U.S. envoy ends last-ditch N.Korea nuclear talks

Oct. 3, 2008

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. diplomat Christopher Hill ended talks in Pyongyang on Friday aimed at convincing North Korea to abide by a sputtering disarmament deal, although Washington has said it would not offer new concessions

North Korea restricts border crossings

KAESONG, North Korea, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- North Korea has moved to severely curtail the number of South Koreans it allows into the country for joint industrial and tourism projects, officials said.

N. Korea says Japanese crackdown political

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- North Korea accused Japan Saturday of engaging in an "unpardonable politically motivated crackdown" on groups that support it.

N. Korea outlines border closing

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- North Korean officials Monday detailed plans to close its border with South Korea as a protest of the South's plans to tie investment to nuclear disarmament.

N. Korea seen likely to attend new talks

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- North Korea will likely agree to resume the six-party talks on its nuclear program before U.S. President George Bush leaves office, sources say.

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. 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.

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.

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.

U.S. removes North Korea from terror list

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- North Korea has been removed from a U.S. list of possible terror threats worldwide, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Saturday.

N. Korean nuclear sites may remain closed

SEOUL, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. and North Korean officials reached a tentative deal that may leave undeclared nuclear sites closed to international inspectors, an official said Friday.