Merrill Newman, the 85-year-old U.S veteran has finally landed in U.S. soil. The American soldier who was held by North Korea for more than a month arrived in San Francisco on Saturday to be reunited with his family. His United Airlines flight landed shortly after 9 AM local time, a Reuters witness said. North Korea detained Merrill E. Newman for ... Read More »
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US Veteran Newman Released by North Korea
North Korea has released and deported U.S. war veteran Merrill Newman who they had arrested and detained on charges of war crimes since October. Since his arrest there has been continues pressure from the U.S and the Swedish embassy was in touch with North Korea to get Mr. Newman released as US has no diplomatic relationship with North Korea and ... Read More »
U.S Asks North Korea to Release War Veteran
The United States has called on North Korea asking them to release an elderly U.S. military veteran who they have held in custody since last month. They accuse the U.S veteran of killing civilians during the Korean War 60 years ago. The U.S. is quite concerned about the claims of North Korea and trying to work out a way to ... Read More »