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U.N.: North Korea should get food aid U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs who has just visited Pyongyang strongly defended international food aid
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North Korea 'to free US activist'
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North Korea issues warning to South |
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US envoy warns N Korea on rights |
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North Korea calls for end to hostility |
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North Korea says it's holding American |
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North Korea agrees nuclear 'co-operation' |
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U.S. briefs South on North Korean talks |
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US North Korea envoy to begin mission. Washington
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| Nov.18 |
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Obama and Lee urge N Korea talks |
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N Korea 'ready' for nuclear talks |
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| Oct.16 |
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North Korean diplomat to visit US |
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N. Korea 'to return to talks' |
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Chinese premier meets NK leader |
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U.S ready for direct talks with N. Korea. Washington
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Koreas reach deal to reunite families. South Korea
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Koreas to resume family reunions |
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| Aug.24 |
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Koreas to discuss family reunions |
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S Korean head meets North envoys South Korea: Lee Myung-bak has met senior North Korean officials for the first time, ahead of the funeral of the late ex-President Kim Dae-jung
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| Aug.21 |
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North and South Korea hold talks |
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| Aug.19 |
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N Korea sends US 'good signals' |
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N Korea eases South tourism rules |
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| Aug.5 |
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Obama presses N Korea on weapons |
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Two freed US reporters head home
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N. Korean leader pardons U.S. journalists| President Kim Jong Il has pardoned and ordered the release of two U.S. journalists after Bill Clinton met with top North Korean officials | |
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Bill Clinton meets with N. Korea leader Clinton arrived in Pyongyang on a mission to negotiate the release of two U.S. journalists who have been held in the communist nation since ...
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| Jul.8 |
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Kim Jong Il frail at father's memorial
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| Jul.4 |
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Calm urged after N Korea missiles |
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| Jun.12 |
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U.N. tightens sanctions on North Korea
UN Security Council: The 15-0 vote on Resolution 1874 is to expand and tighten sanctions on North Korea after that nation's recent nuclear test
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| Jun.10 |
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UN agrees on tougher N. Korea sanctions. UN Security Council
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| Jun.8 |
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Mercy plea for held US reporters |
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| Jun.7 |
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Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea| Two U.S. journalists who were detained in North Korea while covering the plight of defectors have been sentenced to 12 years in labor camps | |
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| Jun.1 |
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N Korea 'names Kim's successor'
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| May.28 |
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U.S. officials eye N. Korea in Asia talks |
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| May.27 |
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U.S. warns N. Korea of 'consequences'. Washington
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| May.26 |
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N Korea threatens military action North Korea has warned of a military response after S. Korea joined an anti-proliferation exercise which allow it to search the North's ships
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| May.25 |
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US backs North Korea's neighbours. Washington
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| Apr.23 |
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US women 'face North Korea trial' Journalists Euna Lee, a Korean-American, and Laura Ling, a Chinese-American, were arrested by North Korea near its border with China
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| Apr.13 |
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N Korea to boycott nuclear talks
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U.N. condemns N. Korean rocket launch. UN Security Council
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| Apr.9 |
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Japan to extend N Korea sanctions |
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| Apr.7 |
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N Korea threatens 'strong steps' |
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| Apr.5 |
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No accord at UN talks on N Korea. UN Security Council
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Council to respond to N Korea launch |
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| Apr.2 |
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N. Korea warns against targeting rocket
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| Mar.18 |
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North Korea 'holds US reporters' |
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| Mar.17 |
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North Korean premier arrives in China |
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| Mar.9 |
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N. Kor. Warns against satellite interception
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| Feb.20 |
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Clinton: North Korea is miscalculating |
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| Feb.11 |
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Clinton to appoint envoy for North Korea |
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| Jan.29 |
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North Korea tears up agreements
Communist Korea has said it is scrapping all military and political agreements signed with the South, accusing Seoul of hostile intent
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| Oct.28 |
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North Korea will turn South into 'debris'
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| Oct.11 |
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U.S. takes North Korea off terror list
Washington: State Department: The United States removed North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism
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| Oct.1 |
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Two Koreas end brief military talks. South Korea
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U.S. nuke envoy in North Korea for talks |
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| Sep.24 |
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Nuclear plant seals removed IAEA: N. Korea has made another move toward possibly restarting its suspended nuclear program
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| Sep.10 |
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N.Korea denies Kim health 'conspiracies' |
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| Sep.9 |
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Kim missing from parade| There is growing speculation about the health of Kim Jong-il, 66, after he failed to attend a huge martial parade in Pyongyang | |
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| Aug.2 |
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N Korea steps up row with South |
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| Jul.4 |
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Musharraf accused of N. Korea nuke deal |
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| Jun.26 |
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N. Korea releases details of nucl. Program
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| Jun.25 |
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North Korea declaration expected |
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Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme'
The United States has accused N. Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor that 'was not intended for peaceful purposes'
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| Apr.23 |
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U.S. to cite N. Korea-Syria nuclear link |
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| Mar.26 |
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N Korea expels S Korean managers |
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| Dec.30 |
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N Korea 'failing on nuclear deal' |
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| Nov.27 |
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Two Koreas begin security talks |
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| Oct.3 |
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Korean leaders sign declaration
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N Korea agrees nuclear deadline |
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| Oct.2 |
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Two Koreas open summit talks |
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| Oct.1 |
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Kim greets Roh in Pyongyang |
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President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone 
| South Korea's president crossed the Cold War's last frontier in a symbolic walk of reconciliation for talks with his North Korean counterpart. His meeting with Kim Jong-il is only the... | |
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| Aug.31 |
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US and N Korea primed for talks |
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| Aug.7 |
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Two Koreas to hold summit |
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| Jul.13 |
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N. Korea receives oil shipment |
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| Jun.23 |
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NK gets hands on frozen millions
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| Jun.16 |
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Atomic inspectors can return
North Korea has invited inspectors from IAEA back into the country to monitor the shut down of its main nuclear reactor
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| Mar.18 |
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Breakthrough over NK funds |
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| Feb.19 |
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North Korea to give up nuclear program
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| Feb.13 |
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N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament
Beijing: North Korea agreed to shut down its main reactor within 60 days before eventually dismantling its atomic weapons program
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| Dec.22 |
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Six-party talks end, no agreement. Beijing
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| Oct.31 |
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N. Korea agrees to return to nuclear talks
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| Oct.20 |
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N. Korea not planning second nuke test |
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| Oct.19 |
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N. Korean ship may test sanctions |
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| Oct.16 |
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North Korea condemns UN sanctions |
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| Oct.14 |
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U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea 
UN Security Council: The Council voted unanimously to slap trade, travel and other sanctions
| The vote had been delayed because of concerns by China and Russia. The US has revised its draft to remove the threat of military action and reduced the total embargo on military equipment
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China urges UN action on N Korea |
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| Oct.9 |
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Outcry at N Korea 'nuclear test'
UN Security Council: Security Council members are meeting to discuss their reaction
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| Oct.8 |
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China, Japan leaders warn N. Korea |
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| Oct.3 |
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North Korea said will conduct nuclear test
The UN was due to discuss the issue later amid growing fears over Pyongyang's military capabilities
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| Jul.15 |
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Sec. Council votes for N. Korea sanctions
UN Security Council: The Security Council demanded that N. Korea suspend its ballistic missile program
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| Jul.10 |
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Security Council split on N Korea |
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| Jul.9 |
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U.S. urges China: Pressure North Korea |
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| Jul.5 |
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N Korea vows more missile tests |
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Outcry over N Korea missile test. UN Security Council
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| Jun.19 |
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US warns N Korea off missile test |
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| Sep.19 |
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N Korea puts terms on arms deal |
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| Sep.18 |
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Agreement in N. Korea talks
Beijing: The U.S. Embassy said the 6 parties involved in talks have reached an agreement
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| Jul.25 |
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North Korea nuclear talks resume |
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| Jul.21 |
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N Korea calls for US peace treaty |
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| Mar.20 |
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Rice presses China on North Korea |
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| Feb.19 |
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N. Korea 'rejects nuclear talks' |
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| Feb.9 |
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N. Korea Admits to Nukes, Out of Talks North Korea publicly admitted for the first time that it has nuclear weapons and suspending participation in talks
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| Nov.20 |
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Bush urges unity against N. Korea nukes |
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| Sep.12 |
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N Korea says it blew up mountain |
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| May.21 |
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Japan PM starts landmark summit |
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| Apr.23 |
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Rare appeal for help from N. Korea |
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| Feb.24 |
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Mixed hopes at N. Korea nuke talks |
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| Oct.6 |
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N Korea wants Japan out of talks |
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| Aug.28 |
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N Korea talks fail to ease tension. Beijing
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| Aug.26 |
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Hopes low as N Korea talks start |
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| Jul.31 |
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U.S.: N Korea nuke talks on track |
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| Jan.24 |
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S. Korea to send envoy to Pyongyang |
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| Jan.2 |
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U.S. to host talks on N. Korea |
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| Oct.26 |
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United call for N. Korea to scrap nukes |
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| Sep.16 |
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Japan, North Korea historic meeting
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| Aug.30 |
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Breakthrough on Korean border links |
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| Aug.11 |
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Koreas resume peace talks |
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| Aug.4 |
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Putin meets Kim Jong Il. Moscow
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| Jun.15 |
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Presidents of Koreas sign peace accord Summit between Kim Jong-il and Kim Dae-jung. North stops propaganda broadcasts against the South
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| 2010 |
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| Feb. 22 |
U.N.: North Korea should get food aid U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs who has just visited Pyongyang strongly defended international food aid
| 2007 |
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| Jul.13 |
N. Korea receives oil shipment |
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| Jun.23 |
NK gets hands on frozen millions
| 2004 |
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| Apr.23 |
Rare appeal for help from N. Korea |
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.18 |
North Korea 'holds US reporters' |
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| 2010 |
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| Jan.23 |
North Korea issues warning to South |
| 2009 |
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| May.27 |
U.S. warns N. Korea of 'consequences'. Washington
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| May.26 |
N Korea threatens military action North Korea has warned of a military response after S. Korea joined an anti-proliferation exercise which allow it to search the North's ships
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| Apr.13 |
U.N. condemns N. Korean rocket launch. UN Security Council
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| Apr.7 |
N Korea threatens 'strong steps' |
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| Apr.2 |
N. Korea warns against targeting rocket
| 2008 |
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| Oct.28 |
North Korea will turn South into 'debris'
| 2006 |
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| Oct.8 |
China, Japan leaders warn N. Korea |
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| Jun.19 |
US warns N Korea off missile test |
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.7 |
Two Koreas to hold summit |
| 2004 |
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| May.21 |
Japan PM starts landmark summit |
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| 2009 |
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| Dec.7 |
US North Korea envoy to begin mission. Washington
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| Nov.18 |
Obama and Lee urge N Korea talks |
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| Oct.16 |
North Korean diplomat to visit US |
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| Oct.3 |
Chinese premier meets NK leader |
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| Aug.22 |
S Korean head meets North envoys South Korea: Lee Myung-bak has met senior North Korean officials for the first time, ahead of the funeral of the late ex-President Kim Dae-jung
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| Aug.4 |
Bill Clinton meets with N. Korea leader Clinton arrived in Pyongyang on a mission to negotiate the release of two U.S. journalists who have been held in the communist nation since ...
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| Mar.17 |
North Korean premier arrives in China |
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| Feb.20 |
Clinton: North Korea is miscalculating |
| 2008 |
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| Oct.1 |
U.S. nuke envoy in North Korea for talks |
| 2007 |
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| Oct.2 |
Two Koreas open summit talks |
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| Oct.1 |
Kim greets Roh in Pyongyang |
|
| Oct.1 |
President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone 
| South Korea's president crossed the Cold War's last frontier in a symbolic walk of reconciliation for talks with his North Korean counterpart. His meeting with Kim Jong-il is only the... | |
| 2005 |
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| Mar.20 |
Rice presses China on North Korea |
| 2003 |
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| Jan.24 |
S. Korea to send envoy to Pyongyang |
| 2002 |
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| Oct.26 |
United call for N. Korea to scrap nukes |
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| Sep.16 |
Japan, North Korea historic meeting
| 2001 |
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| Aug.4 |
Putin meets Kim Jong Il. Moscow
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| 2009 |
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| Aug.28 |
Koreas reach deal to reunite families. South Korea
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| Jan.29 |
North Korea tears up agreements
Communist Korea has said it is scrapping all military and political agreements signed with the South, accusing Seoul of hostile intent
| 2007 |
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| Oct.3 |
Korean leaders sign declaration
| 2000 |
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| Jun.15 |
Presidents of Koreas sign peace accord Summit between Kim Jong-il and Kim Dae-jung. North stops propaganda broadcasts against the South
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| 2010 |
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| Feb.4 |
North Korea 'to free US activist'
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| Jan.10 |
US envoy warns N Korea on rights |
| 2009 |
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| Dec.28 |
North Korea says it's holding American |
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| Aug.4 |
Two freed US reporters head home
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| Aug.4 |
N. Korean leader pardons U.S. journalists| President Kim Jong Il has pardoned and ordered the release of two U.S. journalists after Bill Clinton met with top North Korean officials | |
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| Jun.8 |
Mercy plea for held US reporters |
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| Jun.7 |
Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea| Two U.S. journalists who were detained in North Korea while covering the plight of defectors have been sentenced to 12 years in labor camps | |
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| Apr.23 |
US women 'face North Korea trial' Journalists Euna Lee, a Korean-American, and Laura Ling, a Chinese-American, were arrested by North Korea near its border with China
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| 2009 |
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| Feb.11 |
Clinton to appoint envoy for North Korea |
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| 2009 |
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| Dec.10 |
U.S. briefs South on North Korean talks |
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| Nov.1 |
N Korea 'ready' for nuclear talks |
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| Oct.5 |
N. Korea 'to return to talks' |
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| Sep.11 |
U.S ready for direct talks with N. Korea. Washington
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| Aug.27 |
Koreas to resume family reunions |
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| Aug.24 |
Koreas to discuss family reunions |
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| Aug.21 |
North and South Korea hold talks |
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| Aug.19 |
N Korea sends US 'good signals' |
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| Apr.5 |
No accord at UN talks on N Korea. UN Security Council
| 2008 |
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| Oct.1 |
Two Koreas end brief military talks. South Korea
| 2007 |
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| Nov.27 |
Two Koreas begin security talks |
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| Aug.31 |
US and N Korea primed for talks |
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| Mar.18 |
Breakthrough over NK funds |
| 2006 |
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| Dec.22 |
Six-party talks end, no agreement. Beijing
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| Jul.10 |
Security Council split on N Korea |
| 2005 |
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| Sep.18 |
Agreement in N. Korea talks
Beijing: The U.S. Embassy said the 6 parties involved in talks have reached an agreement
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| Jul.25 |
North Korea nuclear talks resume |
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| Feb.19 |
N. Korea 'rejects nuclear talks' |
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| Feb.9 |
N. Korea Admits to Nukes, Out of Talks North Korea publicly admitted for the first time that it has nuclear weapons and suspending participation in talks
| 2004 |
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| Nov.20 |
Bush urges unity against N. Korea nukes |
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| Feb.24 |
Mixed hopes at N. Korea nuke talks |
| 2003 |
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| Oct.6 |
N Korea wants Japan out of talks |
|
| Aug.28 |
N Korea talks fail to ease tension. Beijing
|
| Aug.26 |
Hopes low as N Korea talks start |
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| Jul.31 |
U.S.: N Korea nuke talks on track |
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| Jan.2 |
U.S. to host talks on N. Korea |
| 2002 |
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| Aug.30 |
Breakthrough on Korean border links |
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| Aug.11 |
Koreas resume peace talks |
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| 2009 |
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| Jun.12 |
U.N. tightens sanctions on North Korea
UN Security Council: The 15-0 vote on Resolution 1874 is to expand and tighten sanctions on North Korea after that nation's recent nuclear test
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| Jun.10 |
UN agrees on tougher N. Korea sanctions. UN Security Council
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| Apr.9 |
Japan to extend N Korea sanctions |
| 2006 |
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| Oct.19 |
N. Korean ship may test sanctions |
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| Oct.16 |
North Korea condemns UN sanctions |
|
| Oct.14 |
U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea 
UN Security Council: The Council voted unanimously to slap trade, travel and other sanctions
| The vote had been delayed because of concerns by China and Russia. The US has revised its draft to remove the threat of military action and reduced the total embargo on military equipment
|
| |
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| Jul.15 |
Sec. Council votes for N. Korea sanctions
UN Security Council: The Security Council demanded that N. Korea suspend its ballistic missile program
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| 2009 |
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| Jul.8 |
Kim Jong Il frail at father's memorial
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| Jun.1 |
N Korea 'names Kim's successor'
| 2008 |
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| Sep.10 |
N.Korea denies Kim health 'conspiracies' |
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| Sep.9 |
Kim missing from parade| There is growing speculation about the health of Kim Jong-il, 66, after he failed to attend a huge martial parade in Pyongyang | |
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.9 |
N. Kor. Warns against satellite interception
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| 2009 |
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| Dec.10 |
North Korea agrees nuclear 'co-operation' |
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| Aug.5 |
Obama presses N Korea on weapons |
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| May.25 |
US backs North Korea's neighbours. Washington
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| Apr.13 |
N Korea to boycott nuclear talks
| 2008 |
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| Sep.24 |
Nuclear plant seals removed IAEA: N. Korea has made another move toward possibly restarting its suspended nuclear program
|
| Jul.4 |
Musharraf accused of N. Korea nuke deal |
|
| Jun.26 |
N. Korea releases details of nucl. Program
|
| Jun.25 |
North Korea declaration expected |
|
| Apr.24 |
Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme'
The United States has accused N. Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor that 'was not intended for peaceful purposes'
|
| Apr.23 |
U.S. to cite N. Korea-Syria nuclear link |
| 2007 |
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| Dec.30 |
N Korea 'failing on nuclear deal' |
|
| Oct.3 |
N Korea agrees nuclear deadline |
|
| Feb.19 |
North Korea to give up nuclear program
|
| Feb.13 |
N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament
Beijing: North Korea agreed to shut down its main reactor within 60 days before eventually dismantling its atomic weapons program
| 2006 |
|
| Oct.31 |
N. Korea agrees to return to nuclear talks
|
| Oct.20 |
N. Korea not planning second nuke test |
|
| Oct.9 |
Outcry at N Korea 'nuclear test'
UN Security Council: Security Council members are meeting to discuss their reaction
|
| Oct.3 |
North Korea said will conduct nuclear test
The UN was due to discuss the issue later amid growing fears over Pyongyang's military capabilities