WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2008 (Reuters) The United States may soon remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist to try to salvage nuclear talks with Pyongyang but faces resistance from Japan, a source close to the negotiations on said Friday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2008 (Reuters) The Bush administration looks poised to provisionally remove North Korea from the State Department's terrorism blacklist, perhaps as soon as Friday, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. ... > full story
VIENNA/SEOUL, Oct. 9, 2008 (Reuters) North Korea deployed more than 10 missiles on its west coast apparently for an imminent test launch, a South Korean newspaper said on Thursday, and Pyongyang halted U.N. monitoring of its nuclear complex. ... > full story
VIENNA, Oct. 9, 2008 (Reuters) North Korea barred U.N. monitoring throughout its Yongbyon nuclear complex on Thursday in a significant step toward scrapping a deal with five powers to scrap its atomic bomb program, diplomats said. ... > full story
TOKYO, Oct. 9, 2008 (Reuters) The United States has told Japan that it will remove North Korea from its terrorist blacklist this month, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday, quoting unidentified Japanese government sources. ... > full story
SEOUL, Oct. 8, 2008 (Reuters) North Korea has fired two short-range missiles into the Yellow Sea, a news report said on Wednesday, in a move likely aimed at dialing up tension as global powers try to have it abide by a nuclear disarmament deal. ... > full story
TEHRAN/BERLIN, Oct. 7, 2008 (Reuters) Iran has accused six major powers of "unreasonable behavior" over its disputed nuclear program, but the European Union said on Tuesday it would stick to a dual approach combining diplomacy with the threat of sanctions. ... > full story
TEHRAN/BERLIN, Oct. 7, 2008 (Reuters) Iran has accused six major powers of "unreasonable behavior" over its disputed nuclear program, but the European Union said on Tuesday it would stick to a dual approach combining diplomacy with the threat of sanctions. ... > full story
SEOUL, Oct. 7, 2008 (Reuters) South Korea's foreign minister played down on Tuesday the notion that North Korea delivered an ultimatum when it held talks last week with a visiting U.S. envoy who was trying to save a floundering nuclear disarmament deal. ... > full story
JERUSALEM, Oct. 6, 2008 (Reuters) The United States will not permit Israel to attack Iran's nuclear program as long as American troops are stationed in Iraq, an Israeli television report quoting unnamed diplomatic sources said on Monday. ... > full story
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N. Korea warns against provoking war Oct. 10, 2008 (Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Iowa) North Korea warned South Korea against provoking war on Thursday as it reportedly deployed an arsenal of missiles near their sea border and told ...
U.S.: North Korea missile launches unhelpful Oct. 8, 2008 (USA Today) The United States says any North Korean missile launches would be unhelpful to easing tensions in Northeast Asia. State Department spokesman Sean ...
N. Korea Reportedly Fires Missile Into Yellow Sea Oct. 7, 2008 (NewsMax) TOKYO -- North Korea has fired a short-range missile into the Yellow Sea, media reports said Tuesday. . . . . Japanese public broadcaster NHK ...
NATO doubts world will stop Iran from attaining bomb Oct. 6, 2008 (Ynet News) NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Monday he was not certain the world can stop Iran from building a nuclear bomb and thus, he ...