Family Gatherings

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Unification Ministry says Red Cross officials have crossed the border into North Korea to work out details for next month's reunions of families separated by war more than a half-century ago.

SAINT-DENIS, Reunion - Sixteen-year-old Californian sailor Abby Sunderland was reunited with her brother Saturday and defended her family against criticism that she had been too young to try to sail around the world alone.

LOS ANGELES - An American missionary who strode illegally into North Korea on Christmas Day and was detained by the communist regime for 43 days was welcomed back to the United States Saturday evening in an emotional reunion with family members at Los Angeles International Airport.