Obama talks with Bill Clinton about N. Korea mission, assessment of Kim’s health
Obama talks with Bill Clinton on NKorea mission, assessment of Kim’s healthWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that information her husband brought back from North Korea has been “extremely helpful” by providing a window into what’s happening in the reclusive country. NKorea agrees to resume reunions of separated families, tourism trips from SouthSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s decision to restart tours run jointly with South Korea and allow reunions of families separated for decades by the peninsula’s war is aimed at obtaining much-needed foreign currency and leverage in negotiations with Washington and Seoul, experts said. Reporters freed from North Korea issue thank-you video, say they’ll talk about ordeal laterLOS ANGELES — The television reporters held captive in North Korea for 4½ months have issued a brief videotaped statement thanking all of the people who worked for their release. South Korean worker detained for months in North returns home, brightens prospects for tiesSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea freed a South Korean worker Thursday it had detained for months for allegedly denouncing its political system — an apparent goodwill gesture toward Seoul and Washington amid the standoff over the regime’s nuclear weapons program. Reporter freed from North Korean prison hopes her story will shed light on plight of othersLOS ANGELES — One of the two TV reporters who were freed after being imprisoned in North Korea said Wednesday she hopes her story will lead to more public awareness of the plight of journalists held captive around the world. Journalist held in captivity in North Korea says she’s busy getting back to day-to-day lifeLOS ANGELES — One of the two U.S. journalists imprisoned in North Korea for 4½ months said Tuesday she has spent much of her first week of freedom catching up on playtime with her 4-year-old daughter and reacquainting herself with simple day-to-day pleasures like going for a walk. Hillary Clinton snaps at Congolese student who inquires about husband’s thoughtsKINSHASA, Congo — Hillary Clinton has a message for the world: It’s not all about Bill. Hyundai chief in North Korea to urge release of detained SKorean workerSEOUL, South Korea — The chief of South Korean conglomerate Hyundai has traveled to North Korea seeking the freedom of an employee held by the communist regime — a week after a trip by former President Bill Clinton sealed the release of two American journalists. US OK on direct nuclear talks with North Korea if North resumes international negotiationsWASHINGTON —The Obama administration said Sunday it is willing to hold direct talks with North Korea over its nuclear weapons if it first resumes international negotiations. SKorea says it’s doing everything possible to secure release of citizens from NKoreaSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president said Friday the country is “doing everything it can” to win the release of its citizens detained in North Korea, after former President Bill Clinton brought home two American journalists. Ling’s sister: Reporter touched North Korean soil before being captured, detained for monthsLOS ANGELES — Laura Ling’s sister says the two American journalists briefly touched North Korean soil before they were captured and detained for months in that communist country. North Korea and Iran use seized Americans, other similar tactics to pursue goalsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The parallels between Iran and North Korea would seem to riff off the same West-rattling script: start a nuclear program, test some long-range missiles, demand international respect. Administration insisted on no strings attached in Clinton mission, now hopes to reap benefitsWASHINGTON — The White House approved Bill Clinton’s high-stakes rescue mission only with caution, intent that North Korea not benefit on the world stage. Yet officials now suggest it could mark a fresh start with the volatile regime. ‘Home and free,’ US journalists tearfully reunite with families after N. Korea grants pardonBURBANK, Calif. — After months of being left to live alone in fear and hunger, wondering if they might ever be allowed to return to their families, two American journalists held captive in Korea learned in just a heartbeat that they would be going home. UN chief urges North Korea to return to talksNEW YORK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday appealed to North Korea’s communist regime to return to six-party talks about dismantling its nuclear weapons programme, just hours after the release of two US journalists from North Korean prison. Wealthy Hollywood producer, major Clinton donor, footed bill for journalist rescue from NKoreaWASHINGTON — A wealthy Hollywood producer and a major corporation were instrumental in bringing former President Bill Clinton and two American journalists home from North Korea, prompting words of thanks Wednesday from former Vice President Al Gore and the freed reporters during an emotional airport reunion. Have video camera, will report: New journalists roam the world in search of storiesSAN FRANCISCO — Young, adventurous and versed in the tools of an Internet age, a brave new generation of journalists is spreading out across the globe to tell the stories they care about from an often personal perspective. Freed journalists were kept separated, fed bad food during 140-day captivityLOS ANGELES — Two American journalists who returned home Wednesday after being held nearly five months in North Korea were separated and fed bad food during their ordeal, but their families never lost faith that they would come back. Freed journalists land in US after North Korea pardonLOS ANGELES - Two US journalists freed by North Korea after three months in prison arrived back in the US Wednesday along with former president Bill Clinton. Bill Clinton brings home freed journalists from North Korea (Second Lead)WASHINGTON - Former president Bill Clinton Wednesday brought home two journalists after winning their release from North Korea in a diplomatic overture for the Obama administration officially billed as a “private humanitarian mission”. Bill Clinton lands in US with two freed journalistsLOS ANGELES - Former US President Bill Clinton arrived early Wednesday morning at Burbank Airport near Los Angeles, California, after his mission gaining the release of two pardoned American journalists who had been detained since March in North Korea. President Obama says US government ‘extraordinarily relieved’ at release of 2 journalistsWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama proclaimed the U.S. government “extraordinarily relieved” Wednesday over the release of two American journalists from North Korea. Former President Clinton says he’s gratified with release of 2 journalists from North KoreaWASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton says he’s “very happy” that a pair of American journalists have been freed from imprisonment in North Korea. Freed journalists back home in US after Clinton mission to N. Korea wins pardonBURBANK, Calif. — Two American journalists jubilantly reunited with family and friends early Wednesday upon returning to the United States with former President Bill Clinton, whose diplomatic trip to North Korea secured their release nearly five months after their arrests. Clinton did not apologise to North Korea’s Kim to secure journalists releaseWASHINGTON - U.S. officials have rubbished reports appearing in the North Korean media that former president Bill Clinton personally apologized to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il to secure the release of two American journalists, who had been languishing in a prison camp since February this year. Clintons continue to play key roles, even in the Obama era: NYTWASHINGTON - The riveting tableau of a former president jetting into a diplomatic crisis involving the United States and North Korea, while his wife was embarking on a tour of Africa in her capacity as America’s chief diplomat, has underscored the unique and enduring role the Clintons are playing, even in the Obama era. Journalists return to US after N. Korea grants pardon and Bill Clinton helps win releaseLOS ANGELES — Former President Bill Clinton and two American journalists flew back to the United States on Wednesday for what was expected to be an emotional reunion with family and friends after the reporters spent the last four months detained in North Korea. Clinton, 2 pardoned American journalists heading back to US after departing NKoreaSEOUL, South Korea — Former President Bill Clinton brought two freed U.S. journalists out of North Korea Wednesday following rare talks with reclusive leader Kim Jong Il, who pardoned the women sentenced to hard labor for entering the country illegally. Hillary Clinton says journalists who were held by North Korea are ‘excited’ to come homeNAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that the two journalists released from North Korea are “extremely excited” to be on their way back to the United States. |
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that information her husband brought back from North Korea has been “extremely helpful” by providing a window into what’s happening in the reclusive country. But it didn’t change the Obama administration’s position on North Korea, which is under pressure from the U.S. and its allies to end its nuclear weapons program.
