North Korea
North Korean media release new images of Kim Jong Il
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 07:05.North Korea's state-controlled media on Wednesday released new, undated pictures of leader Kim Jong Il for the second time in four days.
US sanctions 13 firms for arms sales to North Korea, Iran, Syria
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 10/25/2008 - 08:19.
The United States has imposed sanctions on 13 companies accused of aiding the weapons programmes of North Korea, Iran or Syria, the State Department said Friday.
North Korea back on track with nuclear dismantling, US says
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 10/17/2008 - 22:34.North Korea is again making progress in dismantling its nuclear facilities after the United States and North Korea broke an impasse last week over the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, the US State Department said Friday.
North Korea threatens to cut all diplomatic ties with Seoul
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Thu, 10/16/2008 - 08:20.
Communist North Korea stepped up pressure on its southern neighbour, threatening Thursday to cut all ties with Seoul, South Korean media reported.
IAEA reinstalls seals and cameras in North Korea
Submitted by William Kaelin on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 21:11.Inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) started Tuesday to reinstall seals and cameras in its plutonium reprocessing plant, a source close to the agency said.
South Korea welcomes US removing N. Korea from terrorism blacklist
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 08:11.
South Korea on Sunday welcomed the US government decision to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist, saying the move promised important progress towards resolving the dispute over Pyongyang's nuclear programme.
North Korea removed from terrorism blacklist
Submitted by William Kaelin on Sat, 10/11/2008 - 20:49.North Korea has agreed to allow rigorous inspections of all its nuclear activities, with the United States responding by removing the Stalinist state from a terrorism blacklist, the US State Department said Saturday.
North Korea, United States close to nuclear compromise
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 09:01.
North Korea and the United States are closer to a compromise in a last-ditch effort to salvage a nuclear disarmament deal, South Korean media said Friday.
London - Aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said Thursday it would cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide as a result of the current economic "uncertainties."
Washington - Buying a new computer usually involves comparing models. Comparisons are more difficult than they used to be, as the number of choices has grown and manufacturers have started marketing computers with specific uses in mind.
Indian authorities have issued a birth certificate to a Japanese baby born to an Indian surrogate mother, easing the way for her Japanese father to take her home, news reports said Saturday.
