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Ahmadinejad Sworn In as President Amid Crisis
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in Wednesday for a second term as president nearly two months after a disputed election triggered massive street protests, split Iran’s clerical leadership and brought attacks from within his own conservative camp over mistreatment of detained opposition activists.
In streets near parliament, security forces using batons dispersed hundreds of protesters who chanted [...]
Reporters in North Korea Are Said to Be Pardoned
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, pardoned two jailed American journalists, the official KCNA news agency has reported, according to Reuters. The report came after former President Bill Clinton met with the reclusive and ailing Mr. Kim in Pyonyang on Tuesday. Mr. Kim granted “a special pardon,” KCNA said in a statement.
Bill Clinton meets with N. Korea leader
Former President Clinton met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in North Korea on Tuesday, North Korea’s state-run news agency reported. Clinton arrived in Pyongyang earlier in the day on a mission to negotiate the release of two American journalists who have been held in the reclusive communist nation since March, the White House confirmed.
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