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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.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 
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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 Envoys worked to negotiate a schedule for dismantling North Korea's nuclear programs
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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.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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US doubts N Korea reactor reports |
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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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U.S. envoy: Korean peace talks possible
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S Korea resumes food aid to North |
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| Jun.26 |
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UN 'will visit' N Korea reactor A team of nuclear inspectors will visit the nuclear reactor at the centre of a key disarmament deal
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| Jun.29 |
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U.N. monitors satisfied with visit
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| Jul.9 |
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IAEA approves N. Korea mission The U.N. nuclear watchdog's governing body authorized the dispatch of monitors to North Korea to verify a promised shutdown
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| Jul.13 |
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N. Korea receives oil shipment North Korea has started unloading the first shipment of oil to be delivered under a key nuclear disarmament deal
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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 by N. Korea and was now awaiting verification from the IAEA
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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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| Aug.7 |
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Two Koreas to hold summit The leaders of N. and S. Korea will hold their second-ever summit later this month
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| Aug.13 |
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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.31 |
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US and N Korea primed for talks Top envoys from the US and North Korea meet in Geneva to discuss ways of normalising relations
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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
| His meeting with Kim Jong-il is only the second such meeting since the Korean war
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Kim greets Roh in Pyongyang North Korean leader greeted South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun to begin the second summit between the two countries
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| Oct.2 |
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Two Koreas open summit talks Leaders of the two Koreas opened formal talks, following a chilly reception for the South Korean president from Kim Jong Il
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| Oct.3 |
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N Korea agrees nuclear deadline North Korea has agreed to disable its main nuclear reactor and give complete details of its nuclear program by December 31
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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. A joint declaration is calling for a per... | |
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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 The defense chiefs have begun a rare meeting to discuss easing tension across their disputed sea border, pledging to end the peninsula's div...
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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.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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Seoul poll winner tough on North
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| Dec.30 |
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N Korea 'failing on nuclear deal' North Korea has failed to provide all the information about its nuclear program it had promised in return for international aid
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