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Pyongyang, November 8 (KCNA) -- Martin Lotscher, chairman of the Swiss Committee for Supporting Korea's Reunification, issued a statement on Nov. 1 denouncing the U.S.-led frantic "joint naval exercise" staged in Tokyo Bay, Japan. He said the exercise was not a normal naval maneuver but a war game to invade the DPRK, pursuant to the "preemptive attack strategy" of Bush. The U.S., jointly with Japan, is working round the clock in its preparations for a war to invade socialist Korea behind the scene of the six-party talks, he added, and went on: The U.S. is trying to inveigle Japan still...

One minute he was snoozing in the passenger seat while his wife drove south on Interstate 75 toward Naples. In the blink of an eye, the young Marine endangered his own life to save the lives of two strangers after a crash, restoring faith in heroism that doesn't happen often on the busy stretch of highway in Southwest Florida. On Monday, Lance Cpl. Jorge Martinez was presented the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Heroism, the highest non-combat medal that's given by the U.S. military branches. In this case, it went to a 2001 graduate of Lely High School who...

DAVIE, Fla. - Miami Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt called it quits Tuesday midway through a dismal season that began with the retirement of Ricky Williams and has left the team with the NFL's worst record.

QUINCY -- It was after 10 p.m. when the final vote tallies flashed on the wall of the Gadsden County elections office on Madison Street. Outside, people had waited all evening, milling around anxiously or hunkered down on the sidewalks with their children. Now the street erupted with cries of "Thank you, Jesus!" Someone lifted a toddler with beaded braids high above the crowd. People surged into the elections office, blocking the projector that beamed the results onto the wall.

New Films for Children Produced Pyongyang, November 6 (KCNA) -- The April 26 Children's Film Studio has produced a number of films for children helpful to their upbringing and education over the last three decades since leader Kim Jong Il clearly indicated the road to be followed by the creation of juvenile films on Nov. 6, Juche 63 (1974). In this period creators of the studio have produced hundreds of juvenile films based on fairy tales and fables suitable for the ages and mental qualities of pre-school and school children. Among them are "A Gold Nugget and Maize Cakes", "The...

U.S. Forces in S. Korea Termed Aggressor and Wrecker of Peace Pyongyang, November 7 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the UN Headquarters clarified once again some time ago that the U.S. forces present in south Korea are not "UN forces" but the U.S.-led "combined forces". The "UN Forces Command" in south Korea, however, let loose balderdash that those nations which signed the 1953 armistice agreement would restore the alliance to continue to perform their role as UN peace-keeping force if the armistice agreement is scrapped and hostile acts are resumed. This reminds one of a thief crying "Stop the thief!"...

Foreign Diplomats Visit Duck Farm Pyongyang, November 3 (KCNA) -- Diplomatic envoys of various countries and representatives of international organizations here visited the Ryongji Duck Farm Wednesday. They looked round with keen interest the production processes equipped with modern facilities, being briefed on the fact that servicemen of the Korean People's Army built the modern duck farm in a short span of time. At the end of the visit Chinese Charge d' Affaires a.i. Guan Huabing said that the Ryongji Duck Farm has been built into a modern farm under the care of leader Kim Jong Il. Mongolian Ambassador Janchivdorjyn...

FORT MYERS — Actresses Ashley Judd and Kirsten Dunst will make a campaign stop for John Kerry Wednesday morning in Fort Myers. The two are part of the "Women on the Move" bus tour, which is touring Florida in the final week before the election. Judd and Dunst are scheduled to appear at the Arcade Theater, at 2267 First Street in downtown Fort Myers, at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. The event is open to the public – no tickets are required. Tour officials say the group has visited communities and college campuses to spread the message of how critically important women's...

A seven-point judgment was read out at the Lima International Tribunal on the U.S. War Crimes during the Korean War held in Lima on Oct. 16. The judgment demanded the U.S. government formally apologize for its all crimes committed in Korea and compensate the Korean people for all the damage done to them............

All in all this looks good.