N Korea to resume dismantling its nuclear arsenal

Oct. 13, 2008

NORTH KOREA: NORTH KOREA said yesterday it would resume dismantling its nuclear weapons programme, hours after the US removed it from the list of states that sponsor terrorism.

S. Korea welcomes Obama-N. Korea meeting

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says he would welcome a meeting between U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and North Korea once Obama takes office.

N. Korea warned against border closing

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- South Korea Thursday warned North Korea against carrying out its threat to close the inter-Korean land border.

N. Korean nuclear sites samples sought

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The United States says verification of North Korea's earlier nuclear activities must include samples taken from its nuclear sites.

North Korea issues warning to Japan

SEOUL, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A North Korean newspaper warns Japan not to increase sanctions for the government's failure to finish an investigation of abductions that occurred 30 years ago.

Group to propose North Korea plan

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The next U.S. president should send former White House officials Henry Kissinger and William Perry to negotiate with North Korea, a think tank says.

Official wants probe of Syrian nuke site

VIENNA, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Diplomats in Vienna say there is enough evidence to justify further investigation of a suspected Syrian nuclear site bombed by Israel in September 2007.

Kim still leads N. Korea, Japanese say

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso says reclusive Kim Jong Il is probably hospitalized but still capable of running North Korea.

Film renews health talk of N. Korea's Kim

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Video of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's oldest son in Paris apparently meeting with a top brain surgeon has reignited concerns about the leader's health.

Seoul hopes for economic gains with North

BEIRUT, China, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says Asian and European leaders should help him entice North Korea into demilitarizing through economic cooperation.

Russia, S. Korea in nuclear talks

MOSCOW, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Russian and South Korean leaders at the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament met Thursday in Moscow to coordinate negotiations.

Engineer gets prison for aiding Libya

STUTTGART, Germany, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A German engineer has received a prison term for helping Libya build a uranium enrichment plant in return for millions of dollars.

N. Korea put seals back on nuclear reactor

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The reactor seals are back on and surveillance equipment reinstalled at North Korea's nuclear facility in Yongbyon, the U.S. State Department said Friday.

IAEA says inspectors back in N.Korea

VIENNA, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday North Korea allowed its inspectors back into the Yongbyon nuclear facility.

Delisting not to affect abduction issue

TOKYO, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Taro Aso says resolving the Japanese nationals abduction issue with North Korea should not be affected by the recent U.S. action on Pyongyang.

N. Korea to resume nuke plant dismantling

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- North Korea says it will resume dismantling its nuclear reprocessing complex in the wake of a U.S. decision to drop the country from its terrorism list.