Ex-S. Korean president dies
Former President Kim Dae-jung, who spent years as a dissident under South Korea’s military dictatorship and later won the Nobel Peace Prize for seeking reconciliation with communist North Korea, has died. He was 85.
Cyberbullying charges
A 40-year-old woman from St. Peters, Mo., has been charged with cyberbullying for allegedly posting a teenage girl’s photo and personal information on the “Casual Encounters” section of Craigslist.
Divers rescued
Four Russian scuba divers who were swept away by strong currents in the shark-infested waters off southern Egypt were found alive Tuesday after they managed to swim miles back to shore, said a tourism official in Hurghada, Egypt.
Robert Novak dies
Robert D. Novak, an influential columnist and panelist on TV news-discussion shows who called himself a “stirrer up of strife” on behalf of conservative causes, died Tuesday at his home in Washington of a brain tumor. He was 78.
Hijacking arrests
The Russian navy has arrested eight men accused of hijacking the Arctic Sea freighter near Sweden and forcing the crew to sail to West Africa — the latest twist in a puzzling maritime mystery.
Protecting species
Twenty-nine species in more than 20 states — from a rare beach-dwelling plant in Yellowstone National Park to a caddis fly in Nebraska — may need federal protections to avoid extinction, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Bill and Bermuda
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season loomed far out in the ocean Tuesday, gaining power and moving on a track that forecasters said could take it close to Bermuda by the end of the week.
