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| Jan.17 |
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N. Korea has 'weaponized' plutonium |
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| Jan.22 |
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Chinese official meets with Kim Jong-Il |
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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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| Feb.10 |
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N. Korea missile site shows activity |
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| Feb.11 |
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Clinton to appoint envoy for North Korea |
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| Feb.17 |
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Clinton warns against N. Korean missile |
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| Feb.20 |
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Clinton: North Korea is miscalculating |
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| Feb.23 |
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Seoul: N. Korean missile can hit U.S. bases |
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North Korea 'plans rocket launch' N. Korea has announced that it is preparing to launch a rocket carrying a communications satellite
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| Mar.5 |
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S Korea diverts jets over threats
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| Mar.7 |
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N Korea holds parliamentary poll |
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| Mar.9 |
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N. Kor. Warns against satellite interception
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S. Koreans allowed to cross border |
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| Mar.10 |
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North Korea vows to protect itself |
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| Mar.11 |
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N Korea 'satellite test date set' |
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| Mar.13 |
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Japan threat to shoot N. Korean satellite |
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| Mar.17 |
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North Korean premier arrives in China |
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| Mar.18 |
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North Korea 'holds US reporters' |
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| Mar.20 |
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China pushes N. Korea on nuke talks |
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N Korea restores military hotline |
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| Mar.25 |
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N. Korea positions rocket on launch pad |
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| Mar.26 |
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U.S. Navy deploys as N. K. readies rocket
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| Mar.29 |
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Rocket seen on launch pad |
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| Apr.1 |
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North Korea is fueling rocket |
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| Apr.2 |
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N. Korea warns against targeting rocket
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U.S. to North Korea: Don't launch rocket |
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| Apr.3 |
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N Korea 'ready for rocket launch' |
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| Apr.4 |
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N. Korea launches rocket| North Korea launched a long-range rocket in what U.S. and South Korean officials deemed a provocative act; the payload remains unclear. N. Korea has said the rocket was to carry a satellite into space,... | |
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Space launch 'fails' North Korea failed in its attempt to get a satellite into space. 2 stages of the rocket and its payload landed in the Pacific Ocean
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Council to respond to N Korea launch
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No accord at UN talks on N Korea
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'Melodies beam back to Earth' |
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| Apr.6 |
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Photos show N. Korean rocket in flight
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| Apr.7 |
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N Korea threatens 'strong steps'
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| Apr.9 |
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Japan to extend N Korea sanctions
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| Apr.11 |
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Key nations 'agree N Korea draft' |
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| Apr.13 |
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U.N. condemns N. Korean rocket launch
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N Korea to boycott nuclear talks
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| Apr.14 |
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N Korea orders UN inspectors out IAEA: North Korea has ended co-operation with nuclear inspectors and ordered them to leave the country
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| Apr.15 |
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US decries N Korea's 'provocative threats' |
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| Apr.16 |
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US warns N Korea for expelling inspectors |
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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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Russian FM in North Korea for talks |
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| Apr.26 |
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Kim's son joins N. Korea military board |
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| Apr.28 |
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N. Korea seen as using bargaining chips |
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| May.14 |
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Clinton hopeful for detained journalists |
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| May.25 |
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N. Korea conducted second nuclear test Map of Kilchu North Korea North Korea announces that it has conducted a second successful nuclear test at an underground facility near Kilchu
| South Korea’s cabinet is holding an emergency meeting after it detected an artificial earthquake in North Korea. Later North Korea’s Central News Agency confirmed that the nation conducted its second underground nuclear test
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Security Council blasts N. Korea nuke test |
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US backs North Korea's neighbours
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| May.26 |
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N. Korea fires short-range missiles| North Korea fired two short-range missiles from its east coast -- a day after conducting a nuclear test | |
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North Korea fired another missile
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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.27 |
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U.S. warns N. Korea of 'consequences'
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Alert level raised on North Korea |
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| May.28 |
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U.S. officials eye N. Korea in Asia talks
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| May.29 |
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US 'opposes' nuclear North Korea |
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| Jun.1 |
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N Korea 'names Kim's successor'
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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.8 |
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US 'concern' for jailed reporters |
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Mercy plea for held US reporters
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| Jun.9 |
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Kim J. Il's son'not interested in succession |
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| Jun.10 |
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UN agrees on tougher N. Korea sanctions The five permanent members have agreed on a resolution that would expand and tighten sanctions on North Korea
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| Jun.11 |
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N Korea may be preparing for nuclear test |
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| Jun.12 |
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U.N. tightens sanctions on North Korea 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.13 |
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Defiant N Korea 'to weaponize plutonium'
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US condemns North Korean threat |
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| Jun.16 |
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Nuclear N Korea is 'grave threat' |
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N. Korea: Smear campaign planned |
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| Jun.18 |
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N. Korea ship may be carrying weapons The U.S. military is tracking, the Kang Nam, a N. Korean ship believed to be carrying illicit weapons or technology
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North Korea qualifies for 2010 World Cup |
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| Jul.2 |
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North Korea test fires four missiles |
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| Jul.3 |
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North Korea test-fires more missiles North Korea fired four short-range Scud-type missiles,estimated to have a range of about 500 kilometers, toward the Sea of Japan
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| Jul.4 |
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Calm urged after N Korea missiles
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| Jul.6 |
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UN condemns North Korean missiles |
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| Jul.8 |
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Kim Jong Il frail at father's memorial North Korea's reclusive leader appeared in public for the first time in months to commemorate the 15th anniversary of his father's death
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| Jul.11 |
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Strategy changed for freeing in N. Korea |
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| Jul.13 |
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Report: Kim Jong Il has pancreatic cancer |
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| Jul.30 |
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U.S. imposes sanctions on N. Korea firm |
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| Aug.3 |
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Bill Clinton arrives in N Korea |
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| Aug.4 |
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Bill Clinton meets with N. Korea leader Map of Pyongyang North Korea 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 March
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N. Korean leader pardons U.S. journalists
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Two freed US reporters head home Former President Bill Clinton has left North Korea with two US reporters whose release he has helped to secure
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| Aug.5 |
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Obama presses N Korea on weapons
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| Aug.16 |
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N Korea eases South tourism rules
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| Aug.18 |
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Obama, Clinton discuss North Korea trip |
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| Aug.19 |
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N Korea sends US 'good signals'
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| Aug.21 |
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North and South Korea hold talks |
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| Aug.22 |
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S Korean head meets North envoys 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.24 |
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Koreas to discuss family reunions |
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| Aug.27 |
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Koreas to resume family reunions |
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| Aug.28 |
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Koreas reach deal to reunite families North and South reached an agreement on reunions for families separated for decades by the Korean War
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Arms bound for Iran intercepted |
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| Aug.31 |
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Border traffic normalized between Koreas |
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| Sep.3 |
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N Korea 'in final uranium phase'
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| Sep.11 |
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U.S ready for direct talks with N. Korea In a dramatic policy shift, the administration said it is willing to engage directly as a way to bring the reclusive regime back to six-nation...
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| Oct.3 |
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Chinese premier meets NK leader |
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| Oct.5 |
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N. Korea 'to return to talks'
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| Oct.16 |
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North Korean diplomat to visit US
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| Oct.22 |
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N Korea food shortage 'desperate' A UN rights expert says the food situation is desperate, with aid from the World Food Program reaching only one-third of the hungry
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| Nov.1 |
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N Korea 'ready' for nuclear talks
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| Nov.9 |
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Two Koreas' navies in skirmish South Korea's Yonhap news agency: North and South Korean naval forces have exchanged fire off their west coast
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| Nov.18 |
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Obama and Lee urge N Korea talks |
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| Dec.7 |
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US North Korea envoy to begin mission
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| Dec.10 |
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U.S. briefs South on North Korean talks |
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North Korea agrees nuclear 'co-operation' |
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| Dec.13 |
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Plane detained with N Korea's weapons |
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| Dec.28 |
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North Korea says it's holding American |
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| Dec.31 |
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North Korea calls for end to hostility |
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