France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has inspected the nation's security force headquarters, state media said on Sunday, in what Seoul media say is a bid to further tighten his control on society. The North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim expressed "great satisfaction" over his undated visit to the Ministry of People's Security, equivalent to police authorities in the West.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Seoul - North Korea warned Friday it would use merciless military action to defend its sea border with South Korea. In a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's military demanded an apology for a naval clash ear...
Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Newsmax: N. Korea Claims to Expand Arsenal of Atomic Bombs Tuesday, November 3, 2009 12:40 PM SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea claimed Tuesday that it has successfully weaponized more plutonium for atomic bombs, a day after warning Washington to agree quickly to direct talks or face the prospect of a growing North Korean nuclear arsenal. The announcement underlined Pyongyang's impatience over...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
North Korea has completed reprocessing spent fuel rods to make more fuel for nuclear weapons, official media said Tuesday. The country had "successfully completed reprocessing spent fuel rods by the end of August" at its Yongbyon complex, the North's Korean Central News Agency said. In early September the North had said the plutonium extracted from the reprocessing "is being weaponised."...
Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Wen Jiabao of the People's Republic of China greets Kim Jong-Il of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea during a state visit by Wen in October 2009. The DPRK says it will return to nuclear weapons talks. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos October 6, 2009 Kim Jong Il demands US ties for nuclear talks Richard Lloyd Parry Times of London Kim Jong Il told Wen Jiabao that he was...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
Sceptics warn apparent conciliatory strategy could be feint to win relaxation of UN sanctions North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has said he is willing to engage in multilateral talks, Chinese state media reported today, in what appeared to be a conciliatory shift that could pave the way for the reopening of disarmament negotiations. But sceptics have warned that the North may be seeking the relaxation...
Pan-African News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
Missile launch in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on April 5, 2009. The People's Republic of China urged calm while the US administration sought to promote alarm and condemnation. The DPRK conducted an underground nuclear test on May 25. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos Friday, September 04, 2009 12:19 Mecca time, 09:19 GMT N Korea 'at final uranium stage' US...
The Whole Delivery (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Like continuing to develop the ability to make nuclear bombs. North Korea is in the final stages of enriching uranium, the country's state media has said, a process that could give it a second way to make nuclear bombs. According to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korean officials have informed the UN Security Council that the process of enrichment was entering "the completion...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday that it is in the final stages of enriching uraninum, a process that could give the nation a second way to make nuclear bombs. The official Korean Central News Agency said in a report early Friday that North Korea informed the U.N. Security Council it is forging ahead with its nuclear program in defiance of international calls to abandon its atomic...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
SEOUL, South Korea (Associated Press) - North Korea agreed Monday to lift border restrictions with South Korea to allow reunions of separated families and restart stalled tourism ventures in its latest gesture of conciliation toward Seoul after nearly 18 months of rising tensions. The North, however, said in a separate statement it was putting its army on "special alert" because of South...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
The release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee was a sign of North Korea's "humanitarian and peaceloving policy," the Korean Central News Agency reported.
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 08/05/2009
Former President Clinton and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il. On Clinton's immediate right is his former White Hosue chief of staff John Podesta. ( Associated Press ). Bill Clinton And Delegation Depart NKorea -- Yahoo News/AP SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean's official news agency says former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his party have left the country. The official Korean Central News Agency...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
The release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee was a sign of North Korea's "humanitarian and peaceloving policy," the Korean Central News Agency reported.
Jumping in Pools (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
From Yahoo! News : SEOUL, South Korea – North Korean media say leader Kim Jong Il has pardoned two American journalists and ordered their release during the visit of former U.S. President Bill Clinton . THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton met Tuesday with North Korean...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
PYONGYANG, North Korea, June 24 (UPI) -- The United States, not North Korea, is responsible for provoking a crisis on the Korean peninsula by wielding a nuclear stick, Pyongyang says. In a commentary published Tuesday in the main North Korean daily Rodong Sinmun and carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, officials said the North is being forced to respond to those who brandish a nuclear...
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