PLESETSK COSMODROME, Russia, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the test firing of an intercontinental Topol missile on Sunday and vowed to commission new generation weapons for Russia's armed forces. ... > full story
SEOUL, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) North Korea said on Sunday it would resume taking apart its plutonium-producing nuclear plant and allow in inspectors in response to a U.S. decision to remove it from a terrorism blacklist and salvage a faltering nuclear deal. ... > full story
SEOUL, Oct. 12, 2008 (Reuters) South Korea said on Sunday the U.S. decision to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist and salvage a faltering nuclear deal could lead Pyongyang to soon resume taking apart its plutonium-producing nuclear plant. ... > full story
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. 9, 2008 (Reuters) North Korea has deployed more than 10 missiles on its west coast for what appears to be an imminent launch, a South Korean newspaper said on Thursday, two days after the North fired two short-range missiles into the Yellow Sea. ... > 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
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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 ...
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 ...
South Korea dismisses North's ‘ultimatum' Oct. 7, 2008 (Today's Zaman) 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 ...
N Korea Served Ultimatum On Nuclear Deal Oct. 7, 2008 (RTTNews) Featured Broker North Korea has given the United States an ultimatum to accept a formula for the peaceful resolution of the nuclear issue, media ...