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 Kim Jong-il
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| Jan.14 |
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US cool on North Korea overtures Officials have given a cautious welcome to indications by North Korea that it may rejoin 6-nation 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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| Feb.10 |
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Shockwaves after NK nuclear claim World leaders expressed concern that North Korea will quit talks and will 'bolster its nuclear weapons arsenal'
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US urges N Korea to resume talks The US hopes to persuade North Korea to return to multi-party talks on its nuclear weapons program
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| Feb.11 |
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  N. Korea demands direct U.S. talks The U.S. has reaffirmed its opposition to 2-way talks
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| Feb.12 |
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North Korea rallies support for Kim
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| Feb.13 |
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China to push for N. Korean talks
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| Feb.19 |
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N. Korea 'rejects nuclear talks' An unnamed North Korean spokesman: North Korea is not ready to return to 6-party nuclear disarmament talks
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| Feb.21 |
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N Korea hints at return to talks Kim Jong-il is is saying his country was ready to return to 6-party talks but the US must show 'trustworthy sincerity'
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| Mar.17 |
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IAEA chief: N Korea bigger threat
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| Mar.18 |
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 US urges N Korea to re-join talk Condoleezza Rice has called on N. Korea to return to talks aimed at halting its nuclear weapons program
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| Mar.20 |
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 Rice presses China on North Korea U.S. Secretary of State has met China's top leaders on the final leg of her six-nation Asian tour
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| Mar.27 |
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 N.Korea confirms bird flu outbreak Officials for the first time have acknowledged that avian flu has broken out
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| Apr.1 |
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N. Korea works to contain bird flu North Korea, which has culled tens of thousands of chickens, may be able to contain its first suspected outbreaks
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| May.1 |
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N. Korea apparently tests missile
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| May.6 |
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 World 'must stop N Korea testing' The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog ElBaradei: The world must show zero tolerance to North Korea
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| May.9 |
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N. Korea 'may have 5 or 6 nukes'
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| May.11 |
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 N. Korea 'boosts nuclear arsenal' North Korea says it has finished extracting 8,000 fuel rods from its reactor, which it shut down a month ago
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| May.25 |
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US stops North Korea work on MIAs
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| Jun.3 |
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 N. Korea demands U.S. apology Vice President Cheney called Kim Jong Il 'one of the world's most irresponsible leaders'
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| Jun.16 |
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Kim meets South Korean official
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| Jun.22 |
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US pledges North Korean food aid World Food Program said 50,000 tonnes of food was not enough to meet the 'desperate' need of North Korea
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| Jun.23 |
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Koreas agree to end of nuclear standoff
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| Jul.9 |
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N Korea to rejoin nuclear talks
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| Jul.11 |
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Seoul boosts food aid to N. Korea South agreed to provide the North with 500,000 tons in rice aid as the countries vowed to boost economic ties
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| Jul.21 |
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N Korea calls for US peace treaty Pyongyang said that a full treaty replacing the armistice signed at the end of the Korean War in 1953 was needed
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| Jul.24 |
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U.S., N. Korean envoys to meet
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| Jul.25 |
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North Korea nuclear talks resume| Diplomats from the US, N. Korea, S. Korea, China, Russia and Japan have sat down together | |
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| Aug.6 |
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Stalled nuclear talks take recess After meeting for 13 straight days, diplomats from 6 powers decided to take a recess from talks
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| Aug.9 |
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U.S.: North Korea deal 'uncertain'
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| Aug.13 |
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Pyongyang hints at compromise
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Divided Koreas mark 1945 freedom
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| Aug.24 |
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Khan 'gave centrifuges to N Korea'
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| Sep.12 |
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NK nuclear talks return to table
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| Sep.13 |
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NK: Right to peaceful nuke program
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Hu, Bush discuss NK's nuclear plan
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| Sep.16 |
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China seeks N Korea breakthrough
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| Sep.18 |
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Agreement in N. Korea talks| The U.S. Embassy said the 6 parties involved in talks have reached an agreement | |
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| Sep.19 |
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N Korea puts terms on arms deal| North Korea will not give up its nuclear arms program until it gets a civilian nuclear reactor | |
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| Sep.20 |
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U.S., Russia reject N Korea demand
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| Sep.22 |
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N Korea: U.S. reactors 'essential'
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North Korea rejects UN food aid
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| Oct.27 |
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China's Hu arrives in N Korea
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| Nov.1 |
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Koreas 'to unify Olympics teams'
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| Nov.16 |
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 Bush seeks Asian unity on N. Korea U.S. President is looking for a show of unity to press North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program
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