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2010-11-30T13:51:16Z

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Republican seeks Obama pressure on North Korea

2010-11-10T17:07:16Z

Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Republican who stands to take over in January after her party won the House of Representatives, said the United States must act "quickly and firmly" to stop weapons proliferation from United States Monday declared its military support for South Korea was "unequivocal" in the face of a new crisis with North Korea and launched a review of its policies toward Pyongyang.

A White House stat...

US commanders defend S.Korea war control

2010-06-25T18:09:26Z

US military commanders are offering a strident defense of plans to give South Korea control of both nations' forces in two years, brushing aside concerns it could worsen the threat from North Korea.

As of April 17, 2012, South Korea is set to be in control of both its own and US forces in the event of war. Sout...

Obama talks to Bill Clinton about N. Korea mission

2010-06-25T16:33:39Z

Obama talks with Bill Clinton about N. Korea mission, assessment of Kim's health

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that information her husband brought back from North Korea has been "extremely helpful" by providing a window into what's happening in the reclusive country.

Bill Clinton briefed White House on North Korea

2010-06-25T16:35:35Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton has briefed a member of the White House's National Security Council about his trip to North Korea, White House spokesman Bill Clinton has given a top US official an initial readout on his North Korea trip and plans to conduct a more formal and in-depth debriefing for the White House, officials said Thursday.

Clinton spoke to a member of

Bill Clinton briefed White House on North Korea: spokesman

2010-06-25T16:35:35Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton has briefed a member of the White House's National Security Council about his trip to North Korea, White House spokesman US journalists tearfully rejoined their families on Wednesday after Bill Clinton won their freedom on a historic trip to North Korea that opened up new possibilities for dialogue with the nuclear-armed hermit state.

Laura Ling, 32, threw her arms triumphantly in...

Clinton, US journalists home safe from NKorea

2010-06-25T16:35:49Z

Two US journalists tearfully reunited Wednesday with their families after Bill Clinton won their freedom on a historic trip to North Korea that opens up new possibilities for dialogue with the hermit state.

Laura Ling, 32, threw her arms in the air as she descended...

Bill Clinton meets NKorea's Kim on historic trip

2010-06-25T16:37:13Z

Former US president Bill Clinton on Tuesday met North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il for "exhaustive" talks during a surprise mercy mission to Pyongyang to win the release of two jailed female US journalists.

North Korean state media said Clinton had delivered a verbal mes...

White House denies Obama message to Kim Jong-Il

2010-06-25T16:37:27Z

The White House denied reports on Tuesday that former president Bill Clinton handed over a message from President Barack Obama to hardline North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il.

"That's not true," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said when asked about the repo...

NORTH KOREA AND NORTH AMERICA

2010-10-05T16:22:23Z

In between Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea lies the twin Koreas as a peninsula consisting of Democratic People?s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea).

Each one is an independent country having lot of problems in between them.

The North Korea is bigger than South Korea in area.

Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea whereas Seoul is for South Korea.

The literacy in ...

US Senate urges review of NKorea terrorism blacklist status

2010-06-25T16:40:19Z

The US Senate said Wednesday that North Korea poses a "threat" to its neighbors and mandated a review to see whether Washington should return the secretive regime to a US terrorism blacklist.

By a vote of 66-31, lawmakers asked Clinton says US, allies working on ways to cut off North Korea nuclear tech, weapons shipments

The Obama administration wants help from U.S. allies and possibly China to cut off North Korean shipments that may be carrying nuclear technology or other weapons....

US considers returning N.Korea to terror list

2010-04-16T11:55:23Z

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday the United States is "going to look at" putting North Korea back on its list of countries that sponsor terrorism following Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests.

In an interview with ABC television, the top US diplo...

SKorea, US upgrade alert after NKorea threat

2010-04-16T12:05:08Z

South Korean and US troops were put on higher alert after North Korea announced it is scrapping the armistice that has been in force on the peninsula for more than five decades.

"As of 7:15 am Thursday, the US-South Korea Combined Forces Command upgraded Watch Conditions by a notch to Stage Two," Seoul's defence ministry said in a sta...

US vows to defend allies amid NKorea 'bluster'

2010-06-25T17:00:27Z

Washington stressed its resolve to defend Asian allies Wednesday, warning North Korea against "saber-rattling and bluster" in the wake of its nuclear test will only deepen the country's isolation.

The US reiterated commitments to defend Japan and South Korea amid threats from Pyongyang...

Iraq nominee Hill courts US lawmakers

2010-06-26T01:44:05Z

US President Barack Obama's embattled nominee to be ambassador to Iraq, Christopher Hill, courted senators, including some of his chief critics, on Tuesday in a bid to secure his confirmation.

Hill, a veteran of North Korea nuclear talks, has faced opposition from lawmake...

Clinton defends pick for Iraq ambassador

2010-06-25T17:50:05Z

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday defended the choice of Christopher Hill as the next ambassador to Iraq, saying Republican criticism of him was "unfounded."

Republican Senators John McCain and Li...

White House defends pick for Iraq ambassador

2010-06-25T17:50:28Z

The White House and top Democrats Friday mounted a strong defense of Christopher Hill, President Barack Obama's pick to be ambassador to Iraq, after two top Clinton kicks off Asia trip amid threating North Korean rhetoric

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton kicked off the official program of her first overseas trip in Tokyo on Tuesday, visiting a Japanese cultural site and meeting U.S. Embassy staff under the shadow of threatening rhetoric from

Ahead of Asia trip, Clinton pledges engagement

2010-06-25T17:30:56Z

Clinton, heading to Asia, pledges `rigorous' engagement in foreign affairs under Obama

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is ready to deliver a message about the Obama administration's "desire for more rigorous and persistent commitment and engagement" during her tour of Asia this week.

On her fi...

US targets Chinese, Iranian, NKorean firms

2010-06-25T18:05:34Z

US slaps sanctions on Chinese, Iranian, NKorean companies for missiles, arms trade

The Obama administration said Monday it has imposed sanctions on companies in North Korea, China and Iran for violating U.S. law aimed at stopping the spread of missiles and other weapons techn...

Multilateral nuclear talks with NKorea 'essential': Clinton

2010-06-25T17:36:25Z

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday it was "essential" for the United States to pursue the multilateral nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea that began under George W. Bush.

In her first news briefing since taking charge of US foreign...

NKorea offers envoy for Obama inauguration: reports

2010-06-25T17:38:43Z

North Korea offered to send its chief nuclear negotiator to next week's inauguration of US President-elect Barack Obama, but Washington has responded coolly, South Korean news reports said Monday.

The JoongAng Ilbo newspaper, quoting a North Korea is holding up progress on ending its nuclear drive by refusing to accept a proposed verification accord, US and South Korean envoys said as disarmament talks remained deadlocked Thursday.

Negotiators from six nations seeking to end the impasse over the communist state's programme reported no progress as they entered their likely final day of talks in Beijing.

The ke...

Rice reaches for legacy in Mideast talks

2010-09-10T12:31:13Z

On the Downslope of the Bush Administration, Rice Gambling on Mideast Peace Progress

Donald Trump says she can't close a deal. The pope politely declined to meet with her, saying he was on vacation.

When Condoleezza Rice travels overseas, the local papers don't do big photo spreads anymore. At home, Rice is feuding with congressional

North Korea: neutral instead of nuclear

2010-11-02T16:50:50Z

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Obama calls for shift in diplomacy

2010-09-09T11:30:40Z

Obama Says He Could Go 'Toe to Toe' in Talks With Renegade Nations Like North Korea

Democrat Barack Obama cast himself Saturday as the leader the United States needs for it to stand up to and engage renegade nations such as North Korea.

'We need a president who'll have the strength and courage...

Lawmakers question deal with North Korea

2010-09-09T01:50:45Z

Republicans Seek Investigation of Bush Administration's Diplomatic Efforts With North Korea

Republican lawmakers on Tuesday asked investigators to examine whether Bush administration efforts to transfer $25 million from a North Korean account would violate money laundering and counterfeit laws.

Six members of Congress, including the ranking Republican on the U.S. special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, Pool)

South Korea US Koreas Clash

2011-01-04T02:30:23Z

Stephen Bosworth, US special representative for North Korea policy, talks to reporters upon his arrival at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. Bosworth arrived in Seoul for talks on North Korea's nuclear...

North Korea Koreas Clash

2011-01-03T04:31:29Z

Ctizens attend a rally in support of North Korea's "joint new year editorial" in the city's central Kim Il Sung Square, in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. In the North Korean capital, tens of thousands gathered Monday for the annual New Year rally to display loyalty to leader K...

Richardson Koreas

2010-12-23T18:31:25Z

In this Dec. 22, 2010 photo, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson answers questions about his recent trip to North Korea during an interview in his office in Santa Fe, N.M. A former U.S. ambassador to the ...

China Koreas Clash

2010-12-23T10:31:44Z

U.S. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson gives comments on his North Korean trip after his arrival from Pyongyang at the Capital Airport in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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