Colonel David J. Mollahan, president of Marion Military Institute, will be speaking at the American Legion Building on Highway 80 in Selma Thursday, February 11 at 6 p.m.

Today is Wednesday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2010. There are 324 days left in the year.

SEOUL (AFP) - A top UN envoy pressed on Wednesday with attempts to bring North Korea back to nuclear disarmament talks, amid speculation Pyongyang is desperate to end its international isolation.

By: DAVIN AOYAGI People have speculated that President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize just because he isn’t George W. Bush....

The Korean Peninsula nuclear situation has eased recently, providing an opportunity for resuming six-party talks and denuclearizing the peninsula, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here Tuesday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remarks following questions on whether a Chinese official's visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and a UN envoy's trip to ...

Latest signals from the Democratic People' Republic of Korea (DPRK) and diplomatic efforts are pointing to a reopening of stalled Six-Party Talks over the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, analysts have said. On Monday, DPRK top leader Kim Jong-il assured a high-level Chinese envoy that Pyongyang is committed to a nuclear-free peninsula, the Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday. Kim ...

North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il has apologized for inflation caused by last year’s currency revaluation and vowed to better feed the country’s 24 million population, a Seoul-based rights group said.

(Correct name of fired official in third paragraph.) Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il has apologized for inflation caused by last year’s currency revaluation and vowed to better feed the country’s 24 million population, a Seoul-based rights group said.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Western powers are seeking new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its expanding nuclear programme, putting pressure on China which has long resisted tougher steps against the big oil supplier.

SEOUL, South Korea — A senior U.N. envoy pressed ahead Wednesday with international efforts to get North Korea back into nuclear disarmament talks, during the world body's first high-level visit to the reclusive state in nearly six years.