BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from August 2010

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from August 2010

Taleban report attack on German forces in Afghan north.
August 31, 2010... Text of report entitled: "German forces' tank destroyed by mine, three soldiers killed in Konduz" by Afghan Taleban Voice of Jihad website on 30 August [Taleban spokesman] Zabihollah Mojahed: According to the mojahedin in Konduz Province, a...

Sudan's Al-Bashir "honoured" to attend Kenyan constitution fete.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Walter Menya headlined "Sudan's leader 'honoured' to attend fete" published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 31 August The government of Sudan on Monday expressed its gratitude to Kenya for...

Iran: Jailed activist in critical condition, son says.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian news website Rahana on 30 August headlined "Kurdish political prisoner Rahim Reshi banned from prison visits and transferred to the quarantine section on his 42nd day of hunger strike" 30 August: After 42...

Mogadishu fighting cuts food supplies.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Nairobi-based online news service of UN regional information network IRIN on 30 August Nairobi, 30 August 2010: As the latest round of fighting in the Somali capital enters its eighth day, traders and civil society activists...

Switzerland to open consulate in south Indian city.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 30 August: Switzerland will open a Consulate-General in Bangalore [south Indian city], which will include a department for the promotion of cooperation in the fields of higher education,...

Foreign soldier killed in roadside mine blast in Afghan south.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Kabul, 31 August: One ISAF soldier has been killed in a mine explosion. The ISAF forces' press office in Kabul said in a statement today, 31 August, that one of their...

UN to determine Kenya's "punishment" for hosting Sudanese president.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Bernard Namunane, Fred Mukinda and Caroline Wafula headlined "UN protests over Al-Bashir's Kenya visit" published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 31 August; subheading as published The United...

India's second moon mission slated for 2013 to carry seven instruments.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Bangalore, 30 August: The payloads to be carried by India's second unmanned moon mission 'Chandrayaan-2' targeted for launch in 2013 were announced Monday [30 August] and there will be seven onboard...

Iran: Prisoner in critical condition after 48 days of hunger strike - website.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Iranian news website Rahana on 30 August headlined "Arjang Davudi unconscious after 48 days of hunger strike" 30 August: Arjang Davudi was transferred to the prison clinic on a stretcher while he was unconscious...

India registers 89 swine flu deaths in one week - report.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Indian news agency Text PTI New Delhi, 30 August: Swine flu continued its grip on India with 89 deaths reported from across the country in the week ending 29 August. Maharashtra reported the maximum number of 50 deaths,...

Pakistan paper urges West to treat floods as "human tragedy".
August 31, 2010... Text of editorial headlined "West Must Consider Human Tragedy as Human Tragedy" published by Pakistan newspaper Jang on 28 August Floods are continuously creating havoc across the country, but its devastation has intensified in Sind Province....

West delayed Pakistan flood aid for political reasons - Iran paper.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by international desk headlined "Political boycott of the flood victims" published by Iranian newspaper Iran on 25 August Three weeks have passed since the devastating flood hit Pakistan, but according to a UN report till now...

Australian air force flying civilian medical team to Pakistan's Punjab.
August 31, 2010... Text of media release carried by Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website on 31 August A civilian medical team will be deployed to Pakistan today to provide medical, midwifery and other health services to flood affected...

Tycoon manages to land in Siberian town to attend session to be chaired by Putin.
August 31, 2010... The head of the Rusal aluminium company, a co-owner of the Norilsk Nickel metals and mining giant, tycoon Oleg Deripaska has managed to arrive in Norilsk after all, Russian RIA Novosti news agency reported on 31 August, quoting a source in...

Syrian president meets Lebanese PM, affirms need for calm.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by state-run Syrian news agency SANA website ["President Al-Assad Affirms To Al-Hariri the Need for Calming And Dialogue To Resolve Problems, Stresses Importance of Bo" - SANA headline] Damascus, 30 August:...

Explosion at Substation Causes Major Outage in Russia's Tatarstan Capital City
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Gazprom-owned, editorially independent Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy on 31 August There has been an accident in the capital of Tatarstan: an explosion occurred at a power substation in Kazan last night. The three-storey...

EU blasts Kenya for hosting Sudan's Al-Bashir.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Beauttah Omanga headlined "EU faults Kenya for inviting indicted Sudanese president" published by Kenyan privately-owned daily newspaper The Standard website on 31 August Pressure piled on Kenya to re-affirm her commitment...

"Security has no sectarian or religious identity" - Lebanese PM.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by privately-owned Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star website on 31 August ["Hariri: 'Security Has No Sectarian, Religious Identity'" - The Daily Star headline] Beirut, 31 August: Prime Minister Saad Hariri said...

Geogia slams Russia's "aggressive policy".
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on 27 August headlined "Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia on the two years anniversary of so-called recognition of 'independence' of the occupational...

Pakistan TV show discusses flood relief work.
August 31, 2010... PTV News in Urdu at 0308 gmt on 30 August broadcasts the regularly scheduled current affairs programme, "Good Morning Pakistan", hosted by anchors Muhammad Raza and Saima Minhas. This programme, aired 5 days a week from Monday to Saturday, takes...

Iraqi minister notes presence of "dormant cells"; roundup.
August 31, 2010... Al-Sharqiyah Television in Arabic carries in its 1400 and 1900 gmt newscasts on 30 August reports on a meeting of the security crisis cell to review security measures and plans; the interior minister's statements on the presence of dormant cells...

Iran: Spokesman says president's visit to Pakistan still on agenda.
August 31, 2010... Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said that President Ahmadinezhad's visit to Pakistan is on the agenda, but did not specify the date of the visit. "Mr president's visit to Pakistan in order to closely observe the scale of the tragedy...

Pakistan article urges parties not to support martial law.
August 31, 2010... Text of article by Fazal Hussain Awan headlined "Does army have the right to interfere in politics or rule the country" published by Pakistani newspaper Nawa-e Waqt on 26 August When Qaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah arrived in Karachi from...

Allawi's list says Iraqi National Alliance can name PM candidate; roundup.
August 31, 2010... Al-Iraqiyah Television in Arabic carries in its 1300 and 1800 gmt newscasts on 30 August reports on comments by Iraqi politicians on Vice-President Biden's visit to Iraq; the ability of Iraqi forces to assume security duties following the US...

Investigations committee working on high-profile cases robbed in Moscow.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by state-controlled Russian Channel One TV on 31 August [Presenter] The building of the department for the investigation of particularly important cases of the investigations directorate of the Russian Investigations Committee...

Official denies reports on Kuwait's seizure of Iraqi port.
August 31, 2010... Excerpt from report by Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Watan website on 29 August [Report by Nayif Karim: "Sabah Al -Ali: Kuwait Did Not Seize Iraqi Ports"] Shaykh Sabah Jabir al-Ali, general director of the Kuwaiti Ports Association, has described...

Burma's state papers confirm Than Shwe remains in charge - Kyodo.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Yangon, Aug. 31 Kyodo - A brief report in state-run newspapers Tuesday scotched widespread rumours Myanmar junta chief Senior Gen. Than Shwe had resigned his military position and...

Police in Iraq's Basra arrest 15 wanted men.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by privately-owned Aswat al-Iraq news agency website ["Basra Police Arrest 15 Wanted Men" - Aswat al-Iraq] Basra, 30 August: Police forces arrested on Monday [30 August] 15 wanted men and defused an explosive...

UNAMID upgrades security level in all its bases in Sudan's Darfur region.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by UN sponsored Radio Miraya FM website, Juba on 31 August Sunday, 29 August 2010 The United Nations/African Union Joint mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has increased its security measures at all its bases in Darfur...

Uganda ready to deploy more soldiers to Somalia if US offers funding.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Tabu Butagira headlined "Army ready to send 10,000 to Somalia" published by leading privately-owned Ugandan newspaper The Daily Monitor website on 31 August; subheadings as published Uganda is set to send thousands of its...

Ukrainian TV highlights 30 Aug 10.
August 31, 2010... Parliament's passing the amendments to the elections law that allow newly registered parties to run in local elections and the visit of President Viktor Yanukovych to Germany were among the top news stories on major Ukrainian TV channels on 30...

Head of central Kazakh town reportedly hangs himself.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency Kokshetau, 31 August: The head of the Yereymentau town in Kazakhstan's [central] Aqmola Region, Murat Abdulin, has hanged himself in his own garage, Kanatbek Kenzhegulov, a...

Hong Kong police complete examination of Manila siege bus.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Radio TV Hong Kong Radio 3 on 31 August Hong Kong police officers have completed their inspection of the tour bus on which eight people from the territory were killed in Manila last week. Officers spent more than 15 hours on...

Four killed, two missing in Indonesia landslide - Xinhua.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) JAKARTA, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) - Rescuers have found four dead bodies and searched for two others who have gone missing after a landslide in Central Java...

Russian pilots abducted in Sudan still alive, talks in progress - official.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 31 August: The Russian pilots abducted in Sudan are still alive and are in the hands of a group that specializes in kidnapping foreign hostages with the aim of receiving...

Iraqi Shi'i leader Al-Hakim holds talks with Kuwaiti leaders.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Kuwaiti government-owned news agency Kuna website ["Al-Hakim says his talks with Kuwaiti leaders deal with Iraqi affairs" - Kuna headline] Kuwait, 30 August: The visiting head of the Iraqi Supreme Islamic...

Jordanian writer urges government to hold dialogue with parties.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Jordanian newspaper Al-Arab al-Yawm website on 30 August [Article by Fahd al-Khitan: "The Government... Is There A Chance for Regaining Trust?"] The absence of dialogue and communication with the influential forces has...

Pakistan TV host visits flood-hit areas in Sindh to assess relief work.
August 31, 2010... Karachi-based Geo News television in Urdu at 1500 gmt on 30 August carries live regularly scheduled "Capital Talk" programme relayed from channel's Islamabad studio. Prominent Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir is host of the popular talk show in...

SAfrican government tables new wage offer to striking public servants.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by non-profit South African Press Association (SAPA) news agency The government has tabled a new wage offer to 1.3 million public servants whose national strike would enter its fourteenth day on Tuesday, an official said. "A...

Five Jordanian opposition parties to team up against independents.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by privately-owned Jordan Times website on 31 August ["Five Opposition Parties To Team up Against Independents" - Jordan Times headline - by Mohammad Ben Hussein] Amman, 31 August: Opposition parties on Monday [30...

Kyrgyz interim leader launches power station in south.
August 31, 2010... Excerpt from report by state-owned Kyrgyz Television 1 on 30 August [Presenter] On 30 August, [Kyrgyz Interim] President Roza Otunbayeva attended a ceremony to launch the first hydraulic unit of the Kambar-Ata 2 hydroelectric power station...

Four civilians killed, four injured in Taleban attacks in Afghan east - ISAF.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Kabul, 31 August: ISAF says that four civilians have been killed and four others injured in Taleban attacks. ISAF forces have announced in a statement that four...

Palestinian PM meets Japanese official, says "occupation" must end.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Palestinian presidency-controlled news agency Wafa website ["Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Receives Japanese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Calls for Halting Settlement Activity; We Will Continue To Build...

Molotov cocktail burns Russian embassy's car in Belarusian capital.
August 31, 2010... A car burnt down after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the car park of the Russian embassy in Minsk late on 30 August, the Belarusian news agency Belapan reported at 0630 gmt on 31 August. Employees of a special Belarusian police battalion...

Tajik foreign minister, NATO official discuss cooperation.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Tajik news agency Asia-Plus website Dushanbe, 31 August: Yesterday Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi met Robert Simmons, special representative of the NATO secretary-general for the Caucasus and Central...

Afghan leader calls for reviewing war on terror strategy.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by state-owned National Afghanistan TV on 29 August The president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Hamed Karzai, held talks with the parliament speaker of the Republic of Germany, who is heading a delegation on a visit...

US secretary of state upbeat on cooperation with Uzbekistan.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Russian state news agency ITAR-TASS Washington, 30 August: The USA aims to expand cooperation with Uzbekistan, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today said on the occasion of Uzbekistan's forthcoming Independence Day. ...

UNIFIL commander says peace-keeping forces will not be scaled down.
August 31, 2010... Excerpt from report in English by privately-owned Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star website on 31 August ["Unifil Wil Not Be Scaled Back, Asarta Says During Sidon Visit" - The Daily Star Headline] Sidon, 31 August: The UN peace-keeping...

Afghan journalist assaulted by policeman in Kabul.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 30 August [Presenter] A Tolo TV reporter has been beaten and insulted by the police in Kabul. The incident happened this morning when Wali Aryan and other reporters wanted to cover a press event...

Heavy blast rocks western Afghan city.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Herat, 31 August: An explosion has occurred in Herat city [the capital of western Herat Province]. A heavy explosion took place when a police vehicle was passing by...

Mongolian coal concern raising funds in Hong Kong.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Mongolian newspaper The UB Post website on 31 August [By P. Shinebayar] Tuesday, 31 August: Mongolian Mining Corporation, a coking coal producer in Mongolia, has received approval for an initial public offering to...

Three NATO tankers set on fire in Pakistan's Balochistan - paper.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Bari Baloch headlined "3 NATO oil tankers set on fire" published by Pakistan newspaper The Nation website on 31 August Quetta - Thousands of litres of fuel was wasted when unidentified people set three NATO tankers on fire...

Lebanese paper notes "crack" in PM's relationship with Hezbollah.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Lebanese newspaper Al-Safir website on 30 August; subheadings as published [Unattributed report: "Late Night Ramadan Meal for Al-Hariri in Damascus; Cracks in His Relationship with Hezbollah; Number of Detainees Rises to 10;...

Bangladesh, India sign deal on joint venture coal-fired power plants.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Bangladeshi privately-owned English newspaper The Daily Star website on 31 Aug Two national companies of Bangladesh and India yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for setting up two coal-fired power plants of...

US secretary of state congratulates Kyrgyz people on Independence Day.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by privately-owned Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website Bishkek, 31 August: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has congratulated the people of Kyrgyzstan on Independence Day. "On behalf of President Obama and the people of...

Kenya urged to reassure ICC of commitment to post-poll violence trials.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Isaiah Lucheli headlined "Government told to reassure ICC" published by Kenyan privately-owned daily newspaper The Standard website on 31 August; subheading as published The government should assure the International...

Belarus to import about 20m tonnes of oil from Venezuela in 2011-12 - president.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Belarusian privately-owned news agency Belapan Minsk, 30 August: Belarus plans to import between eight million and nine million tons of Venezuelan crude oil in 2011 and up to 10 million tons in 2012, Alyaksandr...

Boy dies, 20 injured in "fresh" clashes in Indian Kashmir - paper.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Inayat Jehangir headlined "Police opens firing at 3 places; boy killed, 20 injured in fresh clashes" published by Indian newspaper Daily Excelsior on 31 August Srinagar [capital of Indian-administered Kashmir], 30 August: A...

Website reports increasing public criticism of Jordan's government.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Qatari government-funded aljazeera.net website on 30 August [Report by Muhammad al-Najjar in Amman: "Increase in Intensity of Criticism of Jordanian Government"] The iftar [fast-breaking] banquet, which were held by...

Security tightens in Moscow's square in view of opposition rally.
August 31, 2010... Several hours before the opposition rally in defence of Article 31 of the constitution planned for 31 August, security has been stepped up in Triumfalnaya Ploshchad (square), Russian news agency Interfax reported on the same day. Parking has...

Kyrgyz leader describes forthcoming election as historic event.
August 31, 2010... Kyrgyz Interim President Roza Otunbayeva has described the forthcoming 10 October parliamentary election as a historic event that determines Kyrgyzstan's future. Speaking at a ceremony dedicated to the 19th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan's...

Turkey's president expects political tension to ease off after referendum.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia Ankara, 30 August: The Turkish president said on Monday that the current political tension in Turkey would calm down after the upcoming referendum. Speaking to...

Palestinian foreign minister receives Japanese vice foreign minister.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Palestinian presidency-controlled news agency Wafa website ["Al-Maliki Briefs Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister On Latest Political Developments" - WAFA News Agency headline] Ramallah, 29 August: Minister of Foreign...

Pakistan police draw up security plan for Id, Ramadan.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Imran Chaudhary headlined "Police makes security arrangements for 21st, 27th of Ramazan, Eid" published by Pakistani newspaper Daily Times website on 30 August Lahore: The city police has chalked out a security plan for the...

US-funded Radio, TV Marti boss resigns.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by US Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) website on 30 August The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has accepted, with regret, the resignation of Pedro Roig, who has served for over seven years as director of the Office...

Palestinian figures discuss president's approval for direct talks.
August 31, 2010... Al-Jazeera Satellite Television at 1830 gmt on 28 August broadcasts on its "Behind the News" live daily political talk show a 26-minute discussion moderated by Khadijah Bin-Qinnah in the Doha studio, on the upcoming Israeli-Palestinian...

Russia demands thorough investigation into attack on its embassy in Belarus.
August 31, 2010... Text of a statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published on the ministry's website on 31 August Late on 30 August unknown individuals threw two petrol bombs on the premises of the embassy of the Russian Federation in Belarus....

India: Mumbai gunman not able to recall attacks, says lawyer.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by website of southern India's most influential English daily The Hindu India: Mumbai gunman not able to recall attacks, says lawyer Text of unattributed report headlined "Kasab lawyer to file appeal by 20 September"...

Indonesia confirms seeking billions for Timor Sea oil spill.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Radio Australia, international service of the government-funded ABC, on 31 August The Indonesian government has confirmed it will seek 2.5bn [US] billion dollars in compensation from an Australian-based exploration company...

Pakistan's first female-oriented channel available on satellite.
August 31, 2010... Text of press release from AsiaSat website on 30 August; subheadings as published Hong Kong, 30 August 2010 - Asia's leading satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) is pleased to announce that Sports Star...

Russian agencies report series of violent incidents in North Caucasus.
August 31, 2010... A militant has been killed, three police officers have been wounded, an explosion has occurred, a terrorist attack has been prevented and an arms cache has been found in separate incidents in Russia's North Caucasus republics, as reported by...

Five militants killed in Pakistan tribal area.
August 31, 2010... Text of report headlined "5 terrorists killed in Khyber Agency" published by Pakistani newspaper The Nation website on 31 August Khyber Agency: Security forces killed five terrorists in an encounter in Khyber Agency in the wee hours of Monday...

Albanian, Kosovo, Macedonian police officers attend joint training.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by Albanian state news agency ATA [Report by B. Jashari: "Joint Training of Police Officers From Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia"] Pristina, 30 August (ATA) - A joint training with the participation of 35 police...

Two militants killed in northwest Pakistan.
August 31, 2010... Text of unattributed report headlined "Militant leader killed in Swat" published by Pakistani newspaper The Frontier Post website on 31 August Mingora: The security forces killed an important militant commander, Qari Abdullah, and his...

Islamist party leader says US drone strikes challenge Pakistan's sovereignty.
August 31, 2010... Text of report headlined "US drones challenge parliament's sovereignty: Siraj-ul-Haq" published by Pakistani newspaper Pakistan Observer website on 30 August Peshawar: Former senior provincial minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Jamaat-Islami...

Three foreign soldiers killed in mine explosion in Afghan east - ISAF.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Kabul, 31 August: Three ISAF soldiers have been killed in an explosion. The ISAF forces reported on Tuesday [31 August] that three of their soldiers had been killed...

Afghan daily welcomes president's call for Western action in Pakistan.
August 31, 2010... Text of editorial in Dari by Ehsanollah Dowlat Moradi headlined "President and the review of the war's destiny" published by Afghan newspaper Hasht-e Sobh on 28 August Media outlets have announced that President Karzai has criticized the US...

Spanish premier visiting China and Japan.
August 31, 2010... Text of report by Spanish newspaper ABC website, on 30 August [Report by Luis Ayllon: "Zapatero Seeks To Increase Spain's Presence in China, Japan"] Yesterday, [Spanish Prime Minister] Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero began one of his...

Qatari army chief of staff visits troops based in Djibouti.
August 31, 2010... The visiting Qatari army chief of staff, Gen Hamad bin Ali Al-Attiya, in the company of several of his country's senior military officials, this afternoon, visited his troops which are deployed in Moulouhle, in Obock region. The Qatari...

North Korea greets Kyrgyz president on national day.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, August 31 (KCNA) - Kim Yong Nam [Kim Yo'ng-nam], president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Tuesday sent a message of greetings to...

North Korea greets Trinidad and Tobago on independence anniversary.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to George Maxwell Richard, president of Trinidad and Tobago, on Tuesday on the occasion of the 48th...

South Korea's top nuclear envoy to visit USA "later this week".
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) - South Korea's top nuclear representative will travel to the United States later this week to discuss the resumption of the long-stalled multilateral...

Gastroenteritis kills 79 in Pakistan's Balochistan.
August 31, 2010... Text of report headlined "12 washed away, 79 killed in Jaffarabad" published by Pakistan newspaper Daily Times website on 30 August Quetta: Five flood victims, including four children and a woman, died of gastroenteritis in Jaffarabad...

South Korea extends deadline for illegal immigrants to leave voluntarily.
August 31, 2010... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) - South Korea will extend a temporary grace period during which foreigners staying in the country illegally can leave and return with a visa without getting...