Ling’s sister: Reporter touched North Korean soil before being captured, detained for monthsLOS ANGELES — Laura Ling’s sister says the two American journalists briefly touched North Korean soil before they were captured and detained for months in that communist country. Clinton’s financial, political clout takes center stage following journalists releaseWASHINGTON - Bill Clinton’s central role in facilitating the return of two female American journalists detained by North Korea has once again cast a spotlight on his vast web of financial and political contacts, a network that has troubled senators in the recent past. ‘Home and free,’ US journalists tearfully reunite with families after N. Korea grants pardonBURBANK, Calif. — After months of being left to live alone in fear and hunger, wondering if they might ever be allowed to return to their families, two American journalists held captive in Korea learned in just a heartbeat that they would be going home. Wealthy Hollywood producer, major Clinton donor, footed bill for journalist rescue from NKoreaWASHINGTON — A wealthy Hollywood producer and a major corporation were instrumental in bringing former President Bill Clinton and two American journalists home from North Korea, prompting words of thanks Wednesday from former Vice President Al Gore and the freed reporters during an emotional airport reunion. Why Elizabeth Hurley quit moviesLONDON - British model-actress Elizabeth Hurley has revealed she sacrificed her movie career to concentrate on raising her six-year-old son Damien. |