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Kerry in Japan for Talks on North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Japan on the final leg of his three-nation Asian tour aimed at reining in North Korea's nuclear ambitions.Kerry arrived in Tokyo Sunday morning from Beijing. He is scheduled to meet with...
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Kerry Offers Talks with Pyongyang if it Honors Obligations
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has offered to negotiate with North Korea for a peaceful resolution of tensions on the Korean peninsula if Pyongyang takes steps to honor its international obligations.The top U.S. diplomat sa...
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Kerry Offers Talks with Pyongyang if it Moves to Scrap Nukes
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has offered to negotiate with North Korea for a peaceful resolution of tensions on the Korean peninsula if Pyongyang takes steps toward abandoning nuclear weapons.The top U.S. diplomat said Py...
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US Lawmakers React to Suggested Negotiations with North Korea
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US Senator Richard Durbin is seen in a March 1, 2013, file photo.
Michael Bowman
April 14, 2013
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s suggestion of negotiations with North Korea has provoked a mixed reaction ...
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North Korea threatens South Korea with ‘final destruction’
North Korea threatened South Korea with "final destruction" during a debate at the United Nations Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday, saying it could take further steps after a nuclear test last week.
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US presses for sanctions against North Korea
A senior U.S. diplomat says Washington is pushing hard for tough international sanctions against North Korea following its successful long-range rocket launch last month.
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Floods Cause Food, Water Shortages in North Korea
A United Nations official overseeing international aid assistance in North Korea says current massive floods have caused shortages of food and clean water.
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North Korea jams GPS signals in Seoul 7 days after Bible Balloon Launch ministry begins GPS tracking
Seoul USA, a Korean-American NGO that launches bibles and gospel flyers into North Korea began attaching GPS tracking devices to its balloon payloads in April in order to gather landing data to further refine their launch effec...
Study details political caste system in North Korea
A U.S.-based human rights group has released a report detailing how North Korea ranks its citizens based on their family's loyalty to the Kim dynasty in what it says amounts to an oppressive political caste system.
The study r...
Human Rights Watch calls for Rwanda to arrest Congolese war crimes suspect
Human Rights Watch is calling for Rwandan military officials to stop arming and supporting a Congolese war crimes suspect, and arrest him.