Read more Pyeongchang stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4257/pyeongchang.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 05:50:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/106005/why-north-korea-attacked-the-south-was-it-to-force-negotiations.htmlEvann Gastaldo<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=781586&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331180941' border='0' />Following North Korea's artillery attack on South Korea, the Los Angeles Times , reporting from Seoul, and Reuters gather early theories for what is behind the attack: Forcing negotiations : A former negotiator and South Korean lawmaker calls it a "berserk" and "last-ditch" attempt "to engage Washington and Seoul" in negotiations—on...Smoke rises from South Korea's Yeonpyeong island near the border against North Korea Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010.http://www.newser.com/story/106005/why-north-korea-attacked-the-south-was-it-to-force-negotiations.htmlTue, 23 Nov 2010 08:26:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/105985/north-korea-fires-on-south.htmlRob Quinn<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=781532&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331180946' border='0' />South Korea has returned fire after North Korea blasted scores of artillery rounds at a South Korean island, setting houses on fire and forcing evacuations, according to South Korean officials. Some 70 houses were ablaze on the island of Yeonpyeong, close to the two nations' disputed maritime border, witnesses told...Smoke billows from Yeonpyeong island in South Korea after North Korea shot dozens of artillery round onto the island.http://www.newser.com/story/105985/north-korea-fires-on-south.htmlTue, 23 Nov 2010 07:49:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/3865/sochi-wins-2014-games.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=10384&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034304' border='0' />The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in the Black Sea resort of Sochi — thanks in part to personal intervention by Russian Premier Vladimir Putin, reports Reuters. Putin addressed a session of the International Olympic Committee in Guatemala City in English, French and Spanish, helping Sochi win a 51-47 vote...Russian fans celebrate with olympic gold medalist Eugeny Plushenko, second right, after learning that the city of Sochi beat PyeongChang, South Korea to be the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics during the 119th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Guatemala City, Wednesday, July 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)http://www.newser.com/story/3865/sochi-wins-2014-games.htmlThu, 05 Jul 2007 04:52:53 CDT