A wildfire rages unchecked near Marathon, northeast of Athens. High winds fanned the blaze, which burned a pine forest, brush and olive groves. (By Dimitri Messinis -- Associated Press) Leader of North Sends Word to South's Lee A high-level delegation from North Korea delivered a message from leader Kim Jong Il to South Korea's president, an official said. Presidential spokesman Lee Dong-kwan said the delegation had conveyed Kim's message on progress on inter-Korean cooperation when they met the South's leader, Lee Myung-bak, on Sunday. The spokesman did not provide details of Kim's message. The North dispatched the delegation to pay respects after the death of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung. PAKISTAN Taliban Announces Choice of New Leader Hakimullah Mehsud -- a 28-year-old Pakistani Taliban commander behind... [read full story]
