US, N. Korea 'may hold' nuclear talks this month

2011-10-02T04:30:27Z

The United States and North Korea are likely to hold a second round of talks this month to try to revive international nuclear disarmament negotiations, a South Korean report said Sunday.

The meeting may come after a summit between US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart

Ex-envoy casts doubt on N. Korea nuke disarmament

2011-09-28T04:30:34Z

A former diplomat in Pyongyang cast doubt Wednesday on North Korea's willingness to denuclearise, saying its officials believe Libya's regime would have survived had it kept its nuclear weapons.

Diplomatic efforts are under way to revive six-nation talks on the North's nuclear disarmament. SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea and the United States are looking at holding a second round of dialogue early next month as part of renewed efforts to restart talks on disabling the North's nuclear weapons program, South Korean media r...

Korean envoys hold nuclear talks in Beijing

2011-09-21T07:30:37Z

The chief nuclear envoys for North and South Korea met in Beijing on Wednesday to try to revive international nuclear disarmament talks, with little hope of any early breakthroughs.

The one-day meeting at a private members' club in the centre of the Chinese capital is the second round of talks between the South's Wi Sung-Lac...

Two Koreas to hold nuclear talks Wednesday

2011-09-19T04:30:29Z

Top North and South Korean envoys will meet in Beijing on Wednesday for a second round of talks aimed at restarting stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament negotiations, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

The ministry gave no further details Monday of the meeting between the South's chief nuclear negotiator Wi Sung-Lac and his North K...

Koreas sound out orchestral maneuvers, but are strings attached?

2011-09-16T02:00:05Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - Bitter rivals South and North Korea could come together later this year to stage combined orchestral performances in the two capitals, a renowned conductor said on Friday, amid signs of improving relations on the divided peninsula.

On the diplomatic front, South Kore...

Obama to host state visit for S. Korea's Lee

2011-09-13T19:30:36Z

US President Barack Obama will host talks and lay on the official pageantry of a state dinner for South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak on October 13, the White House has said.

The meeting will showcase the solidarity between Washington and Seoul

North Korea military parade shows leader's succession on course

2011-09-09T01:00:07Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il flanked by his son reviewed a military parade of goose-stepping North Korean soldiers in Pongyang's central square on Friday, underlining a planned third generation of dynastic rule is on track.

Kim and his son

2011-08-22T23:30:05Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - The frontrunner to be South Korea's next president says Seoul must be more accommodative toward the North, proposing what she calls a policy of "trustpolitik" that marks a move away from the administration's current hardline stance.

Park Geun-hye, daughter of the founder of moder...

North Korea agrees to U.S. talks on recovering GI remains

2011-08-19T02:00:13Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it had agreed to talks with the United States on repatriating remains of American service members killed in the 1950-53 Korean War amid a diplomatic push to ease tensions on the peninsula....

Rival Koreas trade blame for firing, U.S. says must move on

2011-08-11T00:30:08Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - The rival Koreas traded blame on Thursday for a brief military exchange at a tense maritime border as the United States urged Pyongyang to get back to the main business of denuclearization talks.

Analysis: U.S and South Korea stand firm against Pyongyang

2011-07-25T01:30:20Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - A rare visit by one of North Korea's top diplomats to the United States this week has renewed hopes for stalled nuclear talks, but Seoul and Washington's terms have not changed:

N. Korea envoy to visit US for nuclear talks: Clinton

2011-07-24T14:30:21Z

The United States said Sunday it has invited a top North Korean envoy to New York for "exploratory talks" on the possible resumption of the six-party negotiations on denuclearisation.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the North's vice foreign minister and former nuclear negotiator, United States said Saturday it was "encouraged" by surprise talks between North and South Korea over Pyongyang's nuclear programme, but remained cool on resuming disarmament talks.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told regional foreign mini...

North and South Korea nuclear envoys meet at Asian meeting

2011-07-22T00:30:10Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - The top nuclear envoys of South and North Korea met Friday on the sidelines of an Asian meeting in Bali, Yonhap news agency said, in the fi...

Obama taps Korean American as Seoul envoy

2011-06-24T20:31:01Z

President Barack Obama on Friday named veteran Asia troubleshooter Sung Kim to be the ambassador to South Korea, the first Korean American to represent the United States in Seoul.

Kim is n...

U.S., South Korea to keep pressure on Pyongyang

2011-06-24T14:00:17Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea on Friday signaled they would not ease pressure on North Korea's government, saying Pyongyang

N. Korea 'provocation' becoming more likely: Seoul

2011-06-13T12:30:17Z

North Korea is increasingly likely to launch a "surprise provocation" against South Korea following a series of strongly worded threats, Seoul's defence minister said Monday.

"The possibility of a surprise provocation with various means and methods is steadily increasing while (the North is) pressuring us with rhetorical threats,"

S. Korea, China to press N. Korea on talks: envoy

2011-06-08T04:30:37Z

South Korea and China will this week discuss ways to persuade North Korea to return to dialogue, the South's nuclear envoy said Wednesday, after Pyongyang publicly burnt its bridges with Seoul.

North Korea said on Wednesday it had rejected a South Korean proposal to hold a series of three summits to ease tensions on the peninsula.

The North's powerful National Defence Commission (NDC) said the South, at a secret meeting in May, had proposed the meetings to start late this month at the border truce village of Panmunjom.

It said

US envoy to discuss N. Korea in Seoul: diplomats

2011-05-13T11:30:24Z

The US special envoy on North Korea Stephen Bosworth will visit South Korea next week to coordinate policy towards nuclear-armed Pyongyang, diplomatic sources said Friday.

Bosworth will arrive Monday and meet Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan, the South'...

North Korea calls Seoul nuclear summit "ridiculous"

2011-05-11T19:00:14Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has dismissed as "ridiculous" South Korea's hosting of an international nuclear summit next year, barely two days after the North's leader Kim Jong-il wa...

Pro-Pyongyang paper urges inter-Korean dialogue

2011-05-11T04:30:26Z

A pro-Pyongyang newspaper pressed Seoul Wednesday to accept an offer from North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il to hold a summit with South Korea's leader.

Ex-US president Jimmy Carter, who visited the communist state late ...

Carter says N. Korea seeks better US ties

2011-04-27T11:30:34Z

Former US president Jimmy Carter met North Korea's de facto head of state during his peace mission to Pyongyang on Wednesday and said in a blog posting that the North seeks better ties with Washington.

Carter and three other retired world leaders from a group called The Elders say their three-day visit aims to reduce tension...

Carter says hopes to meet North Korea leader and son

2011-04-24T23:00:23Z

BEIJING (Reuters) - Former President Jimmy Carter said on Monday he hopes to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his son and presumed heir during a visit this week that will concentrate on China's chief envoy to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament will visit South Korea next week for talks, the foreign ministry said.

Wu Dawei will meet his counterpart Wi Sung-Lac on Tuesday and...

S. Korea to allow Carter flight from North: report

2011-04-21T04:30:57Z

South Korea is expected to give former US President Jimmy Carter rare approval to fly directly to Seoul after visiting the North Korean capital Pyongyang next week, a report said Thursday.

"President Carter has informed us that he wants to fly directly to Seoul" from Pyongyang by pri...

N. Korea celebrates founder as S. Koreans protest

2011-04-15T05:30:32Z

North Korea Friday celebrated the birth anniversary of its founding father as South Korean activists launched cross-border leaflets calling for the overthrow of the regime led by his son.

The showpiece capital Pyongyang is in a festive mood, the communist state's official news agency reported on the eve of the "Day of the Sun" -- the 99th anniversary of the birth of ...

Fast progress of N.Korea reactor alarms Seoul: media

2011-04-08T03:30:34Z

North Korea is rapidly completing what it says will be a light water reactor despite growing concerns over safety following Japan's quake-triggered nuclear disaster, news reports said Friday.

The speed of construction has reportedly sparked fresh safety concerns in neighbouring South Korea, where officials have been quote...

S.Korea rejects North's offer to discuss uranium at talks

2011-03-17T00:30:04Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister on Thursday rejected North Korea's offer to discuss its uranium enrichment programme at a new round of six-party talks, saying it fell far short of what was needed to restart the stalled p...

US seeks UN statement on N.Korea nuclear programme

2011-03-02T14:30:52Z

The United States is working to secure a UN Security Council statement condemning North Korea's newly disclosed uranium enrichment programme, a senior official said Wednesday.

Robert Einhorn, the State...

US lawmaker urges bilateral talks with N.Korea

2011-03-01T17:30:25Z

Leading US lawmakers expressed dissatisfaction Tuesday with stalled US diplomatic efforts to dismantle North Korea's nuclear program, warning of the risks of proliferation and regional instability.

Senator John Kerry, the chairman of the Senate Fore...

North Korea threatens military action over SKorea campaign

2011-02-27T04:30:06Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will fire across a land border with South Korea if Seoul continues its anti-North psychological campaign, the North's official media said on Sunday ahead of an annual, joint military drill between the North Korea last month offered to hold high-level military talks with the United States to discuss tensions on the Korean peninsula and nuclear disarmament, a report said Monday.

The North proposed the talks in a letter from its defence minister Kim ...

N. Korea 'appears to prepare for nuclear test'

2011-02-20T07:30:10Z

North Korea has started digging tunnels at its nuclear test site in apparent preparation for a third atomic detonation, a report said on Sunday.

The North started building at least two new tunnels at its Punggye-ri facility in northeastern North Hamgyong province for a possible underground atomic test,

N. Korea appears to prepare nuclear test: report

2011-02-19T20:30:21Z

North Korea has started digging tunnels at its nuclear test site in apparent preparation for a third atomic detonation, a report said Sunday.

The North started building at least two new tunnels at the Musudan-ri Launch Facility at Punggye-ri for a possible underground atomic test, Yonhap news age...

Diplomacy stalemate over North Korea's nuclear programme

2011-02-11T21:00:23Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - China does not back efforts by Washington and Seoul to punish North Korea at the United Nations for its uranium enrichment programme and wants si...

S.Korea, US to intensify anti-WMD drill: report

2011-02-04T06:32:15Z

South Korea and the United States are to expand a joint military drill aimed at finding and destroying North Korean weapons of mass destruction (WMD), a news report said Friday.

The training, which simulates the detection and disposal of the North's chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons, was first conducted in 2009.

The exercise will take place duri...

N. Korea makes fresh call for talks with S. Korea

2011-01-28T06:30:19Z

North Korea called again Friday for dialogue with South Korea to lessen what it described as the danger of war, as a Russian envoy indicated progress in efforts to restart separate nuclear negotiations.

The North proposed talks between legislators from North and South "to settle the grave situation prevailing" between the two nations.

The two sides have already agreed i...

S. Korea seeks military talks with N. Korea

2011-01-26T08:30:47Z

South Korea called Wednesday for preliminary military talks with North Korea next month, in what would be their first dialogue since the North's deadly shelling of a border island two months ago.

Visiting US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg strongly backed the talks, calling them "a critical first step" towards any wider dialogue.

He also expressed...

S. Korea wants UN debate on N. Korea nuclear project

2011-01-25T14:30:33Z

South Korea made a fresh call Tuesday for the United Nations Security Council to debate North Korea's uranium enrichment programme, which according to experts could produce more nuclear weapons.

The issue of UN referral "wil...

South Korea to soon propose nuclear talks with North

2011-01-24T05:30:30Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will soon propose holding talks with the North that could pave the way for a resumption of six-party negotiations aimed at ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions in return for aid, an official said on Monday.

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S. Korea agrees to military talks with North

2011-01-20T18:30:27Z

South Korea on Thursday accepted North Korea's offer of high-level military talks to ease months of tension, but said Pyongyang must admit responsibility for two deadly border attacks.

The offer came in a message from defence minister Kim Yong-Chun to his c...

South Korea agrees to North military talks

2011-01-20T05:30:51Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea agreed on Thursday to hold high-level military talks with rival North Korea, marking a major breakthrough in a crisis on the Korean peninsula...

U.S. again urges North Korea to meet its obligations

2011-01-13T23:00:15Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday held out the possibility of a resumption of six-party talks if North Korea ceases provocations and meets international obligations, but said there was no sign of it changi...

N. Korea's uranium for making bombs: South

2011-01-12T19:30:37Z

North Korea's new uranium enrichment programme is designed to make nuclear weapons, South Korea's foreign minister has said, rebutting Pyongyang's claims that it is for peaceful use.

"I think it is part of an attempt to produce nuclear bombs on top of plutonium-based ones," Kim Sung-Hwan said in an interview with ...

N. Korea reopens border hotline with S. Korea

2011-01-12T05:30:41Z

North Korea Wednesday reopened a cross-border Red Cross hotline despite South Korea's rejection of its latest call for dialogue after months of tensions.

Liaison officials of the two countries made their first contact ...

N. Korea slams S. Korea's rejection of talks

2011-01-11T04:30:32Z

North Korea on Tuesday criticised South Korea's rejection of its latest call for dialogue and insisted it is sincere in trying to mend relations after months of tensions.

Washington and Seoul remained sceptical of the peace overtures, saying they must be backed by action.

The communist state late Monday...

S. Korea rejects N. Korea's call for talks

2011-01-10T11:30:39Z

North Korea Monday officially proposed dialogue with South Korea, less than two months after launching a deadly bombardment of a border island, but a sceptical Seoul quickly rejected the offer.

The South said it was willing to hold government-level talks, but only if the North admits responsibility for a series of provocations and con...

US envoy discusses North Korea in Seoul

2011-01-05T03:30:14Z

A US envoy on Wednesday held talks with Seoul officials on easing tension on the Korean peninsula as Pyongyang urged an early end to confrontation over its deadly attack on a South Korean island.

Stephen Bosworth, the US special envoy on US special envoy on North Korea on Wednesday met with a top South Korean official for talks on easing tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear programme and a deadly attack on a South Korean island.

Stephen Bosworth called for "serious negotiations" ...

U.S. envoy on North Korea travels to Asia this week

2011-01-02T16:00:09Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy responsible for policy toward North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, will visit South Korea, South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak called Wednesday for new international talks with North Korea on shutting down its nuclear programme, apparently softening his stance towards the negotiations.

"(We) have no choice but to resolve the problem of dismantling North Korea's nuclear programme diplomatically through the six-party talks," Lee said of the discussions, which be...

S.Korea readies major military drill near tense border

2010-12-22T06:30:32Z

South Korea on Wednesday prepared for a major show of military strength involving fighter jets and tanks near the tense North Korean border as Washington ruled out "feel-good" talks with Pyongyang.

The live-fire exercise, planned for Thursday with self-propelled guns and 800 soldiers, follows signs of an easing of tens...

South Korea suspects North has more uranium sites

2010-12-14T02:30:15Z

SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - South Korea said on Tuesday it suspects the North has been secretly enriching uranium at more locations besides its main nuclear site -- which could mean it has more material for building nuclear bombs.

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North Korea says South's drills "provocative"

2010-12-05T00:00:22Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea warned its tough-talking neighbor on Sunday against holding more firing drills near a disputed maritime border off the west coast of the peninsula, accusing the South of being "hell-bent to set off a war."

Seoul has sharply increased its rhetoric over the past week, p...

Biggest US-Japan naval drill starts amid N.Korea crisis

2010-12-03T12:04:47Z

The largest ever US-Japan war games kicked off Friday in waters off the tense Korean peninsula as the UN's atomic watchdog voiced "great concern" about North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

The manoeuvres in the Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:

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The Intelligencer, Doylestown, Pa., on new federal requirements for street signs:

Have you ever driven behind a vehicle that slows down at ev...

Signs of diplomacy in NKorea crisis

2010-11-30T12:38:44Z

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Signs of diplomacy in North Korea crisis

2010-11-30T12:38:42Z

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NKorea says its uranium enrichment is progessing

2010-11-30T12:38:41Z

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SKorea leader vows consequences for NKorean attack

2010-11-29T14:41:52Z

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No decision on tactical nuclear weapons in S.Korea:US

2010-11-22T15:31:01Z

The United States has no immediate plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea, the Pentagon said on Monday, after Seoul raised the possibility amid fresh tensions with North Korea.

With SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States accused North Korea of being a danger to the region after it showed off its latest advances in uranium enrichment but its envoy said on Monday Washington was open to talks with the iso...

U.S. envoy in Asia amid new North Korea nuclear concern

2010-11-21T07:00:28Z

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. envoy on North Korea will discuss with key Asian nations ways to thwart Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions amid fresh concerns about its uranium e...

S.Korea watching work at N.Korea nuclear test site

2010-11-18T14:46:49Z

South Korea's foreign ministry said Thursday it was closely watching the site where North Korea tested an atomic bomb last year, but had no evidence yet that another test was being planned.

A spokesman was commenting on a report and satellite photos published by Jane's Defence Weekly, which show work under way at the site in the northeastern province of North Hamkyong.

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Russia urges 'any possible' dialogue with North Korea

2010-11-12T17:33:10Z

The Kremlin is keen to burnish its credentials as a regional mediator and use its clout with Pyongyang to promote infrastructure projects involving South and North Korea.

"We repeatedly discussed this project and believe it's interesting both from commercial and most importantly political point of vie...

Obama tells N.Korea to be 'serious' on nuclear talks

2010-11-12T10:00:43Z

Obama, speaking ahead of the G20 summit here, also warned the Stalinist state that it would deepen its isolation by refusing to halt its nuclear programme and said Washington would never waver in its defence of South Korea.

"There will be an appropriate time and place to re-enter into six-party talks but we have to see a seriousn...

Obama tells N.Korea to show 'seriousness' on nuclear talks

2010-11-11T07:00:29Z

"There will be an appropriate time and place to re-enter into six-party talks but we have to see a seriousn...

Obama warns North Korea it risks deeper isolation

2010-11-10T19:00:37Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday urged North Korea to engage with the international community over its nuclear programme or risk making the lives of its people even harsher.

"North Korea's continued pursuit of...

S.Korea may drop 'North apology before talks' demand: report

2010-11-09T16:00:35Z

A willingness by Pyongyang to give up its nuclear ambitions was more important to restart the six-party forum than an apology for the March sinking of the Cheonan, a senior presidential aide told Yonhap news agency.

"With regard to the six-...

N.Korea demands massive rice, fertiliser aid from S.Korea

2010-10-27T11:31:25Z

The demand for 500,000 tonnes of rice and 300,000 tonnes of fertiliser was made when the two sides met in the North's city of Kaesong to discuss reunions, media pool reports from Kaesong quoted the official as saying.

A one-off meeting for families divided by the 1950-1953 war will start Saturday at the jointly run Mount Kumgang resort on the North's eas...

N.Korea demands food aid from S.Korea

2010-10-27T09:33:58Z

A one-off meeting for families divided by the 1950-1953 war will start Saturday at the jointly run Mount Kumgang resort on the North's eas...

N.Korea demands massive aid from S.Korea

2010-10-27T01:30:33Z

A one-off meeting programme for families separated by war 60 years ago will start Saturday at the jointly-run Mount Kumgang resort on the ...

N.Korea 'may be planning nuclear test'

2010-10-21T03:10:56Z

But South Korean government officials said there was no concrete evidence that the communist state was readying such a test, saying Seoul and its allies are closely watching developments related to the North's nuclear facilities.

According to South Korea's biggest-selling newspaper Chosun Ilbo

N.Korea may be planning nuclear test: report

2010-10-21T00:41:42Z

According to South Korea's biggest-selling newspaper Chosun Ilbo

South Korea says open to calls for six-party talks

2010-10-20T06:30:28Z

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is open to calls for resuming international talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear arms program if Pyongyang pledges to honor a 2005 deal, ...

South Korean Dilemma

2010-11-02T23:56:57Z

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N.Korea starts leadership succession process

2010-10-11T01:30:31Z

North Korea has officially begun a succession process from leader Kim Jong-Il to his youngest son, South Korea's president said Monday, a day after Pyongyang put the son on show at a massive parade.

"It seems quite clear that North Korea has officially entered the third gener...

N.Korea displays military might and heir apparent

2010-10-10T01:30:21Z

Secretive North Korea put its leader-in-waiting on display Sunday at a massive military parade in Pyongyang, showcasing the youngest son of current ruler Kim Jong-Il in a rare live television broadcast.

Kim Jong-Un, thought to be aged about 27, stood near his father at the pa...

N.Korea publishes photo of heir apparent: experts

2010-09-30T00:15:30Z

Secretive North Korea on Thursday published its first-ever adult photograph of a man said to be the youngest son and heir apparent to the communist state's ailing leader Kim Jong-Il.

A group photo released by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows leading ruling party officials at a photo sessi...

Two Koreas hold military talks, Seoul seeks apology

2010-09-29T21:15:28Z

Seoul insisted Thursday it would demand an apology from Pyongyang for the sinking of one of its warships as North and South Korea began their first military talks for two years.

At the talks in the border truce village of Panmunjom, the South's office...

North Korea says nuclear arms must be strengthened

2010-09-29T12:46:11Z

North Korea on Wednesday vowed to strengthen its nuclear arsenal because of the threat from the United States, and never to abandon its deterrent.

The new blow to international efforts to tempt the North back to nuclear disarmament talks was delivered at the UN Gen...

Too early to figure out N.Korea move

2010-09-27T14:15:48Z

The United States said Monday it was too early to gauge the meaning of North Korea's elevation of leader Kim Jong-Il's son and renewed its call on the communist state to give up nuclear weapons.

On the eve of a major party meeting, North Korean state media said that Kim had appointed his youngest son

President Obama 'lauds' South Korea for reinforcing sanctions on Iran

2010-09-25T05:02:34Z

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US official says China onboard on N.Korea

2010-09-21T15:22:57Z

China, North Korea's main ally, agrees with the United States that denuclearization talks can only resume if Pyongyang shows its seriousness about past agreements, a senior US official said Monday.

China has called for the resumption of talks ...

S.Korea to give N.Korea flood aid as tensions ease

2010-09-13T01:15:46Z

South Korea Monday announced aid to flood-stricken North Korea and a US envoy discussed the possible resumption of nuclear disarmament talks, amid signs of a thaw in cross-border relations.

But Seoul reiterated that Pyongyang was responsible for ...

S. Korean to unveil sanctions on Iran Wednesday

2010-09-12T01:50:50Z

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N.Korea renews retaliation threats ahead of US envoy trip

2010-08-01T01:15:21Z

North Korea renewed its threats of military retaliation Sunday ahead of a visit to South Korea by a US envoy as Seoul and its allies look to impose fresh sanctions on Pyongyang.

The North will "sternly and mercilessly" punish South Korea over its joint military exercise with the

South Korea Koreas Clash

2011-01-05T01:31:08Z

South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, right, shakes hands with U.S. special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, Pool)

South Korea Koreas Nuclear

2011-01-05T01:31:07Z

U.S. special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, left, and South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator Wi Sung-lac attend talks at the latter's office in Seoul, Wednesday, Jan...

South Korea US Koreas Clash

2011-01-04T02:30:23Z

Stephen Bosworth, US special representative for North Korea policy, talks to reporters upon his arrival at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. Bosworth arrived in Seoul for talks on North Korea's nuclear...

APTOPIX South Korea Koreas Clash

2011-01-03T07:31:38Z

South Korean Army's 155 mm howitzers fire during a military drill near the demilitarized zone, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Chulwon, north of Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. South Korea's president vowed Monday not to let North Korea "cove...

South Korea New Year

2010-12-31T16:01:17Z

Dressed in a rabbit, center and traditional dresses outfits, three divers give greetings for the New Year as part of New Year events at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. The year of 2011 is the Year of Rabbit under the 12-year Chinese cycle where each calendar year is named after one of the 12-key animals in turn. The sign reads " Happy New Year." ( (AP Photo/

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