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  1. Russia worried about N.Korea's nuclear activities


    AFP - 4 hours ago

    MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday he was deeply worried by North Korea's capacity to enrich uranium which could be used to make ...
    Russia prods N.Korea on nuclear programme, attack- Reuters
    S. Korea, US launch joint committee to deter N. Korea's nuclear ...- Yonhap News
    Seeing N. Korea as it really is- Korea Times
    KKTV 11 News - The Chosun Ilbo
    all 1146 news articles »


  2. North Korea campaigned for Eric Clapton performance, cable reveals


    CNN International - David de Sola - 23 hours ago

    A cable released by WikiLeaks says North Korea wanted musician Eric Clapton to perform in Pyongyang. (CNN) -- One of the diplomatic cables published by ...
    N. Korea's real message: 'Deal with us'- Korea Times
    N. Korea Wanted Clapton Concert: Cablegate- The Right Perspective
    N. Korea Invited Eric Clapton to Play Concert- CBS News
    The Chosun Ilbo - Gather.com
    all 37 news articles »


  3. Applicants for Marine Corps grow after N. Korea attack


    Korea Times - Lee Tae-hoon - 13 hours ago

    The number of young South Korean males volunteering to serve in the Marine Corps has grown, in the wake of North Korea's attack on ...
  4. NKorea sends top diplomat to Russia amid tensions


    The Associated Press - 2 days ago

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea warned Saturday that it is ready for an all-out war even as it dispatched its top diplomat to Russia amid a flurry of ...
    Japan's point man on N.Korea to visit China- Straits Times
    N.Korea says forced to build nuclear might-Ifax- Reuters
    The Chosun Ilbo - Yonhap News
    all 2189 news articles »


  5. Russia expresses concerns to N Korea


    RTHK - 1 hour ago

    At a meeting in Moscow, the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, told his North Korean... counterpart, Pak Ui-chun, that information about Pyongyang's
  6. WikiLeaks suggests N. Korean, Burmese nuclear cooperation


    Washington Post - Chico Harlan - 2 days ago

    TOKYO - A batch of leaked US diplomatic cables released this week lend details to long-suspected nuclear cooperation between North Korea and ...
    US Cables Reveal Concern About Burma Nukes, N Korea Ties- The Irrawaddy News Magazine
    Burma builds nuke plant with N Korean help: Leaks- Oneindia
    WikiLeaks: N. Korea Helping Myanmar's Nuke Sites- CBS News
    Arirang News - Mizzima News
    all 210 news articles »


  7. Pres. Lee Says N. Korea Should Open Doors for Economic Growth


    Arirang News - 3 days ago

    President Lee Myung-bak says that in order for North Korea to overcome economic hardship the regime should open its doors for economic growth as China has ...
    S. Korean leader urges N. Korea to be economically independent for ...- Yonhap News
    all 40 news articles »


  8. Japan plans more Patriot systems to shoot down N. Korean missiles


    RIA Novosti - 2 days ago

    Japan will deploy a larger network of land-based US Patriot PAC-3 systems to ensure effective defenses against North Korean ballistic missiles, ...


  9. Richardson to make private visit to N. Korea next week


    Korea Times - 4 days ago

    Bill Richardson will visit North Korea next week on a private mission, amid heightening tensions on the Korean Peninsula after the North's shelling of a ...
    Bill Richardson to visit N.Korea in bid to ease tension- AFP
    Richardson making 'private visit' to North Korea- NMPolitics.net
    New Mexico Governor May Visit N Korea- NIKKEI.com
    San Francisco Chronicle - ABQ Journal (subscription)
    all 280 news articles »


  10. N. Korean Defectors Hold 2nd Arts and Literature Event


    Arirang News - 21 hours ago

    The second arts and literature event for North Korean defectors kicked off this week in Gyeonggi Province. The event features 177 pieces including portraits ...
  11. US, Japan, S. Korea On N. Korea


    Voice of America - 2 days ago

    (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) "From day one of the Obama Administration, we have made clear that North Korea needs to change." -- US Secretary of State ...
    Remarks With Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara and South ...- TTKN News
    Remarks With Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara Before Their ...- TTKN News
    all 5 news articles »
  12. US Repeats Calls for China to Put Pressure on N. Korea


    Voice of America - William Ide - 5 days ago

    A top US State Department official has urged China to make it clear to North Korea... that there are consequences for its actions.
    Mullen Criticizes China Over N. Korea- New York Times
    S. Korea, US vow stronger military actions against N. Korean ...- Yonhap News
    AFP - The Chosun Ilbo
    all 4420 news articles »


  13. US, Japan Back Military Response to N.Korean Attack


    The Chosun Ilbo - 5 days ago

    The US and Japan do not oppose South Korea's pledge to respond strongly to any further provocations by North Korea, a senior government official said ...
    US, Japan and SKorea demand NKorea halt provocations, urge China ...- Newser
    all 27 news articles »


  14. Viet Nam, N Korea increase bilateral co-operation


    Viet Nam News - 3 days ago

    HA NOI — Senior Party officials of Viet Nam and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea... (DPRK) held talks yesterday to discuss measures to boost
  15. ICC looks at war crimes case against N. Korea


    JoongAng Daily - Jung Kyung-min - 5 days ago

    NEW YORK - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court indicated yesterday that its review of North Korea's recent attacks against South Korea will ...
  16. US to continue pressure N. Korea on human rights conditions: State ...


    Yonhap News - Hwang Doo-hyong - 2 days ago

    10 (Yonhap) -- The United States will continue to pressure North Korea to improve human rights conditions in the reclusive communist state, ...
  17. Report: N.Korea deploys torpedo-carrying midget subs


    AFP - 6 days ago

    SEOUL — North Korea has developed a new type of midget submarine fitted with torpedo launch tubes, allowing it to attack South Korea warships more easily, ...
    N. Korea's Minisubmarines Equipped with Torpedos Discovered in ...- Arirang News
    Mini-submarines Equipped with Torpedoes Discovered at N. Korea's Nampo-Arirang News
    all 18 news articles »


  18. Talking Missiles: Is Russia Avoiding a Key Issue?


    All Things Nuclear - David Wright - 18 hours ago

    One of the cables released by WikiLeaks gives an account of a US-Russian discussion on December 22, 2009 about the state of the Iranian and North Korean ...
  19. N.Korea 'over' by 2018


    Straits Times - 4 Dec 2010

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Il visits the Hoeryong Koryo medicine Factory in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province. -- PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON - SOUTH KOREAN ...
    New defense chief vows tough retaliations if attacked by N. Korea- Korea Times
    Senate condemns N. Korea for shelling S. Korean island- Yonhap News
    S.Korea Paid Astronomical Sums to N.Korea- The Chosun Ilbo
    CNN International - Bangkok Post
    all 2399 news articles »


  20. WikiLeaks Cables Show Glaring Ignorance of N.Korea


    The Chosun Ilbo - 2 Dec 2010

    US diplomatic cables exposed by WikiLeaks reveal what South Korean, Chinese and US diplomats think about North Korea. South Korea's Presidential Secretary ...
    Businessmen plead for help as tension threatens their factories in ...- Yonhap News
    S Korean spies ignored intercepted intelligence of N Korean attack- TODAYonline
    Sin Chew Jit Poh - AsiaOne
    all 13066 news articles »


  21. President Lee cuts his tour short over tensions with N. Korea


    unnindia - 5 days ago

    Kuala Lumpur (UNN) President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak cut short his tour of ... Indonesia and Malaysia, as of Thursday, over tensions with North Korea. ...
    Lee curtails trips to Indonesia, Malaysia due to N. Korea's ...- Yonhap News
    all 111 news articles »


  22. Austrian businessman fined for selling yachts to N.Korea


    AsiaOne - 6 days ago

    ... and fined 3.3 million euros (S$5.7 million) here Tuesday for selling luxury yachts to North Korea in violation of UN sanctions, a Vienna court said. ...
    Letter: Will Obama flinch?- Dothan Eagle
    all 28 news articles »


  23. Iranian defector witnessed VIP treatment for visiting N. Korean ...


    World Tribune - 3 days ago

    LONDON — An Iranian defector said he learned first-hand of Iranian-North Korean cooperation in strategic weapons programs. Mohammed Heydari, a former ...
  24. Defector 'saw N.Korean technicians' in Tehran


    AFP - 6 days ago

    PARIS — A former Iranian diplomat who defected to the West said on Tuesday he had regularly seen North Korean technicians at Tehran airport between 2002 and ...
    Iranian Defector Says N.Korea-Iran Nuclear Development Is Ongoing- Arirang News
    Iran Knows the Lesson North Korea Learned Long Ago- ChattahBox
    Investor's Business Daily - USA Today
    all 1249 news articles »


  25. US, key Asian allies to forge strategy on N.Korea


    AFP - Lachlan Carmichael - 4 Dec 2010

    The talks hosted by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton follow North Korea's... deadly bombardment of a South Korean border island on November 23,
    New defense chief warns N. Korea of consequences for future attack- Yonhap News
    N Korea warns of 'provocations'- BBC News
    Philadelphia Inquirer - eTaiwan News
    all 2877 news articles »


  26. NAACP To Protest As South Carolinians Celebrate Confederacy With ...


    Huffington Post - Elyse Siegel - 16 hours ago

    Let's publicly hail those American soldiers who decided to defect to North Korea after the truce was called to the Korean War in 1953. ...
  27. Top US lawmaker vows 'hardball' with Iran, NKorea


    AFP - 5 days ago

    WASHINGTON — The United States must force reforms at the United Nations and play "hardball" with Iran and North Korea, incoming House Foreign Affairs ...
  28. S.Korea 'Unlikely' to Have Damaged N.Korean Artillery Positions


    The Chosun Ilbo - 30 Nov 2010

    /AP-Yonhap The military claims it inflicted serious damage on North Korean artillery positions in a counterattack last week to the shelling of Yeonpyeong ...
    Yeonpyeong Island Residents Fear Another N. Korean Strike- Voice of America
    West Sea Islands Tense After N.Korean Shelling- The Chosun Ilbo
    all 28 news articles »


  29. N.Korea 'seeks to bolster successor'


    Straits Times - 6 days ago

    PHOTO: AFP ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN - US DEFENCE Secretary Robert Gates on Monday said North Korea's recent 'provocative actions' are part of an ...


  30. Bush's 'architect' lauds Obama on trade, N Korea


    BusinessWeek - Bob Lewis - 2 Dec 2010

    23 artillery exchange with North Korea. Rove said the president's action signaled to China that it's time to use its influence on the unstable leadership of ...
  31. Seoul shares slip on caution over N.Korea, BOK


    Reuters - 5 days ago

    SEOUL, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Seoul shares gave up initial gains to end 0.35 percent lower on Wednesday as investors turned jittery after news of North Korea's ...
    Seoul shares flat, N.Korea artillery fire rattles- Reuters
    Seoul shares slip on caution over N.Korea, BOK- Reuters
    all 3 news articles »
  32. Non-N. Korean refugees need proper state support


    Korea Times - 5 days ago

    Indeed, the issue of non-North Korean refugees is a serious but little known fact in Korea. And these people have received little or no help at all from the ...
  33. US Nuclear Expert Says N. Korea Likely to Have Unrevealed Nuclear ...


    Arirang News - 2 days ago

    US nuclear expert Siegfried Hecker says North Korea is likely to have an unrevealed uranium-enrichment facility that is different from the experimental ...
  34. N.Korea in High Spirits


    The Chosun Ilbo - 26 Nov 2010

    The mood of the North Korean regime has been boisterous since it attacked Yeonpyeong Island on Tuesday, killing two marines and two civilians and wounding ...
    N. Korea fired thermobaric bombs- JoongAng Daily
    Adm. Mullen urges China to pressure N. Korea to refrain from ...- Yonhap News
    Jerusalem Post - The Chosun Ilbo
    all 17875 news articles »


  35. PH condemns N. Korea for attack on SoKor island


    Inquirer.net - Norman Bordadora - 25 Nov 2010

    MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines has condemned North Korea for its artillery attack on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island. ...
  36. "Chosin Few" unable to forget winter battle of 1950


    Yonhap News - Andrew Salmon - 22 hours ago

    Approximately 100 kilometers inside the northeastern part of what is now North Korea, the reservoir is a water feature hacked into the mountains of Hamgyong ...
  37. Analyst View: N.Korea's diplomatic gesture and "rational policy"


    Reuters - 30 Nov 2010

    SEOUL (Reuters)- The following is an edited version of an analysis by Andrei Lankov, a North Korea expert at Seoul's Kookmin University, of last week's ...
  38. US Continues Pressure on China's Exercise of Influence on N. Korea


    Arirang News - 3 days ago

    The White House is resolute in its view that China should step up its responsibility in pressuring North Korea to end its aggression and restore peace and ...
  39. Connelly preps for exercises near N. Korea


    Morgan County Citizen - Kathryn McBroom - 3 Dec 2010

    National news outlets have recently reported that, as part of a response to North Korea's recent deadly shelling along their border with South Korea, ...


  40. N.Korea '2nd Largest Security Threat to US After al-Qaeda'


    The Chosun Ilbo - 3 days ago

    Americans consider North Korea the second largest security threat to the US after al-Qaeda and similar terror groups, it emerged Wednesday. ...
  41. Gov't to reinforce civil defense training against N. Korean attacks


    Yonhap News - Kim Eun-jung - 6 days ago

    South and North Korea remain technically at war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a cease-fire. South Korea has conducted civil defense training and ...
  42. Russia to back UNSC statement on N. Korea


    Korea Times - Kang Hyun-kyung - 26 Nov 2010

    South Korea's push to take North Korea's latest deadly attack on an island in the West Sea to the UN Security Council (UNSC) gained ...
    Russia says hopes for U.N. statement on N. Korea- Reuters
    Russia calls on N.Korea to avoid further military actions against ...- Yemen News Agency
    Russian Foreign Minister Again Condemns N. Korea Attack and Hopes ...- Arirang News
    all 64 news articles »
  43. Seoul shares seen lower;Euro, N.Korea worry weigh


    Reuters - 29 Nov 2010

    [ID:nLDE6AS08D] Meanwhile eyes were also on tensions at home after North Korea's artillery shelling of a South Korean island last week. ...
  44. Kan vows tough joint stance with US, ROK on N. Korea


    The Daily Yomiuri - 25 Nov 2010

    "[The government] will urge North Korea not to repeat such actions so the situation does not escalate. We will also deal with the situation through close ...
    Japan's political parties eyeing Diet resolution to condemn N. Korea- Mainichi Daily News
    Cabinet Members On Alert Over N Korea Developments- NIKKEI.com
    Japanese PM Condemns N Korea Shelling- RTT News
    all 43 news articles »


  45. N. Korea suggests discarding one of its nuclear arms programs


    Washington Post - John Pomfret - 22 Nov 2010

    The North Korean government told a team of visiting American experts last week that it would effectively dismantle one of its nuclear ...
    Diplomats Hold Talks in Asia About N. Korea's Uranium Enrichment ...- Voice of America
    Did U.S. Know About N. Korea's Enrichment Plant?- NPR
    US refuses to change tack on N Korea- Financial Times
    The Chosun Ilbo - Reuters
    all 3465 news articles »
  46. N.Korea's Twin Nuclear Threats


    The Chosun Ilbo - 18 Nov 2010

    North Korea appears to be weighing two options: conducting a third nuclear test or building a light-water nuclear reactor. Japanese media on Thursday quoted ...
    New N.Korea reactor could make plutonium for bombs: expert- Hindustan Times
    S.Korea watching work at N.Korea nuclear test site- AFP
    US urges N. Korea to refrain from making further provocations ...- Yonhap News
    The Hindu - Inquirer.net
    all 403 news articles »


  47. Japan minister implies stricter sanctions on N. Korea


    Mainichi Daily News - 23 Nov 2010

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan could step up its sanctions against North Korea after the North's shelling of a South Korean island Tuesday, which left at least two ...
    Nikkei Falls Slower On Eased Fears About N Korean Attack- NIKKEI.com
    Kyodo news summary -5-- TMCnet
    Nikkei to test 5-mth high on dollar, Wall St gains- Reuters
    all 232 news articles »
  48. S Korea Shares End Down; Tensions With N Korea Continue To ...


    Wall Street Journal - 29 Nov 2010

    The Korea Composite Stock Price Index, or Kospi, lost 0.3%, or 6.26 points, to 1895.54. "Unlike other provocations from North Korea in the past, ...
    Seoul shares shed 0.3 pct on N.Korea, Europe worry- Reuters
    all 11 news articles »
  49. N.Korea's Curious Relationship with US Nuclear Expert


    The Chosun Ilbo - 5 days ago

    Dr. Siegfried Hecker, who shot to international prominence after visiting a North Korean uranium enrichment facility in mid November, is a senior figure in ...


  50. US Women's Soccer Team Draws Sweden, N.Korea and Colombia for ...


    The Chosun Ilbo - 29 Nov 2010

    The number-one-ranked Americans were drawn to play fourth-ranked Sweden, sixth-ranked North Korea and Colombia in Group C. FIFA conducted the draw for first ...
    US Draws N. Korea, Colombia and Sweden in 2011 Women's World Cup-FanHouse
    all 277 news articles »


  51. N. Korea seen restarting two-track strategy


    The Korea Herald - 17 Nov 2010

    While escalating reconciliatory gestures toward Seoul and Washington, North Korea appears to have restarted suspicious activities at its nuclear site, ...
    S. Korea demands concession from N. Korea for talks on cross ...- Yonhap News
    N.Korea to build light-water reactor soon: expert- AFP
    N. Korea Allegedly Building Light Water Reactor- Arirang News
    The Canadian Press - Thai News Agency MCOT
    all 789 news articles »
  52. Wikileaks: N Korea helping build underground site in Burma


    Jerusalem Post - 3 days ago

    ... assembling surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) in Burma with help from North Korea, according to recently published diplomatic cables by Wikileaks on Friday. ...
  53. UN atomic watchdog 'concerned' over N.Korea


    AFP - 2 Dec 2010

    VIENNA — The head of the UN atomic watchdog expressed "great concern" Thursday over North Korea as the United States alleged Pyongyang's uranium enrichment ...
    N. Korea Suspected of Having More Nuclear Facilities- Arirang News
    Top of the Agenda: US Grows Wary of N. Korean Nuclear Threat- Council on Foreign Relations
    Russia sees N. Korea's uranium enrichment program as violation of ...- Yonhap News
    all 1146 news articles »


  54. US lawmaker warns of 'evil twins' Iran, NKorea


    AFP - 1 Dec 2010

    WASHINGTON — Iran and North Korea are "evil twins" separated at birth who have joined forces in pursuit of nuclear programs that could have devastating ...
  55. FACTBOX - Iran, NKorea nukes rely heavily on smuggling - WikiLeaks


    Reuters India - 1 Dec 2010

    REUTERS - The missile and nuclear programmes of Iran and North Korea rely heavily on smuggled supplies and Russian technology is among the equipment both ...
    Leaked cables show US fears over North Korean missile exports to Iran- Jane's
    The Need to Take a Stand Against Iran, North Korea- Family Security Matters
    Russians Refuted US Claim of Iranian Missile Threat to Europe- Inter Press Service
    AlterNet (blog)
    all 256 news articles »
  56. US STOCKS-Futures point to drop at open on Korea tensions


    Reuters - Ryan Vlastelica - 23 Nov 2010

    North Korea fired dozens of artillery shells on Tuesday, killing two soldiers and setting houses ablaze and South Korea returned fire. ...
  57. S Korea Shares End Down On N.Korea Concern, Weak Momentum


    Wall Street Journal - 5 days ago

    SEOUL (Dow Jones)--South Korean shares closed lower Wednesday, with no upward momentum to counter the negative impact of reports North Korea shelled an area ...
  58. US: Washington-Beijing Share Common Interest to Prevent Further N ...


    Arirang News - 2 days ago

    In regard to North Korea's reported support of a nuclear program in Myanmar, Crowley said that the US is closely watching ties between the two secretive ...
  59. Palin: 'Gotta stand with our N. Korean allies'


    Toronto Sun - 24 Nov 2010

    By QMI Agency During an appearance on Glenn Beck's radio show Wednesday, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin said North Korea is an American ally. ...
    Palin to stand by 'our N Korean allies'- Press TV
    Palin mixes up her Koreas- Politico (blog)
    all 571 news articles »


  60. S. Korean products from Gaeseong sold in N. Korea


    Korea Times - Kim Se-jeong - 5 days ago

    Products made in the Gaeseong Joint Industrial Complex have been circulated in clandestine local markets in North Korea, and are highly ...
  61. Uncertainty over China's influence in N Korea


    ABC Online - 30 Nov 2010

    Today's diplomatic cables include evidence that China's commitment to North Korea... is wavering badly. One of the cables released today quotes a Chinese
    Analysis: WikiLeaks reveals China, N. Korea tensions- CNN International
    Obama meets with congressional officials...WikiLeaks: China's ...- 9&10 News
    all 903 news articles »


  62. N.Korea lifespans 'lag S.Korea due to malnutrition'


    AFP - 22 Nov 2010

    The World Food Organisation has warned more than a third of children in some parts of North Korea suffer from malnutrition.
    N. Korea's Average Life Expectancy Lower than that of South- Arirang News
    all 21 news articles »
  63. N. Korea to develop nuclear capability for peaceful use


    Oneindia - 30 Nov 2010

    New Delhi, Nov.30 (ANI): A North Korean daily has said that his country is actively constructing light-water reactors, but only for peaceful use. ...
  64. US boy protests in Beijing for NKorea peace park


    The Associated Press - 21 Nov 2010

    Lee made a rare visit to North Korea in August to propose his idea of a "children's peace forest" in the demilitarized zone and was taken on a tour of the ...
  65. Satellite appears to show NKorea nuke building


    The Associated Press - 19 Nov 2010

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — New satellite images show construction under way at North Korea's... main atomic complex, apparent proof that Pyongyang is making
    Researchers: N. Korea building reactor- UPI.com
    US Urges N. Korea to Live Up to its Commitments to Denuclearize- Arirang News
    Satellite discovers North Korea reactor construction- EMportal
    Press TV
    all 291 news articles »
  66. Analysis: Korean clash could happen with nuclear Iran


    Jerusalem Post - Yaakov Katz - Herb Keinon - 23 Nov 2010

    N. Korean attack on Yeonpyeong Island is example of what ... North Korea and Iran are close allies and have for decades collaborated on ...
  67. Probe N. Korea's war crimes


    동아일보 - 6 days ago

    The UN International Criminal Court has started a preliminary probe into North Korea's shelling of Yeonpyeong Island last month and the sinking of the South ...
  68. N.Korea rejects UN human rights resolution as conspiracy


    AFP - 19 Nov 2010

    SEOUL — North Korea snubbed a UN resolution condemning its human rights conditions, calling it a US-led conspiracy to topple the communist regime through ...
    UN General Assembly Committee Condemns Human Rights Abuses in N ...- Voice of America
    N. Korea bristles at UN resolution on its human rights- Korea Times
    N Korea rejects UN resolution on human rights- Hindustan Times
    Christian Broadcasting Network - Arirang News
    all 394 news articles »
  69. Top US security, defense officials meet on N. Korea


    AsiaOne - 23 Nov 2010

    The United States said earlier that it was too early to consider a military response to North Korea's attack on the Yellow Sea island, and added that ...
    US convenes high-level meeting on N. Korea crisis- Reuters AlertNet
    all 13 news articles »


  70. Rice Prices in N.Korea Up 41-Fold Since Currency Reform


    The Chosun Ilbo - 30 Nov 2010

    The price of rice in North Korea has increased nearly 41-fold since Pyongyang carried out a dramatic currency reform, as inflation has pushed the already ...
    N. Korea: Rice Prices Increase 41-times One Year After Currency Reform- Arirang News
    all 5 news articles »
  71. Clinton expresses concerns about N. Korean nukes sparking arms race


    Yonhap News - Hwang Doo-hyong - 3 Dec 2010

    2 (Yonhap) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday expressed concerns that the nuclear weapons ambitions of North Korea and Iran will promote ...
  72. Singapore Stocks-Flat at midday on Europe, N.Korea; seen soft


    Reuters - Charmian Kok - 5 days ago

    "What's happening in Korea is rather worrying and the euro zone's debt crisis is still going on and on the back of everyone's minds," said Tey Tze Ming, ...
  73. N.Korea further isolating itself: UN rights envoy


    Hindustan Times - 25 Nov 2010

    The UN human rights envoy for North Korea warned on Friday that the regime, which attacked a South Korean island this week, is isolating itself at a time ...
    UN envoy on N. Korean human rights calls for resumption of aid ...- Yonhap News
    UN Human Rights Investigator Says Dialogue with N. Korea Must Resume- Arirang News
    all 6 news articles »


  74. Nuclear treaty good for N. Korea, Iran; bad for us


    Tbo.com - 4 Dec 2010

    Russia is no longer a threat to us, but North Korea and Iran are a serious threat to us. The only reason the Russians want this treaty is because of our ...
  75. N. Korea Sent Letter to US Military Over Shelling, KCNA Says


    BusinessWeek - Bomi Lim - 24 Nov 2010

    25 (Bloomberg) -- North Korea's military sent a letter to US forces saying that South Korea was responsible for the exchange of artillery firing between ...
  76. Leaks: Gitmo bargain, N Korea worry


    Indian Express - 30 Nov 2010

    Last year, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia proposed an unorthodox way to return Guantánamo Bay prisoners to a chaotic country like Yemen without fear that ...
    New WikiLeaks document release...McCain calls on China to help ...- 9&10 News
    Iran Obtained Sophisticated Missiles from N. Korea: Report- Newsroom America
    'Israel could hit Iran sans US help'- Arab Times
    all 3637 news articles »


  77. EURO GOVT-Bunds rise after N.Korean artillery fire reports


    Reuters - William James - Patrick Graham - 22 Nov 2010

    LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - German Bund futures rose on Tuesday, matching a sharp rally in US Treasuries after reports of North Korean ...
  78. US sanctions two N.Korea firms linked to state slush funds


    AFP - 18 Nov 2010

    WASHINGTON — The US government on Thursday sanctioned two North Korean firms accused of helping Pyongyang manage slush funds and other illicit trade. ...
    US hits NKorea with new sanctions- The Associated Press
    US Hits N. Korea with New Sanctions- Arirang News
    all 215 news articles »
  79. Gov't to delay pro-Pyongyang school subsidy screening after N ...


    Mainichi Daily News - 26 Nov 2010

    Japan has 10 pro-North Korea high schools, which earlier expressed an ... 24 to suspend the procedure for making tuition at North Korean high schools free. ...
    Japan to suspend plan for free fees for pro-Pyongyang schools ...- Mainichi Daily News
    all 12 news articles »
  80. N Korea's eco in state of total collapse: Nomura Int'l


    Moneycontrol.com - 29 Nov 2010

    Also the regime in North Korea is unpredictable.” Below is a verbatim transcript of Alastair Newton's interview with CNBC-TV18's managing editor Udayan ...
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  81. Military Knew of N.Korean Artillery Move Before Attack


    The Chosun Ilbo - 25 Nov 2010

    The North Korean military moved a battalion of 122-mm Multiple Launch Rocket System shells from the Fourth Corps to a coastal artillery base in Kaemori in ...
    The Devastating Power of N.Korea's MLRS Artillery- The Chosun Ilbo
    all 4 news articles »


  82. Liz Cheney: Bush Administration To Blame For North Korea ...


    Huffington Post - 29 Nov 2010

    "I think that we've seen time and time again North Korea -- they test a nuclear weapon, there are no consequences, they build a reactor for the Syrians, ...
  83. Grand Rapids man who visited North Korea calls country 'museum ...


    MLive.com - 1 Dec 2010

    GRAND RAPIDS — A “museum” cloaked in “laughable” propaganda is how a local man described North Korea after visiting the country once labeled by former ...


  84. Cheong Wa Dae denies reports of considering N. Korean regime change


    BusinessGhana - 1 Dec 2010

    South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae on Tuesday refuted a new report that it would revise its North Korea policy to consider a regime change in ...
  85. 30/11/2010Germany urges China to use influence on NKorea


    Expatica Germany - 30 Nov 2010

    Guido Westerwelle of Germany spoke with Yang Jiechi by telephone about the crisis sparked by North Korea's deadly artillery bombardment of a South Korean ...
  86. N. Korean soccer internationals may play in S. Korea


    Yonhap News - John Duerden - 25 Nov 2010

    26 (Yonhap) -- The outside world may know little about North Korea, but in the field of soccer, the secretive state is becoming more international by the ...


  87. Japan beats NKorea for Asian Games football gold


    USA Today - Jean H. Lee - 22 Nov 2010

    "Four years ago we lost to North Korea in the final. Now we are here, we are four years older and we have a better mentality that helped us win," Japan ...
    NKorea beats SKorea 3-1, reaches women's final- USA Today
    S. Korea loses to N. Korea in football but dominates in golf, archery- Yonhap News
    N. Korea edges S. Korea to reach final in women's football- Yonhap News
    all 361 news articles »
  88. N.Korea heir apparent purges officials: defectors


    AFP - 16 Nov 2010

    SEOUL — North Korea's young heir apparent has launched a purge of senior party and military officials in an apparent attempt to cement his grip on power, ...
  89. N.Korea's Youth Population Dwindles Due to Food Shortage


    The Chosun Ilbo - 5 Dec 2010

    But that of North Korea reportedly has an abnormal gourd-shaped curve. The narrow part in the middle of the curve accounts for the key age group between 20 ...
  90. US asks NKorea to be serious about living up its obligations


    Indian Express - 22 Nov 2010

    Gibbs said the threat from North Korea has always been serious. "We have certainly taken it as such and will continue to do so. That's why we went to the UN ...
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  91. METALS-Copper falls, dollar gains after N.Korea shells S.Korea


    Reuters Africa - Nicholas Trevethan - 23 Nov 2010

    North Korea on Tuesday fired dozens of artillery shells at a South Korean island, setting buildings on fire and prompting a return of fire by the South, ...
  92. Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk blames N. Korean leaders


    Yonhap News - 5 days ago

    8 (Yonhap) -- Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, the archbishop of Seoul, on Wednesday blamed North Korea's leaders for oppressing its people but said the ...


  93. China Stays Firmly on Fence Over N.Korean Attack


    The Chosun Ilbo - 25 Nov 2010

    China's response to North Korea's shelling of South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island so far has been very similar to the position it took on the North's sinking of ...
  94. Seoul's Defense Chief Warns of Further Provocations by N. Korea ...


    Arirang News - 30 Nov 2010

    When asked if there was any damage done to North Korea during the exchange of fire near Yeonpyeong Island last week he replied that there have been reports ...
  95. 'Severe consequences' for N.Korea provocation


    Straits Times - 6 days ago

    WASHINGTON - THE United States, Japan and South Korea agreed on Monday that North Korea would face 'severe consequences' if it carries out more provocative ...
  96. FM: Iran, Taliban smell weakness in West's N. Korea policy


    Jerusalem Post - Herb Keinon - 28 Nov 2010

    “If the international community is unable to stop North Korea – a poor country isolated in the world – then that sends a very bad message to states like ...
  97. U.S. plea to China on N. Korea Navy Exchange Cyber Monday Ads


    Stopwatch News - 26 Nov 2010

    Washington: The United States expects China to wield its influence over North Korea, said a senior State Department official, after an exchange of artillery ...
  98. Media Matters Lies About Media Coverage of Sarah Palin North Korea ...


    Big Government - Kristinn Taylor - Andrea Shea King - 28 Nov 2010

    Such is not the case when it comes to Palin who in the course of a radio interview with Glenn Beck, mistakenly referred to South Korea as North Korea, ...
    Sarah Palin call N. Korea an "Ally" not by mistake but by slip-of ...- Spooftimes.com (satire)
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  99. ADR Report-Korean shares, Spain's Santander slump in New York


    Reuters - Andrew Hay - 23 Nov 2010

    NEW YORK, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Overseas shares traded in New York fell sharply on Tuesday after North Korea shelled a South Korean island and raised fears of ...
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  100. UN agencies: Food shortage, undernourishment in NKorea expected to ...


    The Canadian Press - 16 Nov 2010

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