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North Korea ready to resume talks on nuclear weapons

06.10.09
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il said he is ready to return to multi-national talks on its nuclear weapons programme - amid reports that it was restoring a nuclear complex... more

Obama: Clinton's North Korea mission wasn't an olive branch

06.08.09
Obama administration plays down suggestions of a thaw in relations with North Korea despite the release of two American journalists... more

WORLD: Bill Clinton flies freed US reporters back home from North Korea

05.08.09
The two American journalists freed by North Korea returned home to the United States today to a heroes’ welcome... more

WORLD: Bill Clinton meets Kim over fate of jailed US reporters

04.08.09
Bill Clinton met Kim Jong Il as part of a mission to free two American journalists from North Korea's notorious work camps... more

Dictator Kim Jong Il's life 'is in peril from cancer'

13.07.09
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has pancreatic cancer which is 'threatening his life'... more

US, Korea fear a new phase of cyber attacks

10.07.09
A spate of cyber attacks on US and Korean websites that has affected everything from the White House to banks could enter a new phase, experts warned ... more

Kim anoints son to succeed him

02.06.09
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong II is said to want his youngest son to succeed him... more

WORLD: N Korea fires two missiles in show of defiance

26.05.09
North Korea has fired two more shortrange missiles off its east coast, in definace of international condemnation... more

Hillary Clinton slams 'provocative' N Korean missile launch

26.03.09
President Barack Obama is heading for what could be his first foreign crisis over North Korea's plans to launch a long-range missile... more

UK diplomat 'goes native' with North Korea eulogy

17.03.09
Britain's ambassador to North Korea has been accused of "going native" after writing an extraordinary eulogy of life under dictator Kim Jong II... more

Son of Korea leader 'being groomed' as next dictator

09.03.09
The son of North Korea's eccentric leader is believed to be close to parliamentary election indicating he could be the country's next dictator... more

Wrap up well if you're going out

08.12.08
Like the Emperor’s clothes, you’ll be essentially naked in the Bandage Dress. Wear it at your peril, warns one writer... more

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