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| US women 'face North Korea trial' | US women 'face North Korea trial' |
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| Two US journalists arrested by North Korea near its border with China are to face trial, North Korea's state news agency has reported. | Two US journalists arrested by North Korea near its border with China are to face trial, North Korea's state news agency has reported. |
| Euna Lee, a Korean-American, and Laura Ling, a Chinese-American, who work for Current TV, were detained on 17 March. | Euna Lee, a Korean-American, and Laura Ling, a Chinese-American, who work for Current TV, were detained on 17 March. |
| Pyongyang's KCNA news agency said the North had decided to charge the women after completing an investigation into their "crimes". | Pyongyang's KCNA news agency said the North had decided to charge the women after completing an investigation into their "crimes". |
| The North says the two women illegally crossed the border from China. | The North says the two women illegally crossed the border from China. |
| "Our related agency has decided to turn the US reporters over for trial based on findings of their crimes," KCNA reported. | |
| The Associated Press says that the women could face up to five years in prison if convicted of espionage. | |
| North Korea has angered the international community in recent weeks after launching a rocket which many other nations believed was a missile test. | |
| Pyongyang said the rocket was carrying a communication. |