Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Top News

Official: Obama wrote to North Korea leader

Dec. 16, 2009
President Obama wrote a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il that a U.S. envoy delivered, a senior U.S. official said today.
Related Stories from UPI.com

N. Korea sending delegation to funeral

SEOUL, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il will send a delegation to attend the funeral of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, Pyongyang indicated Wednesday.

North Korea remembers late founder Kim

PYONGYANG, North Korea, July 8 (UPI) -- A memorial service was held in North Korea Wednesday to mark the 15th anniversary of the death of the country's founder Kim Il Sung, state media said.
S. Korea welcomes Obama-N. Korea meeting

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.

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.

N. Korea's Kim's health said to be better

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has recovered enough from his illness that he can brush his teeth on his own, a South Korean official said Friday.

Economy tones down Kim Il Sung holiday

PYONGYANG, North Korea, April 15 (UPI) -- A looming economic crisis caused North Korean officials to tone down celebrations Tuesday marking the birthday of the late Kim Il Sung, analysts said.

S.Korean ex-president to visit N.Korea

SEOUL, May 17 (UPI) -- North and South Korea agreed Wednesday that former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung will visit Pyongyang to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

Former South Korea leader to visit North

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung said he wants to take a train to North Korea to meet with Kim Jong-il.

Roh urges N.Koreans to move forward

SEOUL, June 23 (UPI) -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun Thursday urged North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to peacefully resolve the North Korean nuclear issue "as early as possible."

S. Korea, N. Korea agree talks are needed

JAKARTA, April 23 (UPI) -- South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae Chan and North Korean official Kim Yong Nam agreed Saturday in Jakarta that talks are needed.
1 of 28
Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler