WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- The administration of U.S. President George Bush is split regarding how best to deal with North Korea's obstinacy in dismantling its nuclear facilities.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- The United States reaffirmed its commitment to nuclear disarmament in North Korea Friday, one day after a State Department envoy criticized the process.

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. diplomats joined South Korean activists at a forum to condemn North Korea's human rights abuses and South Korea's passive stance on the issue. Some 700 activists and North Korean defectors attended the Thursday opening of the two-day conference, the

TOKYO, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Japan has appointed career diplomat Fumiko Saiga as a special envoy on human rights, responsible for handling the cases of Japanese abducted by North Korea.