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In this photo taken on Saturday, March 1, 2014, provided by the Korean Central News Agency, John Short, an Australian missionary detained for spreading Christianity in North Korea, signs his written apology, at an unknown location in North Korea. North Korea said Monday, March 3, 2014, it will deport Short, saying he apologized for his anti-state religious acts and requested forgiveness. Authorities in North Korea have been investigating Short since his arrest for secretly spreading Bible tracts near a Buddhist temple in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, the birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency)

North Korea frees Australian missionary

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by John Short's family, shows Australian missionary John Short in Hong Kong. Short has been detained while on a tour of North Korea, his family said on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. Short went to North Korea in a regular tour group last week with one other person, who returned to China on Tuesday and told the family Short had been questioned and arrested at his Pyongyang hotel on Sunday, according to a statement released by the family. (AP Photo/Family of John Short) EDITORIAL USE ONLY

North Korea arrests Christian missionary from Australia

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times