The “Mr. President” hotel offers rooms designed around current or past world leaders. Among them is the 200 dollars-a-night Hitler suite, where a portrait of the uniformed German dictator, with a swastika on his arm, hangs on the wall over the king-sized bed.
The Hitler room, number 501, is the most popular and is occupied mainly by German, Croat and Slovenian guests, Zabunovic, said. He believes that the public “has overreacted.”
Edmonton dental technician being held by North Korea
A humanitarian worker from Edmonton has been held by North Korean authorities for more than two months, the president of the city's Korean community said Wednesday.
Je Yell Kim was taken into custody Nov. 3 in a remote northeast corner of North Korea, said Chung Cho, who has known Kim for more than 20 years.
Kim, a dental technician in his 50s, has been travelling to the region for almost a decade, Cho said, using some of his own money and raising more from the Korean community.
His work has resulted in close to $2 million worth of projects, including three hospitals, two kindergartens and a daycare, he added.
Reports suggest Kim is accused of breaching North Korea's national security. The department of foreign affairs did not return calls from the CBC Wednesday.
North Korea to sell mini-subs to Iran
North Korea is preparing to sell minisubmarines to Iran, according to Japan’s Sankei Shimbun. The minisubs wouldlikely be deployed in the strategic Straits of Hormuz through which much of the world's oil transits.
The newspaper reported Jan. 18 that North Korea is negotiating to sell the submarines in exchange for debts incurred by Pyongyang, quoting a source familiar with North Korea affairs.
One day Summer saw her opportunity for freedom. She ran away from the house she had been held in for so long and made the 400-mile trip to the American consulate in Jeddah.
“The day I left the door was broken,” Summer said. “It was scary to be out of the home but it was also a relief.”
“When I got to the counsel I knew I was safe and hopefully thought that one of these days I can come to [America].”
Summer does not know whether her father is aware that she is with her mother. Since she ran away he had not called anyone to ask if she was safe. “I asked at the consulate if he had called but they said he hadn’t,” she said.
Ping to Mama Dearest’s post no. 1050:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947527/posts?page=1050#1050
“North Korea to sell mini-subs to Iran”