Korea Guesthouse

October 2009
"In the URL it was designed for the World Wide Web. (BBC) (The Daily Telegraph)
A Zimbabwean court orders an officer of MDC, Roy Bennett, back in jail on terrorism charges. (Al Jazeera) (South Africa Times)
Iraqi Human Rights Ministry announced at least 85,000 Iraqis have been killed by bombs, murders and fighting between 2004 and 2008. (Associated Press) (Al Jazeera)
News of 15 October 2009 (15/10/2009) (Thursday)
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Lisbon Treaty:
Czech President Klaus Vclav disruption of the Lisbon Treaty is considered "absurd, irresponsible and damaging to the country" by his predecessor Vclav Havel. (The Times)
President of Ireland Mary McAleese signs the Treaty of Lisbon after the return of Luxembourg. (RT) (Reuters) (Taiwan News)
Ugandan MP David Bahati proposes the creation of a capital crime of "aggravated homosexuality" for gay sex with people under 18, disabled or when the accused is HIV positive. (BBC)
The General Assembly elects Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria to the Security Council as non-veto holding. (Reuters)
Narges Kalhor, the daughter of a senior advisor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, seeking asylum in Germany. (Reuters)
Burma and Bangladesh to send warships to disputed area in the Bay of Bengal 50 nautical miles west of the island St. Martin. (Mizzima)
Three of the five members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee initially argued against the award of President Barack Obama the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. (AFP via Google News) (main source: Verdens Gang)
North Korea accuses South Korea to enter its territorial waters, to further increase tensions on the Korean peninsula. (Yonhap) (Reuters) (AFP)
The Palestinians have urged the UN to act to punish Israel for its offensive in the Gaza Strip last winter. (BBC) (Haaretz)
At least 37 people are killed in a series of bombings in Pakistani cities by militants. (News) (Bloomberg) (Indian Express)
Six others were sentenced to death in ethnic unrest in Xinjiang, China in July. (China Daily) (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
The International Criminal Court opens an investigation into the suppression of an opposition demonstration in Guinea, where dozens of people were killed. (Associated Press)
Finland became the first country to declare the broadband Internet access a legal right. (CNN)
The ruling party in Malaysia's United Malays National Organization, announces internal reforms after a series of defeats in local elections. (Al Jazeera) (Bernama)
Militants launched attacks on police in Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, Pakistan, killing 31 people, after a week of violence in which more than 100 people died. (Reuters)
Norwegian pop trio A-ha announce they are splitting after 25 years together. (BBC) (Daily Telegraph) (The Independent)
A circus by the media surrounding an incident in which a six year old boy is accused of flying in a hot air balloon homemade, the boy was found safe at home. (CNN)
News of October 16, 2009 (2009-10-16) (Friday)
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Voters in Botswana to participate in a general election. (IOL) (Al Jazeera)
The U.S. recorded a deficit of 1.42 trillion dollars. (Bloomberg)
Stephen Gately:
The surviving members of Boyzone flying to Majorca to escort the body of Stephen Gately house in Dublin. (RT) (BBC) (The Belfast Telegraph) (The Irish Times)
Accident site The UK Press Complaints Commission, after receiving hundreds of complaints about an article in January Moir in the Daily Mail about his views on the singer's death. Retailer Marks & Spencer withdraws advertising and Nestle dissociates from his writing. (Source Daily Mail Primary) (The Guardian) (BBC) (The Irish Times) (The Huffingto.