ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — George W. Bush headed on Friday to an Asia-Pacific summit aiming to seek support for global financial reform and hold talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program as his presidency winds down. ... > full story
VIENNA, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — The election of Barack Obama as U.S. president has given crucial impetus toward implementing the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty more than a decade after it was negotiated, pact officials said on Wednesday. ... > full story
BRUSSELS, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — NATO reaffirmed on Monday its backing for a planned U.S. missile shield in Europe after French President Nicolas Sarkozy said it would bring no extra security on the continent. ... > full story
PYONGYANG, Nov. 14, 2008 (Reuters) — North Korea accused Seoul on Friday of intentionally dragging ties on the unstable peninsula to a new low, with a former South Korean leader saying relations may now stand on the brink of reconciliation or catastrophe. ... > full story
SEOUL, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — North Korea indicated on Wednesday it would not let international nuclear inspectors remove nuclear samples from its plant that makes arms-grade plutonium, a move which could hamper international disarmament efforts. ... > full story
MOSCOW, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — The Kremlin on Wednesday rejected U.S. proposals aimed at easing concerns over a missile defense system in Europe and said it would try again to resolve the row once Barack Obama is in the White House. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran said it test-fired a new generation of surface-to-surface missile on Wednesday and that the Islamic Republic was ready to defend itself against any attacker. ... > full story
SEOUL, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Reclusive North Korea said on Wednesday it will close its land border with the South from next month, largely putting a stop to the few exchanges that exist between the states divided since the Cold War. ... > full story
SEOUL, Nov. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — South Korea's intelligence agency Tuesday rejected a Japanese television report that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il had suffered a second stroke, with the South playing down further speculation about Kim's hold on power. ... > full story
TOKYO, Nov. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — North Korea has slowed disablement work at its key nuclear reactor to a snail's pace, complaining of a delay in delivery of energy aid it is supposed to receive, Japan's Kyodo news agency quoted diplomatic sources as saying. ... > full story
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Beyond cheese and cuckoo clocks Nov. 19, 2008 (The Hindu, India) — The Swiss Textile Machinery remembers 1948 as the year in which India and Switzerland signed their first treaty - the Indo-Swiss treaty. Also, its ...
SKorean says trade pact with US will be ratified Nov. 17, 2008 (International Herald Tribune) — A top economic adviser to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak expressed confidence Monday that President-elect Barack Obama understands the ...
Suicide Bomber Kills 4 Troops in Northwest Pakistan Nov. 17, 2008 (Voice of America) — Police in Pakistan say a suicide car bomber attacked an army checkpost in the country's northwest, killing four soldiers.. The attack took place ...
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