Eric Talmadge

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North Koreans at Asian Games ‘long for leader’

Eric Talmadge · September 28, 2014 9:52 am

In this Aug. 30, 2014 photo, a North Korean woman walks along the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea. Most North Koreans remain too poor to think much about fashion, and the country in general maintains a deep-rooted resistance to outside influences. But in Pyongyang, where the standard of living is relatively high, clothes and styles have been changing in recent years - slowly and in a limited way, but more than many outsiders might think.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Change afoot in N. Korean capital? In fashion, yes

Eric Talmadge · September 26, 2014 2:42 pm

Qatar women withdraw over Asian Games hijab ban

Eric Talmadge · September 25, 2014 5:09 pm

Goodbye 300? World Bowling eyes radical changes

Eric Talmadge · September 24, 2014 2:04 pm

HOLD FOR USE WITH STORY BY ERIC TALMADGE, North Korea's gold medalist Om Yun Chol listens to reporter's question during a press conference at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Together at Asian Games, Koreas still far apart

Eric Talmadge · September 23, 2014 6:33 am

Athletes from Syria march into the stadium during the opening ceremony for the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea,Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. On the one hand, you have China and India, which account for about a quarter of the worldâs population. On the other, the Maldives, population 345,000. Thereâs Bhutan, which has been described as the happiest place on Earth, and Syria, which certainly isnât. And for good measure, why not throw in some of the most repressive regimes on the planet _ North Korea, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan? (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

At Asian Games, rivalries not always about sports

Eric Talmadge · September 21, 2014 9:44 am

A North Korean flag, right, is prepared for a welcoming ceremony at the Flag Plaza of the Athlete's Village for the 2014 Incheon Asian Games in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. The games will be held in the South Korea's west city from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korean team welcomed to Asian Games village

Eric Talmadge · September 18, 2014 2:59 pm

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, shakes hands with former abductee Hitomi Soga as Shigeru Yokota, center, father of Megumi Yokota who was also abducted by North Korean agents in 1977, looks on during a rally against North Korea's abductions, in Tokyo, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. Prime Minister Abe is turning up the pressure on North Korea to answer questions over the fate of possibly hundreds of Japanese citizens believed to have been abducted by the North's agents in the 1970s and 1980s. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

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Japan pushes North Korea to resolve abductions

Eric Talmadge · September 13, 2014 9:41 am

In this Wednesday, June 18, 2014 photo, clouds float over the peak of Mt. Paektu in North Korea's Ryanggang province. More than a thousand years ago, a huge volcano straddling the border between North Korea and China was the site of one of the biggest eruptions in human history, blanketing eastern Asia in its ash. But unlike other major volcanos around the world, the remote and politically sensitive Mount Paektu remains almost a complete mystery to foreign scientists who have - until recently - been unable to conduct on-site studies. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

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AP Exclusive: Team seeks N. Korea volcano secrets

Eric Talmadge · September 3, 2014 9:47 am

Athletes from a local gymnastics team break from training, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 in Pyongyang, North Korea. In just over a week, North Korea will send its top athletes to win gold for their leader in what could well be the biggest sporting event of their lives and a major propaganda campaign for their nation, the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

North Korea athletes on mission for political gold

Eric Talmadge · September 2, 2014 9:57 am

Jeffrey Fowle, an American detained in North Korea, speaks to the Associated Press, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea has given foreign media access to three detained Americans who said they have been able to contact their families and watched by officials as they spoke, called for Washington to send a representative to negotiate for their freedom. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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Americans detained in North Korea call for US help

Eric Talmadge · September 1, 2014 9:55 pm

Two-time Grammy award winning rapper and a founding member of the Fugees, Pras Michel, gets doused by his friends for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014 in Pyongyang, North Korea. The American rapper and documentary filmmaker said he wanted to join in the immensely popular charity challenge and thought of Pyongyang where the ice bucket craze is unknown, would be the perfect place to do it. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge arrives in North Korea

Eric Talmadge · August 31, 2014 11:08 am