myanmar, a new administration will be formed shortly. nhk's correspondent in bangkok who has been following this story says the country is expected to promote a shift of power to civilian rule with the kusht military government maintaining its control. our correspondent says the statement reflects concerns that aung sung suu kyi and the nld might lose political influence

[speaking korean] in the new year, may have much good luck and fortune. new year's was a time for my family to get together and build community but also to reflect on the previous year, what challenges lie ahead of us. today at the board of supervisors, we recognized black history month. for me, that is always a reflection of the work of people that have come before us so that we can be where we are today. as asian americans, we think and appreciate the work of african- americans in advancing our civil-rights as asian-americans in this country. as we look towd

[speaking korean] in the new year, may have much good luck and fortune. new year's was a time for my family to get together and build community but also to reflect on the previous year, what challenges lie ahead of us. today at the board of supervisors, we recognized black history month. for me, that is always a reflection of the work of people that have come before us so that we can be where we are today. as asian americans, we think and appreciate the work of african- americans in advancing our civil-rights as asian-americans in this country. as we look toward the new year, i think we can say that the asian-american community has come far in san francisco since we first started immigrating here in the 1950's, and there were many challenges for our community, beginning with the first exclusion act, immigration and for men and women that came for san francisco, to labor issues, and also segregation that we faced.

the south korean president said if we are afraid of war we can never prevent it. in the beginning of 2011 we had a distinct killeen of rhetoric which was started by north korea -- a distinct cooling of rhetoric. talks were rebuffed by south korea, simply a propaganda attack. but something changed in the last week. south korea has committed to these talks today and the choreography is such there will be higher level military talks and possibly a summit between two countries' leaders this year. >> pretty unusual for the two sides to meet like this. you have mentioned what we could expect but how likely is it they might reach any kind of agreement? >> there are all sorts of reasons why they may not. there are demands by south korea where there is a suggestion of responsibility about those two incidents last year. p'yongyang has said that they are not responsible for the warships and the shelling of the islands was a retaliation. that falls very short of the apology some people in south korea want. but the reason north korea is coming to the table is that it needs eco

there was the torpedoing of the south korean warship. pyongyang has consistently denied responsibility. we have talked of a possible secret nuclear war. -- sacred nuclear war. they say, if we are afraid of war, we can never prevent war. we had a distinct cooling of rhetoric. the hands calling for talks. for a few weeks, they were rebuffed by south korea saying it is a propaganda attempt. but something changed in the last weaker too. south korea has committed to these talks today, and the choreography is such that there will be higher level talks, and possibly a summit between the two country's leaders. >> you have mentioned what we could expect, but ultimately, how likely is it that they will reach any kind of agreement? >> there are all sorts of reasons why they might not. there are demands by south korea, some kind of suggestion of the responsibility. as i say, pyongyang has said that it is not responsible and that the shelling of the islands was simply a retaliation. that calls very short of the apology that some people want. on the o

first though, a south korean official -- south korean officials are saying talks with the north have collapsed without agreement. leaders from both sides have been two days in negotiations. ties between the two hit their lowest in decades when no. 3 you're bombarded a south korean island with artillery that killed four people. we have this report from seoul, korea. >> many people here in south korea were not confident these talks would yield anything concrete, but talking is certainly better than military confrontation, and that is what people were concerned about just a couple of months ago, so here on the streets, you had people practicing rushing down into subway stations in case of a sudden bombardment, so the question is, is this latest setback terminal for the talks? now, despite the smiles and handshakes in front of the cameras at the beginning of tuesday's session, it was never going to be easy. sticking points that included basic details light when the high-level military talks should be, whether they should involve level -- ministers, defense officials, and how the attack o

. -- korean-americans, and others. we celebrated the whole month to welcome everybody.t is supposed to be a year of good luck, a year of prosperity and good health so on behalf of mayor edwin lee, i want to welcome you here this evening. [speaking chinese] so we have the celebration in san francisco welcome the community to celebrate the chinese new year for many years now but this year we are particularly excited and very happy because this is an historic year where we are hosted by our first chinese- american mayor. [applause] this is another historic occasion. [speaking chinese] at this time, without further ado, i want to bring up our mayor, mayor edwin lee. [applause] >> thank you, claudine. good evening, everybody. happy new year. i am very honored to join supervisor chu, a supervisor carmen chu, eric mar, and jane kim, and supervisor campos, supervisor mirkarimi, malia cohen is here as well. it is a wonderful occasion to celebrate our chinese new year at city hall. i want to welcome all of you here. i have been thinking about my first month on this job. as you kn

the approval will make south korean products more competitive. this is raising concerns among japanese companies that they may fall behind south korean firms in the european market. >>> singapore's prime minister has expressed support for japan to become a member of the a u.s.-backed pacific free trade agreement known as the transpacific partnership. singapore's taking part in the negotiations for a multi-lateral free trade framework in the region. he met the chairman of japan business federation in singapore on thursday. he is now on his three-nation southeast asian tour with indonesia and thailand. he noted that singapore is exercising leadership as a negotiating member in an effort to make tpp rules and asked li about his country's strategy for trade liberalization in the region. li says he hopes japan will join the negotiations as a member and welcomed prime minister naoto kan's efforts to reform the agriculture and said he hopes he wins political support and move toward japanese participation in the negotiations. he wants japan to join the t

the outcome was that gelucci went back to negotiating with the north koreans. what they wanted was a couple of power reactors. they were happy to have them under international control and all of that. but during the korean war we had general lemay and the strategic air command had systematically fire bombed north korea almost literally, as he said, back to the stone age. we had killed more than two million north korean civilians, we had blown up all their power dens, 57% of their lick ri call supply -- electrical supply was hydroelectric. and they were still after all these years having tried first with the soviet union and now trying with the united states hoping to get renewed electrical supply for their country. it sounds like a lot less than it maybe should have been, but i asked gelucci, why would you give the north koreans two nuclear reactors? and his answer was, because that's what they wanted. that was the deal. and under the terms of the deal it would have worked out. but there were delays, and then finally, secretary of state madeleine albright went

-south korean relations. in 1981 kim's sentence was commuted to life in prison and was later suspended. >>> japan's health ministry has started excavating the site of a former military medical school in tokyo in search of more human remains, which may have been buried during world war ii. 22 years ago the remains of 62 people were unearthed at the site in shinjuku, central tokyo. years later a former nurse at the school testified that more remains were buried in other areas of the compound. the ministry decided to conduct more excavations after a housing facility was demolished. ten years ago the ministry interviewed people who are associated with the medical school. it was concluded that the discovered remains may have been medical specimens such as those of former japanese soldiers killed in action. but some experts suspect they are related to a former imperial army medical unit. it is believed they conducted human experiments in china during the war. >> translator: they will dig up the site on the basis of

south korean military sources say u.s. aircraft carrier will also be taking part.hey are expected to simulate operations at command posts, preventing enemies from using weapons of mass destruction and responding to localized military provocations. commander of the u.s. forces in south korea general walter sharpe says the aim of the exercises is to practice crisis management, deterring and rapidly overcoming provocations and defensive operations. the last time a joint exercise was held was in november and december last year, following north korea's shelling artillery into the south yeonpyeong island. north korea is expected to be fiercely critical of the exercise. >>> russia's foreign minister has warned japan that negotiations over territorial dispute will not progress until japan accepts the outcome of world war ii. speaking in london on tuesday, sergei lavrov referred to the dispute over four russian-held islands seized immediately after the war. he reiterated russia's position that the island became its territory as the result of japan's surrender. japan maintai

he's dedicated immense resolution and dedication to his country in the korean war in the bat. of chosin reservoir. he's also documented for bravery and heroism. growing up in sacramento, though he is san francisco born, major kurt lee was a proud american citizen eager to enlist in the military ate young age. he joined 9 reserve officers corps in high school. we also have proud members of the american legion post including commander ron lee and many others here with us today and roger dong, the founder of the chinese-american heroes project and nelsonan lum, the vice chairman of the war museum and as a platoon leader, main kurt lee in the korean war fought in the decisive battle of chosun reservoir against the advancing chinese army who had encircled the american forces. i think the film really showed how harsh the conditions were, rugged terrain and being severely outnumbered by chinese forces. major lee bravely led forces and donning -- a brightly colored vest, some say orange, others say pink or another color, he endured enemy fire while receiving many wounds and forcing th

up it comes on the television screen. >> the south koreans will lead the way in this technology. you're a couple of robots aimed at children. they have all sorts of embedded mobile technology. here is a card with a chip in it. they put it on there. now we have a video conversation going on between the robot and this fund. your mobile phone can talk to the child's robots. you want to send it in a nursery rhyme? just press here. out comes this song. ♪ >> britain's prince william and his fiancee make their first overseas trip to canada in early july. the prince last visited the country in 1998 when he was 15. prince william is directly in line to become canada's king after his father, prince charles. the rocket has taken off with supplies for the international space station. it marks the beginning of the 200 mission of the european space program. the launch was planned for tuesday, but it was called off. it is carrying oxygen, water, food, and spare parts. at least 50 animal rights groups in china have urged tv stations not to air a performance involving synchronized swimming by gol

we went through the cold winter and the hot summer in the korean peninsula. everyone was fortunate to return home in one piece. i am one of those. i urge you to reappoint harry kim as the relocation appeals board. thank you. >> this will be my last testimony today. i wanted to speak about both mr. kim and also heard -- herb cohn. harry kim has had a unique place in city hall. he has been very involved with the city committee. he has a tenure with the relocation appeals board. he has been an important part of the civic fabric, recognizing there has not been strong petition -- participation with the korean-american community at city hall. he has been part of the process and deserves continued service. herb cohn i have known for 10 years. he was providing assistance to the merchants of upper market and castro. one of the things that has distinguished his participation is his level of positivity. he is proactive. he is looking for solutions, not to blame our be negative. brought people who had not been participating in the district merchants into it, but stepped

i received disability from the korean war. mine's $123 a month, not $2700. and it's very difficult to get disability. this gentleman said it's difficult, it's really difficult. by the way, the u.s. army was also in korea. yeah. >> we certainly want to honor the sacrifices of the u.s. army veterans in korea, and the book brings out one unit, in particular task force faith, that was on the other side of the chosen reservoir that fought very valiantly and made their way. and as i mentioned earlier, the book is really not just about george company in particular, it's also trying to capture the entire korean war and the sacrifices that army veterans as well as marine veterans made. do we have any other questions? yes, sir. >> i'm not sure it's appropriate, but i just wondered if you could tell us a little bit about yourself, your background and how you got into writing books and -- >> sure. yeah -- >> and what it means to you. >> it means a lot to me. it's not a job. this is my passion. i -- it's not work for me at all. when i was 4 years old, i picked up a book

i love the koreans. i worked with them since the korean war and the people in north korea are not that different from the people in south korea so excuse me if i have been impolite but that is what i believe. yes? yes? >> i was curious what you see is the last 20 years the biggest failing of the american presidents in regard to korea and the biggest success either diplomatically or culturally? >> i think the biggest failure was the complete turnaround from the end of the clinton administration to the beginning of the bush administration from the invitation to bill clinton to visit pyongyang to george w. bush condemning them as part of the axis of evil. the biggest success was former secretary of defense negotiations on the north korean missile issue which was solved well enough so that general rock was invited to the united states, was hosted by vice president gore and the top floor of the state department and it was proof that sustained negotiation by a high-level americans can work with north korea but

very few north koreans will be aware of uprisings elsewhere in the world. it is synchronized swimming displays to glorify their leader. the man was not filled in public which is not unusual on his birthday. right now there is every expectation at this time next year north korea will be putting on celebrations, but this time for his 70th. >> it has taken 50 years and millions of dollars but what has been billed as the world's largest toy collection has gone on sale in new york. a lifetime dedication by one american collector. it has the price tag of millions of dollars. probably too much for most children to afford. >> nearly a century on and the miniature band rarely misses a boat. uniforms bright and instruments ready they hint at a lost age. elaborate train sets fathers once bought with their children. there is an auction house in new york. this is a fraction of what one man spent decades collecting. >> the only way you can build a collection like this is with passion and time. this took about 50 years to put together. >> that is how its owner wants to se

many north koreans are likely aware of uprisings elsewhere in the world. instead it is synchronized swimming displays to glorify their leader. he was not seen in public today, not unusual on his birthday. right now there is every expectation that this time next year, north korea will once again be putting on the same celebration. >> chances are that you can barely remember the days when mobile phones only made calls. soon it will be very little that a phone cannot do. katherine has joined the industry's any will meeting in barcelona, investigating what the future might hold. >> mobile networks are now connecting at home, cars, just about everything. let's have a look. you might want to use your phone or mobile computer to control your home from far away. >> certainly. from an ipad, smart phone, i am able to control my home. here is an example of a home in germany, we are here in barcelona. you can see the lights going on in light remote control home. i can put the blinds down. think in terms of security. i want to check in while i am away? but now i have a

really clear and dry for china, across the korean peninsula into japan.here is going to be snow impacting the northwest flank this morning but that tapers off, as well. looks like scattered showers and thunder showers impacting the southern island but it should remain away from mainland areas. for the philippines, the south has been seeing a lot of heavy rain. central and southern portion also see off and on showers throughout the day today. flooding risk, landslide risk will remain high. 28 for your high in manila. 20 in hong kong. 14 chongqing, 8 degrees in beijing, 6 in seoul. nice and warm in tokyo, as well. a quick taste of spring here. now for australia, of course, queensland has been dealing with that storm system. yasi has now weakened, it's a tropical low but gathering quite a bit of strength. winds are still going to be gusty for parts of the northern territories today. gusts could hit about 95 kilometers per hour. watch out. that could cause some damage. and then there's the rain to contend with. in the next 72 hours, seeing the bulk of the hea

the bank of korea announced according to south korean business survey index or bsi, based on a nationwide survey of over 2,500 firms, the sentiment index conditions for january dropped to 90, down two points from december. this is the lowest level its been since december 2009. the index has now failed to clear the benchmark 100 in this category for six consecutive months. the bsi forecast for conditions in february also declined, falling one point to 91 and indicating a pessimistic outlook for the month. an analyst for bok said local manufacturers are concerned that the rising costs of raw materials could shrink their profits while economies are concerned that economic economy and surging raw material prices could drive up consumer prices and increase inflationary risks. that's our report from seoul. >> thank you, nemo. now weekly japan. last week many companies announce their earnings for the quarter ending last december. earnings for major japanese electronics company soared thanks to strong demand in the emerging economies and at home. flat panel televisions drove the surge. on thursda

many russian, chinese, and korean. not so many mexican. but it is all in english. i know that when i go down clement and see a sign in chinese, i do not know what it says. you're having a hearing for english-speaking only. the notice was put up for english-speaking only people, and nobody else. these people need translators to do their daily business, all of these people in this building. there is a part of the population that has not received notice of this hearing. i do not know about the first hearing, but i never received any notice in regards to that. president olague: thank you. is there any additional public comment on this item? >> i am barbara smith with the san francisco housing authority. the housing authority is in need of funds for capital improvements at all of its properties. we have a lot of needs at jfk apartments that we would like to address. the proceeds of the sale of the lot next to jfk would be used for improvements at our property. also, we are facing some more severe budget cuts this year, through the federal appropriations process. the u.s

i love the koreans. i have worked with them since the korean war, and the people in north korea are not that different from the people in south korea. excuse me if i've been in polite, but that's what i believe. >> yes? >> [inaudible] >> sure. >> thank you for your speech. i'm curious. what do you see in the last 20 years of the biggest failing of american presidents in regards to korea, the last 20 years, and biggest success dipmatically, culturally, political? >> i think the biggest failure was the complete turn around from the end of the clinton administration to the beginning of the bush administration from the invitation for bill clinton to visit to george w. bush condemning them as part of the axis of evil. i think the biggest success was secretary, former secretary of defense negotiations on the north korean missile issue which was stalled well enough so that general rock was invited to the united states, hosted by vice president gore on the top floor of the state department, and it was proof that

i love the koreans. i worked with him since the korean war, and the people in north korea are not that different from people of south korea. so excuse me if i didn't impolite, but that's what i believe. [inaudible] >> thank you for your speech. i was curious, what do you see as possibly the last 20 years the biggest failings of american presidencies, president in regard to korea, the last 20 years and its biggest success either diplomatically or culturally, politically? >> i think the biggest failure was a complete turnaround from the end of the clinton administration to the beginning of the bush administration from invitation to bill clinton to visit pyongyang to george w. bush condemning them as part of the axis of evil. i think the biggest success was secretary, former secretary of defense negotiations on the north korea's missile issues, which was solved well enough so that general rock was invited to the united states, was hosted by vice president gore on the top floor of the state department. and i

over forty centimeters of rainfall and this is his suburbs demonstrating today emergency service koreans say they've received more than two thousand calls for help since the storm began and forecasts are expected to worsen by friday the side clothes for the severe flooding in queensland for weeks in the east with schools missing and. rescue party from a british gunboat has freed five yemeni fishermen held hostage for three months by somali pirates in the indian ocean labels and ordered a bird knees by the bandits and destroyed weapons including grenades fishing boats and there are no reports any pirates were captured a south korean merchant vessel spotted this and radioed h.m.s. cornwall which is sailing as a part of a task force in the area it's trying please a huge maritime area off the west african coast but they're still at least one attack a day from somali pirates. south sudan has been announced as the name of the world's newest country the south will split from the north in july after last month's referendum results showed ninety one percent support forcing a full session other na

it's the first official dialogue since the north's rocket attack on a south korean island last year.dy michelle obama launches a media blitz to mark the first anniversary of let's move, her campaign against childhood obesity. >>> people from the rockies to the plains are bracing for another big snowstorm that could dump nearly a foot of snow around amarillo and oklahoma city. >>> and packers' fans who cheered their team's buses on the way to lambeau field yesterday can celebrate the victory today inside the stadium. the players, coaches and management are holding a big party today to honor sunday's big victory over the steelers. >>> coming up later today on "good morning america," a florida teenager who is not content with the usual dog or cat for a pet. this young girl sleeps with a tiger cub in her bed every, single night. the full story on "gma." >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, the super bowl's 34 ini vader, unmasked. vader. -- more discounts than ever before. and they still get great service. ♪ ow! [ disco music plays ] ♪ whoa, yeah is it just

. >> in other news, principal accepted a north korean offer to reunite families, divided since the korean war ended in 1953. it follows two days of military meetings. the first since the north shell in november killing four people. the venue for the talks are expected to be set shortly. in colombia five hostages held by the rebel group the farc are set to be release in the next few hours. staff from the red cross are preparing to pick up the men as they are give giving clearance to fly to a secret location in the jungle. prosecutors in italy are filing a request on wednesday for the prime minister silvio berlusconi to be put on trial. they want hill charged for accusations he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and used his influence to get her out of trouble with the police. duncan kennedy reports from rome. >> silvio berlusconi faces two allegations, first that he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and second that he abused his power by putting pressure on police to release her on an unrelated theft charge. known as ruby, this is the woman involved. both she and mr. berlusconi deny t

some other news making headlines this hour and so have announced a date for talks despite the south korean president earlier demanding north korea takes responsibility. b. for it to be deadly attacks last year if held the february eighth meeting will be the first negotiations between the two sides since the north shelled a south korean island it also responded by staging massive war games in the yellow sea for the ratcheting up tensions earlier requested to move the talks forward an offer that seoul rejected. residents in the flood ravaged australian state of queensland are preparing for a new cycle own only a day after one hit experts say it could be one of the worst storms to ever batter the area some two hundred fifty patients have been evacuated from a regional hospital as a precaution i would call this on the back of severe flooding in the region which claimed at least thirty five lives cycle yasi is expected to hit the coast on wednesday. haiti has agreed to issue its president with a passport opening the way for his possible return. has been living in exile in south africa since bei

a lot of different variations of finnish are spoken the korean language is not a variation of finnish a such but has roots in it again the more you promote minority lang which is the more languages you speak i think the better but i think the biggest handicap that we have in finland is not enough finns speak russian we actually fortunately nowadays have a russian speaking minority of fifty two thousand people and i think that has enriched our culture a lot but we have to sort of plug into that three source when we want people to do business in russia and i also want to teach young children and. in finland russian i had a chance to visit a school here in st petersburg today finish school and all the kids spoke russian and i was very envious but at the same time happy but but do you can you say that that this board of diplomacy really happens on the grassroots level not only on the foreign ministry level is it happening this is very important well i hope it will happen the more cultural exchanges the more business the more people traveling i think the better off we are i mean people mus

president reagan did when he briefly put sanctions against russia, after they shot down that uh, that korean plane, you may remember quite a while ago. but of course, russia didn't change, in that case, but it was certainly a feel good policy of the moment. >> and mark, i guess you feel that sanctions absolutely do work. >> well, i do, ralph. i mean, i think sanctions don't work, except in cases where they do. (laughter) in a sense, sanctions are not a silver bullet, but they may be silver shrapnel. and shrapnel can also wound a regime that's suffering a severe economic crisis, or a crisis of domestic legitimacy. when we're dealing with the threat of nuclear proliferation and support for terrorism, we don't have a choice between good and bad options, we've a choice between bad and worse options. and i think war is the worse option. sanctions give us a peaceful alternative and i think in conjunction with intrusive inspections and tough diplomacy, and the credible threat of military action, they have worked. and they've worked in cases like libya and iraq, they've slowed down their nuclear pro

soul has rejected a north korean proposal to continue peace talks two weeks earlier than planned according to news reports from the southern capital the south agreed last week to take part in the negotiations with its reclusive neighbor which are hopes to ease tensions on the peninsula relations between the two countries i bear lovers point two decades after a series of skirmishes south korean war games a lonely disk. maritime border last hit and here were eight of the north which shelled a southern ireland. for one days of american mud hole and employment and brillig prospects were a factor live in his u.s. hometown but the chills and counter with the woman of his dreams saw him one of the ways fades and the remote russian village he may have to draw water from a well but he says life has never been so good stay sober that's not. welcome just lots of us population not so populated like in many small russian towns it's two one leg as young people head for opportunities in bigger cities so imagine the surprise of locals when just an irwin left his home on the lakota indian reservation in so

the first negotiations between the two sides since that the north shelled the south korean island in november seoul responded by staging massive beings in the yellow sea further ratcheting up tensions here on the ng earlier requested to move the talks forward and off assault rejected. because of jordan has replaced his prime minister on five the government amid swelling on the rest it is missile follows several protests across the country sparked by food prices and poor living conditions but of buckwheat a former premier in general was appointed by georgians king abdullah to head the government it's not yet known when back to use those who were former and that israel will name this cabinet. residents in the flood ravaged city of queens lived are preparing for a new site cleared only a day after one head experts say it could be one of the worst storms to ever batter the area some two hundred fifty patients have been evacuated from a regional hospital as a precaution it comes on the back of severe flooding in the country which claimed at least thirty five lives psychoanalyse is expecte

making headlines this hour killing yet solved hours to date for talks despite the south korean president added i'm on the north korea takes responsibility. the two deadly attacks last year it held the february eighth meeting will be the first to go see a shift between the two sides since the north shelled the south korean island in the seoul responded by staging massive war games in the yellow sea for the ratcheting up tensions pyongyang earlier requested to move the talks forward but not first song rejected. the king of jordan has replaced his prime minister fired the government amid swelling on rest the dismissal follows several protests across the country sponsored by food prices and poor living conditions. a former premier and general was appointed by georgians king abdullah to head the government it's not yet known when back to the also a former ambassador to israel will name his cabinet. residence in the flood ravaged australian state of queensland repairing for a new cycle only a day after one heads experts say could be one of the worst storms to ever batter the area some two hund