First female president in South Korea

History was made in South Korea on Monday. Park Geun-hye made history. She said "North Koreas recent nuclear test is a challenge to the survival and future of the Korean people, and there should be no mistake that the biggest victim will be none other than North Korea itself." " I urge North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions without delay and embark on the path to peace and shared development." She wants to move North and South Korea together so they can build trust in each other. She was elected last December. Her father was a founder of the modern Korea who had taken power after it was heavily ruled for 18 years right before he was shot to his death by his intelligence chief in 1979. In here speech oh Thursday she "invoked" a phrase said by her father. He was president during the era where they were encouraging people to pull out of poverty. She said "I would like to re-create the miracle of let's live well so people can worry less about their livelihood and young people can happily go to work.


http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/24/world/asia/south-korea-female-president/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

HIV transfer in Saudi Arabia

A 12 year old girl gets blood that is HIV positive.  Mohammed Almadi is backing up the Human Rights Commission. Said by Reham a woman who has sickle cell anemia and recieved a transfusion  in her village. Later then a team member from the hospital showed up at her house to tell her that the blood was HIV poitive. Then she was airlifted to a Special hospital.They are still unsure if Reham has tested positive for the disease. The hospital is still investigating what happened with the matter. Several of the ministys were sacked and some were fined. Her family is still in complete shock over what happened.


http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/20/world/meast/saudi-arabia-hiv-case/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

Assassination attempt

On Monday Syrian opponents shot  at a Turkish border gate close to Syria. At the least  14 people died and 28 people were wounded.  The Syrian National Council said that they were delayed for around a half hour.  George Sabra the Syrian National Council said he was with a 13 person group that was traveling from Turkey to Syria. Dozens of Syrians and Turks that were going to cross the border were not as fortunate as others, most of them died. This is said to not have been the first time when violence in Syria has been said to have had Turkish deaths. One of the deadliest things in Turkey since the Syrian uprising had started 23 months ago.




http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/12/world/meast/turkey-syria-blast/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

French troops dominate

The French has killed over hundreds of Islamist fighters. The French defense said that the French troops better start getting ready to be pulled out next month. The defense minister Jean- Yves Drian gave many casualties to CNN. However he never gave any other details. Soon the French are take everyone out of Mali and leave the African army in control. The president of France had visited last week right after French forces hadfreed the "fabled city from islamist militants". Troops are trying to keep Kindal secure. The last major city under the militants. The past two days they have been struck with an awful sandstorm. They have gotten more "control" and have bannded a ton of things. Music,smoking, drinking and watching sporting events or just any sport on tv. They have been destroying historic things in history also. According to France they have 4,000 soldiers in Mali and they are fighting almost 3,800 African. They are expecting that number to increase.


http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/06/world/africa/mali-conflict/?hpt=zite_zite4_featured

Body found.....

The family of American Sarai Sierra was found. Sarai went missing almost two weeks ago in Istanbul. Her husband Steven wept during the phoone call with CNN officials as he waited for police to bring him to identify his wifes body. The New York womans body was found close to an ancient stone wall however police believe that she was murdered in a different place.When the 33 year old mother was found it was to have said that she had two stab wounds but the police chief said that she had died because of a "blow to the head". It is have been said that nine people are in custody after suspicion with the death of Sierra. Her family and friends got worried first when she did not return from her flight on January 22. The last thing that was said to the family of Sierra was to her sister and she had said "I'm coming home tomorrow." Her husband spoke with official in Istanbul on Wednesday after Sarai's brother went over to help find her. "You're hoping that she's okay wherever she's at, that she is being fed, she is not cold or hurting." -Steven Sierra said holding back tears. Her husband and her had planned for her to come back early so that she could supirse her two sons 9 adn 11.  They said it is not unusual to hear about "the foreigners being targeted by pickpoceters and bag snatchers, but violent crime involving foreign tourists is extremely rare." -Officials


http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/02/world/turkey-missing-woman/index.html?hpt=wo_c1