Imprisoned Korean-Americans in North Korea factor into pre-summit negotiations

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Imprisoned Korean-Americans in North Korea factor into pre-summit negotiations

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk The fate of three American citizens still imprisoned in North Korea is on the line in a flurry of talks between North Korean and Swedish diplomats in the run-up to next month’s summit between North Korea’s leader KimJong-Un and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In and then the summit in […]

No child left behind? Otto Warmbier’s death highlights government’s responsibility for citizens abroad

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No child left behind? Otto Warmbier’s death highlights government’s responsibility for citizens abroad

by WorldTribune Staff, June 27, 2017 Did the Obama administration leave U.S. citizen Otto Warmbier to die in North Korea?. Warmbier, a 22-year-old U.S. college student who, while visiting North Korea as a tourist in January 2016, was arrested and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor after being convicted of stealing a propaganda banner […]

U.S. student to 15 years of hard labor in N. Korea for ‘college-style prank’

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U.S. student to 15 years of hard labor in N. Korea for ‘college-style prank’

Special to WorldTribune.com An American tourist, accused of attempting to steal a propaganda poster from his hotel room, has been sentenced by a North Korean court to 15 years of hard labor. Otto Warmbier, a 21-year-old University of Virginia student who was arrested while visiting the country in January, was sentenced on March 16 for […]