North Korea fired several short-range missiles yesterday. It’s not the first time, and it’s probably not the last time either. I’m intrigued by North Korea. It’s the place I would most like to visit, but to do so would require a lot of luck and a not unsubstantial amount of money. Foreign visits to North Korea are rare, but possible. …

You’ve got to wonder what children across America are thinking at the moment. After the shock of the Virginia Tech massacre, a news story broke that 18-year-old student Allen Lee was arrested for writing a “disturbing” essay that depicted shooting and necrophilia. The debate about his arrest seemed to be dividing people. Now, after that, there is the case of …

At the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand last night, a vigil was held for the kidnapped BBC correspondent Alan Johnston. Seven weeks ago he was kidnapped in Gaza City and very little has been heard about him since. Last night in Thailand, Jonathan Head, the BBC’s correspondent for Southeast Asia, led the vigil for his friend and colleague at 8.15 …

We certainly won’t forget the name ‘Cho Seoung-hui’ in a hurry; the media’s handling of this story has made sure of that. “Worst shooting massacre in US history” and similar phrases have been all over the press for about a week now. While nobody would argue that the Virginia Tech massacre was a tragic event, one cannot help but feel …

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