Obama says NKorean nuclear disarmament talks still an option even as US pursues sanctions

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the United States is trying to “keep a door open” for North Korea to return to international nuclear disarmament talks, even as Washington pursues sanctions against the North.

Obama says NKorea can find way to live in peace by helping to denuclearize Korean peninsula

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says there is an avenue for peace for North Korea if Pyongyang works with other nations around the world to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.

White House says 2 US journalists were wrongly convicted in NKorea, issue is humanitarian

WASHINGTON — The White House says two U.S. journalists convicted and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor in North Korea are innocent.