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North Korea Finds U.S. Journalists Guilty

North Korea on Monday found two American journalists guilty of illegal entry and sentenced them each to 12 years of hard labor. The Central Court, the North's highest court, held the trial of the two U.S. journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, from Thursday to Monday and convicted them of "committing hostilities against the Korean nation and illegal entry," the North's official news agency, KCNA reported. Ms. Ling and Ms. Lee were arrested by North Korean soldiers patrolling the border between China and North Korea on March 17.

Clinton Says Internet Can Help Free U.S. Reporters in North Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is calling for an online campaign to help with the release of two American women journalists being held in North Korea. Clinton made the remarks at a graduation ceremony at Barnard College, a women's university in New York City. "We have two young women journalists right now imprisoned in North Korea and you can get busy on the Internet and let the North Koreans know that we find that absolutely unacceptable," Clinton told the graduation ceremony.

Google Unphased by Nuclear Testing

Amid reports of a successful nuclear test by the North Korean government, Google went ahead with plans this week to launch a new R&D center on Korean soil.