South Korea offers aid to North
October 26th, 2009 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Oct 26 (DPA) South Korea Monday offered North Korea its first food aid in nearly two years as part of a recent cautious rapprochement between the two neighbours.
South Korea made the ... Read more...
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‘Frightened, exhausted’ Sharif would not have gone for nuke test left to his own judgment’
October 24th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct.24 (ANI): Former US Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott believed that former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would not have conducted the 'tit for tat' nuclear tests following India's ... Read more...
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North Korea accuses South of violating its territorial waters
October 15th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Oct 15 (DPA) North Korea Thursday accused the South Korean military of sending warships into its territorial waters off its west coast on several occasions.
North Korea's naval command threatened military action ... Read more...
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A nuclear test would damage India-US ties, warns NYT
October 12th, 2009 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) An influential US daily Monday advised the Indian government to resist pressures to test a nuclear weapon, and said it would be a huge setback ... Read more...
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Canadian PM to visit India next month
October 5th, 2009 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Oct 5 (IANS) Responding to an invitation from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit India next month.Though no official announcement of the prime ... Read more...
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US prepared for direct talks with North Korea
September 16th, 2009 - 5:22 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 16 (DPA) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested the US is prepared to engage in direct talks with North Korea to encourage the communist country to rejoin negotiations over ... Read more...
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South Korea says reports of North Korea preparing for 3rd nuke test ‘absurd’
September 14th, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Sep. 14 (ANI): South Korea has rejected reports claiming that North Korea is preparing for a third nuclear."(We) haven't heard of anything like that, which thus cannot be confirmed," Korea's Yonhap ... Read more...
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North Korean ready for third nuclear test: Reports
September 13th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang, Sep. 13 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has reportedly instructed party and military leaders to start preparing for a third nuclear test with the use of enriched uranium.Fox News ... Read more...
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US willing to have direct talks with North Korea
September 12th, 2009 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (DPA) The US is willing to hold direct talks with North Korea in order to bring it back to the negotiating table to end its nuclear weapons programme.
US State ... Read more...
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North Korea says it is in final phase of uranium enrichment (Lead)
September 4th, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Sep 4 (DPA) North Korea said Friday that it was entering the final testing phase of uranium enrichment, which could give it a second way to produce nuclear weapons.
It also said ... Read more...
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No need for Pokhran II controversy: PM
August 29th, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by IBNS
New Delhi/Ramsar, Aug 29 (IBNS) Supporting former President APJ Abdul Kalam’s declaration that the 1998 Pokhran II tests were ‘successful’, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said there is no need for any ... Read more...
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Pokhran-II was successful: PM
August 29th, 2009 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ramsar (Rajasthan), Aug 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said that Pokhran-II was successful and an "unnecessary controversy" was being kicked up over the 1998 nuclear test.
"Former president A.P.J. Abdul ... Read more...
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Ship carrying banned weapons seized: UAE
August 29th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
New York/Seoul, Aug 29 (DPA) The United Arab Emirates claims to have seized a ship carrying banned weapons from North Korea bound for Iran, diplomatic sources said in New York.
The incident, which ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh backs success of Pokhran II tests
August 29th, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Barmer (Rajasthan), Aug.29 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Saturday said that a needless controversy had been created over the Pokhran II nuclear tests that took place in May ... Read more...
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Scientific community wanted more tests, says Santhanam
August 27th, 2009 - 8:22 pm ICT by ANI
By Shreeraj GudiNew Delhi, Aug 27 (ANI): Top defence scientist Dr.K. Santhanam said on Thursday that the scientific community in India had felt after the May 1998 nuclear tests that there should ... Read more...
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South Korean president urges dialogue with Pyongyang
August 15th, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 15 (DPA) South Korea's president Saturday called for dialogue with North Korea, urged Pyongyang to give up its nuclear programme and offered to restart aid so both Koreas could find ... Read more...
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US beleives N.Korea looking for face-saving way to re-engage
August 7th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.7 (ANI): Obama administration officials have concluded that North Korea was looking for a face-saving way to re-engage with Washington.According to a report in the NYT, North Korea made a colossal ... Read more...
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Clintons continue to play key roles, even in the Obama era: NYT
August 5th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug. 5 (ANI): The riveting tableau of a former president jetting into a diplomatic crisis involving the United States and North Korea, while his wife was embarking on a tour of ... Read more...
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South Korean vessel towed by North Korea (Lead)
July 30th, 2009 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 30 (DPA) Seoul Thursday demanded the return of one of its fishing boats which was seized by North Korea after it strayed across the inter-Korean sea border, the South Korean ... Read more...
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China seizes North Korea-bound missile component: Report
July 29th, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 29 (DPA) China seized 70 kg of a strategic missile-making metal bound for North Korea, South Korean media reported Wednesday, quoting a local Chinese newspaper.
The seizure took place Friday at ... Read more...
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UN Security Council meets on North Korea
July 7th, 2009 - 6:31 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 7 (DPA) The UN Security Council held discussion Monday on the reported launch of seven missiles by North Korea in defiance of the UN resolution demanding a halt ... Read more...
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North Korea spent $700 mn on weapons tests: Report
July 6th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 6 (DPA) North Korea has spent over $700 million on rocket and nuclear tests since April, a South Korean newspaper estimated Monday.
The seven rocket tests Saturday alone cost an estimated ... Read more...
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North Korea tests six missiles, says South Korea (Fourth Lead)
July 4th, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 4 (DPA) North Korea fired six missiles from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean defence ministry said.
The missiles, with a range of 400 to 500 km, were fired over ... Read more...
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North Korea fires three more missiles: Report (Second Lead)
July 4th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 4 (DPA) North Korea fired three more missiles off its east coast, a day after it fired four short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports early Saturday.
The missiles were ... Read more...
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North Korea fires two more missiles (Lead)
July 4th, 2009 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 4 (DPA) North Korea fired two more missiles off its east coast, a day after it fired four short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports early Saturday.
The missiles were ... Read more...
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North Korea fires two missiles, claims South Korea
July 2nd, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 2 (DPA) North Korea Thursday fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles off its east coast, a South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman said.
North Korea had last fired a series ... Read more...
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North Korea seeking hi tech medical equipments for seriously ill Kim Jong-Il
June 20th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 20 (ANI): The health of 'Dear Leader' Kim Jong-Il is rapidly deteriorating, and North Korea is trying to buy high-tech medical equipment from abroad to address the issue, according to ... Read more...
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North Korea Missile Hawaii- Reasons unidentified
June 20th, 2009 - 3:38 am ICT by GD
US deploying anti -missile defenses around Hawaii is not just a whim of theirs but as per Japanese news on Thursday, North Korea may fire a long-range ballistic missile toward Hawaii ... Read more...
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US tracking North Korean ship suspected of carrying nukes, missiles
June 19th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 19 (ANI): The US military is tracking a flagged North Korean ship suspected of proliferating weapons material, in violation of a UN Security Council resolution passed last Friday.A ship named ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens US with military strikes
June 17th, 2009 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 17 (DPA) North Korea Wednesday renewed its threats of military strikes against the US and its allies in case the Stalinist state felt provoked.
"If the US and its followers ... Read more...
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North Korea’s plutonium plans violate UN resolution, says US
June 17th, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Vienna, June 17 (DPA) North Korea's plans to turn its plutonium stock into atomic bomb material would violate the latest UN Security Council resolution, the US warned Wednesday.
Speaking at the first ... Read more...
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North Korea says it will build more nuclear weapons
June 13th, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 13 (DPA) North Korea said Saturday that it would build more nuclear weapons in reaction to the United Nations Security Council resolution condemning its most recent nuclear test.
It also said ... Read more...
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North Korea ban allows searches, not use of force
June 13th, 2009 - 3:36 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 13 (DPA) The UN Security Council Friday unanimously gave the green light for the air and sea interdiction of vessels suspected of carrying banned weapons and nuclear materials to ... Read more...
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Security Council adopts new sanctions on North Korea (Lead)
June 13th, 2009 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 12 (DPA) The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to authorise sanctions against North Korea for carrying out nuclear test.
The sanctions included for the first time interdiction by air ... Read more...
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Security Council adopts new sanctions against North Korea
June 12th, 2009 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 12 (Xinhua) The UN Security Council Friday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the recent nuclear test conducted by North Korea and imposing new sanctions. Read more...
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