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New U.N. chief Ban Ki moon takes over Starting his first day of work, new Secretary-General vowed to end mistrust of the United Nations
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| Jan.8 |
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Abe warns world against N Korea |
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| Jan.26 |
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Cognac and iPod ban for N Korea |
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| Jan.27 |
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NK fury at 'lies' over Iran links |
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| Feb.8 |
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'Progress made' in N Korea talks |
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| Feb.9 |
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New bird flu outbreak |
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| Feb.10 |
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N Korea talks 'stall over energy' |
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| Feb.12 |
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N. Korea agrees nuclear deal
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| Feb.13 |
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N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament 
North Korea agreed to shut down its main reactor within 60 days before eventually dismantling its atomic weapons program
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Rice calls N. Korean deal 'important step'
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| Feb.19 |
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North Korea to give up nuclear program North Korea agrees to give up its nuclear program, for oil
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| Mar.2 |
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North Korea pledges to quit nukes |
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| Mar.6 |
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US and N Korea in landmark talks
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US upbeat on talks with N Korea |
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| Mar.14 |
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ElBaradei upbeat on N. Korea talks |
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| Mar.18 |
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Breakthrough over NK funds
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| Mar.21 |
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Seoul to resume N Korea flood aid |
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| Mar.22 |
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N. Korea nuclear talks break down
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| Apr.1 |
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US and S Korea agree trade deal |
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| Apr.6 |
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N Korea fund row solution found
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| Apr.13 |
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N Korea reaches nuclear deadline
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| Apr.17 |
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S Korean named as campus gunman Police have named a student who shot dead 32 people at Virginia Tech as 23-year-old Cho Seung-hui
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US doubts N Korea reactor reports |
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| Apr.18 |
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South Korea shocked by U.S. shooting link |
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| Apr.21 |
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Seoul to resume N Korea food aid |
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| May.10 |
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NK allows cross-border rail test |
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| May.16 |
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Korean trains in historic link-up A pair of passenger trains have crossed the heavily fortified border for the first time in more than 50 years
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| Jun.13 |
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N Korea funds transfer 'to begin' |
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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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US welcomes N Korea nuclear offer |
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| Jun.21 |
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Hill 'upbeat' after N Korea visit |
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| Jun.22 |
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N Korea reactor 'shut in weeks' |
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| Jun.23 |
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NK gets hands on frozen millions North Korean funds that had been frozen by the U.S. have been transferred to a North Korean account at a private Russian bank
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| Jun.24 |
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N Korea confirms funds transfer |
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| Jun.25 |
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N. Korea: We'll move on nuke deal |
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S Korea resumes food aid to North |
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U.S. envoy: Korean peace talks possible |
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| Jun.26 |
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UN 'will visit' N Korea reactor
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'No survivors' in plane
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| Jun.29 |
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U.N. monitors satisfied with visit |
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| Jul.1 |
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Tycoon Kim Seung-youn jailed for assault |
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| Jul.9 |
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IAEA approves N. Korea mission
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| Jul.13 |
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N. Korea receives oil shipment
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| Jul.14 |
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Nuke inspectors arrive in N. Korea |
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N Korea 'closes nuclear reactor' 
Map of Yongbyon North Korea| US state department spokesman: North Korea has shut down its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon. Sean McCormack: the US had been informed of the shut-down ... | |
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| Jul.15 |
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U.N.: N. Korea reactor shut down ElBaradei: The inspectors have verified that North Korea has shut down its sole functioning nuclear reactor
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| Jul.17 |
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N Korea closes more nuclear sites |
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| Jul.20 |
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Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans The militants threatened to kill a group of abducted Christians within 24 hours unless S. Korea withdraws its troops from Afghanistan
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| Jul.22 |
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Taliban extend deadline for hostages
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| Jul.23 |
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Deadline looms for hostages
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| Jul.25 |
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Taliban kills South Korean hostage One of 23 held hostage has been killed because Taliban demands hadn't been met
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S Korea urges release of hostages The government condemned the Taleban for the death of one of the hostages, while sending an envoy to negotiate for the others' release
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| Jul.26 |
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S Korean hostage pleads for help
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Afghans negotiate with Taliban |
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| Jul.27 |
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Koreans 'alive' as deadline passes |
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| Jul.28 |
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Afghan elders join Korean hostages talks |
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| Jul.29 |
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Taliban: Hostages will die Monday
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Lightning kills five climbers |
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| Jul.30 |
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Taliban resumes talks on hostages
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Taliban: Male hostage shot dead A second South Korean hostage held captive has been killed, a spokesman for the militants said. The body was dropped off in the province of ...
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| Aug.7 |
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Two Koreas to hold summit
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| Aug.10 |
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S. Korean negotiators meet Taliban |
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| Aug.11 |
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Taliban: 2 hostages to be released
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| Aug.13 |
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Two female Korean hostages freed Kim Kyung Ja and Kim Jina were now in Ghazni's provincial capital, 25 days after they were seized
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'Hundreds dead' in floods Flooding caused by heavy rain has left hundreds of people dead or missing. The rain had destroyed more than 30,000 homes
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| Aug.14 |
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UN chief pledges North Korea aid |
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| Aug.15 |
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Up to 300,000 homeless from floods |
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| Aug.18 |
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Korean summit postponed by floods |
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| Aug.28 |
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Taliban: Korean hostages to be released
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| Aug.29 |
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Taliban frees 12 South Korean hostages
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| Aug.30 |
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban| Kidnappers released the 7 remaining hostages and handed them over to Red Cross officials | | |
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| Aug.31 |
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US and N Korea primed for talks
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| Sep.1 |
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Freed Koreans return home| The 19 church workers freed from captivity in Afghanistan have arrived home in Seoul, after being held by the Taleban for 6 weeks | |
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| Sep.7 |
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Bush spars with Roh on Korean war
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| Sep.18 |
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U.S. tracking N. Korea cargo |
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| Sep.30 |
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N Korea nuke talks end, no deal |
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| Oct.1 |
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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
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Kim greets Roh in Pyongyang
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| Oct.2 |
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Two Koreas open summit talks
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| Oct.3 |
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N Korea agrees nuclear deadline
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Korean leaders sign declaration Kim Jong Il and Roh Moo-hyun signed a joint statement, pledging to begin work on a permanent peace agreement
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| Oct.8 |
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Japan extends N Korea sanctions |
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| Oct.22 |
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N Korea 'may lose nukes next week' |
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| Oct.30 |
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Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates The crew members of a North Korean freighter regained control of their ship from pirates who hijacked the vessel
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| Nov.2 |
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N Korea nuclear shutdown to start |
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| Nov.6 |
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Nuke shutdown begins |
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| Nov.27 |
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Two Koreas begin security talks
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| Dec.5 |
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Cautious optimism with N. Korea |
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| Dec.6 |
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Bush sends letter to North Korea |
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| Dec.7 |
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Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea Thousands of tons of oil spilled off the western coast of South Korea after an oil tanker collided with a barge carrying a crane
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| Dec.9 |
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South Korea faces 'sea of oil' |
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| Dec.10 |
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Inter-Korean train service starts The first cargo train providing regular service across the border between the two Koreas in more than a half century left for the North
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| Dec.14 |
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N.Korea answers Bush's letter |
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| Dec.19 |
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Lee set for landslide | Lee Myung-Bak, a former Seoul mayor and Hyundai executive, claimed victory in presidential election. Lee is currently facing investigation amid allegations o... | |
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Seoul poll winner tough on North |
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| Dec.24 |
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14 sailors missing |
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| Dec.30 |
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N Korea 'failing on nuclear deal'
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