US prepared to meet with NKorea to push for resumption of nuclear talksWASHINGTON — The United States said Friday it was prepared to accept North Korea’s offer for direct talks in an effort to persuade the North to return to stalled international nuclear disarmament negotiations. North Korea withdraws demand for hefty wage hike at joint industrial park with South KoreaSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea withdrew its demand for a hefty wage hike for its workers at a joint industrial complex with South Korea, the latest conciliatory gesture that could help revive reconciliation on the divided peninsula. Report: North Korea’s No. 2 leader says Kim Jong Il in good health, not planning successionTOKYO — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is in good health and has not named his third son as his successor, the communist country’s No. 2 leader said in an interview with a Japanese news agency Thursday. SKorea accuses NKorea of intentionally opening dam floodgates at border river; 6 killedSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea appears to have deliberately opened a dam that sent water surging down a river into South Korea, a top South Korean official said Wednesday, but he stopped short of calling it an attack. NKorea celebrates anniversary with patriotic songs amid international calls to abandon nukesSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea, facing international pressure to abandon its nuclear program, marked the communist country’s 61st anniversary Wednesday with a vow to “mercilessly annihilate the U.S. imperialists” if they attack. Big stink over claim Sarkozy used short people as props to conceal his staturePARIS — From elevator shoes to step-up boxes behind podiums, and even his own tippy-toes, Nicolas Sarkozy and his handlers have tried to compensate for his height — or lack thereof. US freezes assets of 2 NKorean entities for alleged nuclear and missile activityWASHINGTON — The United States has moved to freeze the assets of two North Korean entities for alleged involvement in the country’s nuclear and missile programs. SKorea demands NKorean apology, more thorough explanation for deadly dam releaseSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea rejected North Korea’s explanation for a sudden, deadly release of dam water, saying Tuesday that Pyongyang should clarify and apologize for flooding that left six South Koreans dead or missing. SKorea demands NKorea apologize and offer more through explanation for deadly floodingSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea rejected North Korea’s explanation for a sudden, deadly release of dam water, saying Tuesday that Pyongyang should clarify more thoroughly and apologize for flooding that left six South Koreans dead or missing. Iran veers toward possible toughening of sanctions amid ’stalemate’ with UN nuclear watchdogVIENNA — Iran veered closer toward the possibility of being slapped with tough new international sanctions Monday after its president refused to stop enriching uranium and the U.N. nuclear watchdog warned of a “stalemate” with the country. UN nuclear watchdog warns of ’stalemate’ with Iran over Tehran’s suspected nuclear programVIENNA — The U.N. nuclear watchdog is locked in a “stalemate” with Iran over the country’s suspect nuclear program, the agency’s chief said Monday, pressing Tehran to answer lingering questions about its atomic ambitions. NKorea sends excuse to SKorea over river surge that killed 3, left 3 missingSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea told South Korea on Monday its surprise release of dammed river water that left three people dead and three missing in the South was an emergency measure, but it stopped short of a direct apology. South Korea demands NKorean explanation for river surge that killed 3, left 3 missingSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea pressed North Korea on Monday to explain a deadly surge in a river that flows across their border from the North that killed three South Koreans and left three others missing. South Korea presses NKorea to explain about deadly, sudden surge in border riverSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea pressed North Korea to explain Monday what caused a sudden surge of water in a river flowing across the border from the North after the flooding left three South Korean dead and three others missing. US envoy expresses concern over North Korea’s uranium program claimsSEOUL, South Korea — A U.S. special envoy said Sunday that Washington has just begun considering how to respond to North Korea’s claim of moving closer to a second, easier way of making nuclear bombs. 6 South Koreans missing after river flowing from North Korea suddenly risesSEOUL, South Korea — Six South Koreans camping and fishing along a river flowing from North Korea were swept away Sunday when it suddenly doubled in height, apparently because a new dam in the North released a large amount of water without warning, officials said. US, South Korean nuclear envoys discuss ways to bring North Korea back to disarmament talksSEOUL, South Korea — Top nuclear envoys from South Korea and the United States held talks Saturday on a strategy to bring North Korea back to disarmament talks, a day after the North claimed it is in the final stages of enriching uranium. NKorea says uranium enrichment program near completion as it seeks direct talks with USSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday it is on the threshold of mastering a new way of building atomic bombs, pressuring the United States to agree to direct negotiations or see the communist regime become a greater nuclear risk. NKorea says uranium enrichment in final stage; process could provide 2nd way to make nukesSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday that it is in the final stages of enriching uranium, a process that could give it a second way to make nuclear bombs in addition to its known plutonium-based program. Beijing denies claim by 2 US reporters that North Korean guards seized them in ChinaBEIJING — China on Thursday rejected claims by two U.S. journalists that North Korean guards had crossed into Chinese territory to grab and drag them back into North Korea. US envoy for NKorea to travel to Asia, discuss ways to rid the North of its nuclear programsaWASHINGTON — The U.S. special envoy for North Korea will travel to Asia this week but will not go to North Korea. US hopes world leaders at UN meeting chaired by Obama will back nuclear nonproliferationUNITED NATIONS — While the U.S. is concerned about the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran, the special U.N. session to be chaired by President Barack Obama later this month will seek broad consensus on preventing the spread of nuclear weapons rather than zeroing in on individual nations. US envoy for NKorea to travel to Asia, discuss ways to rid the North of nukesaWASHINGTON — The U.S. special envoy for North Korea will travel to Asia this week but will not go to North Korea. Freed US reporters say soldiers ‘violently dragged’ them across frozen river into North KoreaSAN FRANCISCO — Two American television reporters imprisoned in North Korea for months say communist soldiers “violently dragged” them back when they returned to Chinese soil after briefly crossing into the reclusive country. SKorea says no change in NKorea’s nuclear stance despite recent conciliatory gesturesSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s recent conciliatory gestures do not represent any fundamental changes because the communist country has shown no signs of ending its nuclear weapons program, a top South Korean official said Wednesday. Journalists held in North Korea say guards grabbed them on Chinese soilSAN FRANCISCO — The two American television reporters imprisoned in North Korea for 4 1/2 months said Tuesday that they never intended to cross a frozen river into the communist country. North, South Korea restore regular cross-border trafficSEOUL, South Korea — North and South Korea restored regular traffic across their heavily fortified border for their jointly run industrial park Tuesday in the latest sign of improved relations between the two, officials in Seoul said. North, South Korea to restore regular cross-border traffic starting TuesdaySEOUL, South Korea — Regular traffic across the heavily fortified border dividing North and South Korea will be restored this week, officials in Seoul said Monday amid further signs of improved relations between the two nations. Cheney points to politics as reason Justice Department is looking at CIA interrogationsWASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney says politics are driving the Justice Department’s decision to investigate whether CIA interrogators abused terror suspects detained after the Sept. 11 attacks. Australia investigates seizure of ship carrying North Korean weapons bound for IranCANBERRA, Australia — Authorities are investigating whether Australian law was broken after an Australian-owned ship was seized in the United Arab Emirates carrying North Korean weapons bound for Iran, an official said Sunday. |
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