Korean Escort: Albright gets warm greeting in N. Korea Her trip could have great implications
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- By any measure, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's first day in North Korea produced an extraordinary day of diplomacy yesterday. The first visit to north Korea by a top American official began with a 10-minute power blackout -- commonplace, locals said -- less than an hour before her arrival. It climaxed with a stunning propaganda spectacle featuring a stadium filled with 100,000 performers presenting inspirational North Korean themes, including...
Korean Escort: ADOPTING CHILDREN OUTSIDE U.S.
Kathy Siltzer had already experienced the pain of losing other children when she and husband, Randy, decided to adopt in 2000.They approached the Wyoming Children's Society, an agency that deals with special needs and international adoptions.They finalized the required home study visit with the agency in June 2000 but didn't have any luck with instate adoption because of their personal situation."We just had several things that...
Korean Escort: ALBRIGHT STARTS HISTORIC NORTH KOREA VISIT WITH NEGOTIATIONS
By any measure, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's first day in North Korea produced an extraordinary day of diplomacy.The first visit to north Korea by a top American official began Monday with a 10-minute power blackout - commonplace, locals said - less than an hour before her arrival. It climaxed with a stunning propaganda spectacle featuring a stadium filled with 100,000 performers presenting inspirational North Korean themes, including "If the Party...
Korean Escort: In this family, babies come from airplanes
On Sept. 7, Matthew Stephens arrived at his Upper Saucon Township home to find his wife, Eva, in tears. His heart lurched when she said they'd gotten a call from the agency they had worked with to adopt their daughter, Lydia, three years earlier.His first thought: Some belated problem with the adoption had cropped up. What Eva said next changed everything.She told Matthew the agency, Pearl S. Buck International in Hilltown, Bucks County, had called to say...
Korean Escort: REMAINS OF MIAS: N. KOREA PRODDED
The State Department said Wednesday that North Korea has no excuse for not returning the remains of two Americans who have been listed as missing in action for the last 25 years.The North Korean government identified the two Americans as Jack J. Saunders and Arthur L. Seaton. Saunders, of Utah, and Seaton, of Pennsylvania, are among the approximately 8,200 Americans who are still listed as missing in action in the Korean War.The North Koreans, who had been in contact with U.S. members...
