KREM - News - World http://www.krem.com/news/world RSS Feed for KREM - News - World en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 04:34:56 GMT State media dispatch shows North Korea has named hardline general as new military chief http://www.krem.com/news/world/208436231.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — State media dispatch shows North Korea has named hardline general as new military chief. Japan's central bank says economy picking up http://www.krem.com/news/world/208436221.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's central bank says the world's third-biggest economy is "picking up" as demand recovers in other countries and remains resilient at home. State media shows NKorea has new military chief http://www.krem.com/news/world/208436211.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — A North Korean state media dispatch shows that leader Kim Jong Un has named a hardline general as his new military chief. All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesian mine room http://www.krem.com/news/world/208433601.html JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers have recovered all 28 bodies from a collapsed underground room inside the giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia's province of Papua. North Korea says that a "special envoy" for leader Kim Jong Un has left for China http://www.krem.com/news/world/208425071.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says that a "special envoy" for leader Kim Jong Un has left for China. North Korea sends leader's special envoy to China http://www.krem.com/news/world/208425031.html PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. CHINESE BEAR BILE FARMING DRAWS CHARGES OF CRUELTY http://www.krem.com/news/world/208421131.html c.2013 New York Times News Service CHINESE BEAR BILE FARMING DRAWS CHARGES OF CRUELTY http://www.krem.com/news/world/208421101.html c.2013 New York Times News Service Toronto mayor avoids questions about crack video http://www.krem.com/news/world/208405891.html TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford continued to duck questions Tuesday about a video that purportedly shows him smoking crack cocaine despite calls by allies and rivals for further comment. Brazil party challenges ruling on gay marriage http://www.krem.com/news/world/208396331.html BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A conservative party is challenging a judicial ruling that requires all of Brazil's notary publics to register same-sex civil unions as marriages if couples request it.