WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill will meet North Korean officials in Singapore ahead of December 8 multilateral talks in Beijing on persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear programs, a U.S. official said on Monday. ... > full story
TOKYO, Nov. 27, 2008 (Reuters) — Iran would welcome talks between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, the country's vice president said in an interview with Japan's Kyodo news agency ... > full story
LIMA, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President George W. Bush preached a message of "free markets, free trade and free people" on Saturday at his last international summit, pledging to use his remaining time in office to work toward a successful conclusion of a global trade deal. ... > full story
LONDON, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort. ... > full story
LIMA, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy should not call another Doha round ministerial meeting unless there is a "good shot" at reaching a breakthrough, the top U.S. trade official said on Friday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama supports a coordinated response to the global financial crisis and is ready to work with Group of 20 countries on improving the financial system when he takes office. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — The United States issued an import alert for Chinese-made food products on Thursday, calling for foods to be stopped at the border unless importers can certify they are either free of dairy or free of melamine. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Nov. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named a bipartisan duo of Washington veterans to meet foreign delegations at this weekend's global financial summit, opening communication between the next U.S. administration and its global counterparts. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Washington's top envoy to nuclear talks with North Korea, Chris Hill, will meet a North Korean diplomat on Thursday evening in New York, the U.S. State Department said. ... > full story
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Former Ore. governor would consider Cabinet post Nov. 13, 2008 (NBC 8 Portland (WGW)) — Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber says he would seriously consider serving in a top Obama administration job, if asked. . Kitzhaber has been ...
North Korea releases photos of Kim at game Nov. 3, 2008 (Globe and Mail, Canada) — North Korea's official media said yesterday its leader Kim Jong-il, thought to have suffered a stroke in August, attended a soccer match and ...
North Korea Warns South Over Leaflets Oct. 27, 2008 (GlobalSecurity.org) — Seoul. . . . North Korea has warned South Korean military leaders it may suspend a key inter-Korean industrial project if South Korean civic groups ...
U.S. Concedes Uncertainty on North Korean Uranium Effort Feb. 28, 2007 (New York Times) — Last October, the North Koreans tested their first nuclear device, the fruition of decades of work to make a weapon out of plutonium.. . For nearly ...
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