The United States said Friday it has reached a deal with North Korea to provide 500,000 metric tons of food aid over the coming year to the closed-off communist nation.
North Koreans are dying because of food shortages in rural areas, and a massive famine is just a matter of time, a South Korean aid group said Friday.
For most journalists, traveling into North Korea is like the holy grail of assignments.
North Korea turned over key nuclear weapons documents to a visiting U.S. diplomat Thursday, a senior State Department official said
North Korea on Monday played host for the first time ever to the Olympic torch, as large crowds in Pyongyang waved red and white flags and cheered the runners.
U.S. President George W. Bush and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Saturday that there still is a chance to make progress on eliminating North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, urging critics to see what Pyongyang says in a required declaration before deciding whether nations are being too lenient.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that proving North Korea's claims of its past nuclear activities is likely to take a long time, but establishing a process to do so could advance a long-stalled nuclear agreement.
North Korea may be on the brink of another famine as a result of last year's devastating floods, the worldwide increase in food prices, and a malnourished population, the United Nations warned on Thursday.
North Korea faces a looming food crisis due to floods last year, the U.N. food agency said.
The United States is close to finalizing a deal with North Korea over its nuclear program, senior State Department officials tell CNN.
The United States said Friday it has reached a deal with North Korea to provide 500,000 metric tons of food aid over the coming year to the closed-off communist nation.
North Koreans are dying because of food shortages in rural areas, and a massive famine is just a matter of time, a South Korean aid group said Friday.
For most journalists, traveling into North Korea is like the holy grail of assignments.
North Korea turned over key nuclear weapons documents to a visiting U.S. diplomat Thursday, a senior State Department official said
North Korea on Monday played host for the first time ever to the Olympic torch, as large crowds in Pyongyang waved red and white flags and cheered the runners.
U.S. President George W. Bush and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Saturday that there still is a chance to make progress on eliminating North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, urging critics to see what Pyongyang says in a required declaration before deciding whether nations are being too lenient.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that proving North Korea's claims of its past nuclear activities is likely to take a long time, but establishing a process to do so could advance a long-stalled nuclear agreement.
North Korea may be on the brink of another famine as a result of last year's devastating floods, the worldwide increase in food prices, and a malnourished population, the United Nations warned on Thursday.
North Korea faces a looming food crisis due to floods last year, the U.N. food agency said.
The United States is close to finalizing a deal with North Korea over its nuclear program, senior State Department officials tell CNN.
The South Korean government urged North Korea to tone down the rhetoric Wednesday after days of escalating tension between the two nations.
North Korea fired short-range missiles off its western coast Friday, a move the United States said was not illegal but a diversion from the work North Korea needs to do to finish a complete declaration of its nuclear program.
North Korea's Foreign Ministry blamed the United States Friday for the stalemate in nuclear talks, saying America's "unjust" demands would have a "serious impact" on denuclearization.
Eleven South Korean diplomats left an industrial park their country runs with North Korea on Thursday after North Korea "demanded their withdrawal," a spokesman for South Korea's government said.
An American orchestra performed a historic concert Tuesday in the communist state of North Korea -- one of the most secretive societies in the world. A group of 105 musicians made the journey to Pyongyang, but for one of them this trip was not just about music. It was about family history.
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra is preparing to play a historic concert in North Korea on Tuesday -- but there is no word yet on whether leader Kim Jong Il will attend.
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra is preparing to play a historic concert in North Korea on Tuesday -- but no word yet on whether leader Kim Jong Il will attend.
The New York Philharmonic's historic visit to isolated North Korea may signal a new era -- but only in the arts, not politics
North Korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons before President Bush leaves office, a U.S. official said Thursday.
In a last-minute nudge to North Korea, the U.S. State Department said Sunday it was "unfortunate" that Pyongyang had not supplied a complete declaration of its nuclear programs before a Monday deadline but signaled it would continue disarmament talks with its allies.
The New York Philharmonic will step up its role in cultural diplomacy next year by becoming the first U.S. orchestra to play in North Korea.
North Korea is rushing toward an end-of-year deadline to disable a key nuclear facility that produced materials to make nuclear bombs, the United States said Wednesday.
The following are the eight points of an agreement signed Thursday by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun at the end of the Pyongyang summit, according the South Korean press corps covering it from North Korea:
Below is a chronology of the development of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
A U.S. team, including technical experts, will head to North Korea next week after the communist country agreed to begin disabling its nuclear weapons facilities, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said Wednesday.
CHENGDU, China -- "I hope you enjoyed the game as I did."
CHENGDU, China -- The last time the U.S. played North Korea, in the group stage of the 2003 World Cup, the Yanks won handily, 3-0. So why is Tuesday's rematch -- the Cup opener for each side -- likely to be the most interesting game in the entire tournament?
Some of the worst flooding to hit North Korea in decades has killed at least 600 people, double the previous known toll, the official news agency said at the weekend.
The United States has denied claims from Pyongyang that North Korea has been taken off the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism.
North Korea agreed Sunday to declare and disable all its nuclear programs by the end of the year, the chief U.S. negotiator said -- the first time the communist country has offered a timeline to end its secretive atomic program.
The top U.S. nuclear negotiator said Friday that he will use weekend talks with North Korea to resolve issues that could impede progress in broader international talks over its nuclear program.
The bodies of 11 North Koreans, victims of floods that have killed hundreds in the reclusive state, floated into the South on the Imjin River, which crosses the heavily armed border, South Korean officials said Tuesday.
North and South Korea agreed Saturday to postpone the second-ever summit between leaders on the divided peninsula to early October due to recent floods that devastated the impoverished communist North.
North Korea's neighbors and international aid agencies sought Thursday to help the impoverished country cope with floods that have decimated large swaths of farmland, endangering citizens already struggling with food shortages.
A unusual openness about the extent of damage wrought by torrential rains has some wondering whether Pyongyang is shedding its secretiveness
If North Korea makes good on its promise to disable a nuclear reactor, Korean peninsula peace talks could be under way by the end of the year, said U.S. envoy to North Korea Christopher Hill.
North Korea has invited inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog back into the country to monitor the shut down of its main nuclear reactor, state media reports.
North Korea test-fired several short-range missiles Thursday off its west coast, South Korea's defense ministry officials told CNN.
Hiking on North Korea's Mount Kumgang gives you the uneasy feeling that despite the majesty of the natural scenery, even nature cannot escape politics in one of the most closed-off countries in the world.
The United States will assess on Saturday whether North Korea has taken action to shut down its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, now that the communist nation has gained access to unfrozen funds, said U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack.
Talks to resolve the crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions stalled again Tuesday as Pyongyang walked out of the six-party negotiations after demanding immediate delivery of $25 million in frozen bank funds.
Christopher Hill, the chief U.S. negotiator with North Korea, said on Tuesday there is a "sense of optimism on both sides" after the first of several planned working groups talks in the wake of last month's agreement by the six countries involved in negotiating North Korea's nuclear program.
After six days of marathon talks in Beijing, the impasse on the North Korea nuclear issue is finally broken -- at least for now.
North Korea has tentatively agreed to close down its nuclear weapons program in exchange for energy aid, U.S. and Chinese officials said Tuesday.
North Korea on Saturday expressed outrage at a British newspaper's report that Pyongyang was sharing its nuclear weapons technology with Iran, dismissing it as a "bid to mislead public opinion."
Six party talks aimed at persuading North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program will resume on December 18, White House spokesman Tony Snow announced Monday.
Six-party talks aimed at persuading North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program will take place December 16 in Beijing, senior administration officials told CNN Friday.
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After walking away from the negotiating table nearly a year ago, North Korea has agreed to return to six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program.
China's Foreign Ministry Tuesday confirmed earlier reports that North Korea does not have another nuclear test in the works.
Mixed messages are emerging from North Korea over its nuclear test program.
North Korea may be preparing to conduct a second nuclear test, a U.S. official with access to intelligence information said Tuesday.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the U.N. resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea was a "clear message" that Pyongyang must "make a new set of calculations" about its nuclear endeavors.
The United States is maintaining diplomatic pressure on China to help enforce U.N. sanctions on North Korea for its claimed nuclear test.
A preliminary analysis of air samples from North Korea shows "radioactive debris consistent with a North Korea nuclear test," according to a statement from the office of the top U.S. intelligence official.
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to slap North Korea with trade, travel and other sanctions as punishment for its claimed nuclear weapons test.
North Korea's purported test of a nuclear device has set off alarms around the world, sparking intense diplomatic efforts and concerns of a regional arms race and terrorism repercussions.
The U.N. Security Council has agreed to vote Saturday on whether to slap sanctions on North Korea over its purported nuclear test, said John Bolton, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Despite concerns from China and Russia for more diplomacy, the United States is pushing the U.N. Security Council to pass a strong resolution against North Korea this week after Pyongyang's reported nuclear test Monday.
North Korea has claimed a successful nuclear test despite pressure from the international community for the country to abandon its nuclear program. CNN asked readers how they thought the world should respond. Here is a selection of their responses, some of which have been edited:
President Bush held a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on Wednesday, addressing topics including North Korea, Iraq and the Foley scandal. Here is a full transcript of his opening comments and a question-and-answer session.
Concern of a second nuclear test by North Korea fueled growing tensions across the Asia Pacific region Wednesday.
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is expected on Thursday to propose to the organization's security council a resolution that would punish North Korea for its reported nuclear test, an action bound to draw strong opposition from China.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday defended the Bush administration's refusal to hold bilateral talks with North Korea in the face of Pyongyang's claim of a successful nuclear test.
The United States believes North Korea attempted to detonate a nuclear device but that "something went wrong," and the blast was relatively small, a U.S. government official said Tuesday.
Stocks struggled to near the breakeven point Monday afternoon after reports of a North Korea nuclear test and higher oil prices unnerved investors, despite several key corporate deals in the works.
Stocks struggled midday Monday after North Korea nuclear tests and higher oil prices unnerved investors, despite several key corporate deals in the works.
The text of President Bush's statement Monday morning on North Korea's reported nuclear test:
North Korea has claimed a successful nuclear test despite pressure from the international community for the country to abandon its nuclear program.
Stocks struggled early Monday after North Korea nuclear tests unnerved investors, despite several key corporate deals in the works.
Stocks struggled at the open Monday after North Korea jolted the international community by saying it tested a nuclear weapon.
North Korea's claim to have tested a nuclear weapon drew widespread condemnation Monday, with U.S. President George W. Bush calling it "a provocative act" and even close ally China strongly opposing it.
North Korea claimed it conducted a successful underground nuclear test Monday, according to the country's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
North Korea's official news agency reported that the United States is conducting a "reorganization" of its forces in South Korea in preparation for a "war of aggression" just days after North Korea announced that it would test a nuclear weapon.
Japan's top government spokesman says Tokyo is stepping up monitoring of North Korea amid speculation that the communist nation could carry out a nuclear test as early as this weekend.
United Nations Security Council members have reached a tentative agreement on a Japanese-drafted statement that warns North Korea of unspecified consequences if it conducts a nuclear test.
The U.S. envoy to stalled North Korea nuclear talks says the United States will not tolerate a nuclear North Korea and has warned Pyongyang not to test a nuclear weapon.
A day after North Korea said it will conduct a nuclear test, world powers called for restraint.
North Korea, citing American belligerence and pressure, said Tuesday it will conduct a nuclear test.
A senior North Korean official said his country plans to unload fuel rods from its nuclear reactor and "reprocess the fuel into plutonium to make nuclear weapons" as a way to leverage a return to bilateral talks with the United States, American scholar Selig Harrison told reporters at a Beijing news conference Saturday.
Recent imagery shows a change at a suspected North Korean underground nuclear site, a possible indication Pyongyang is planning an underground test of a nuclear weapon, U.S. military and intelligence officials have told CNN.
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On October 9, 2006, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency reported that the country had performed a successful underground nuclear test. Use the information in this Extra! to help students place this event in historical and geopolitical context.
On July 4, North Korea fired off six missiles, followed two days later by a seventh. Kim Jong Il, North Korea's repressive leader, was not celebrating America's independence holiday, but declaring his own independence from world opinion, while secretly craving American attention.
The Security Council, Reaffirming its resolutions 825 (1993) of 11 May 1993 and 1540 (2004) of 28 April 2004, Bearing in mind the importance of maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and in north-east Asia at large,
South Korea, Japan and Australia have become the first countries to take steps to punish North Korea for its controversial missile tests this week.
When North Korea test-fired seven missiles, it immediately refocused debate on the state of the U.S. national missile defense system.
CNN -- For a nation that may well be the most isolated on earth, North Korea has a way of dramatically reminding the world of its existence.
North Korea caused an outcry when it test-fired seven missiles, one of which was identified as a Taepodong-2 that has the potential to carry a warhead to the United States.
U.N. Security Council members have denounced North Korea's missile test-launches and began considering a draft resolution Wednesday that would impose sanctions on the Communist nation's missile program.
North Korea test-fired a seventh missile Wednesday -- amid international furor over the regime's launch of six missiles just hours earlier.
North Korea test-fired a long-range missile and five shorter-range rockets early Wednesday, but the closely watched long-range test failed within a minute, U.S. officials said.
Weather conditions would be favorable for North Korea to test its long-range ballistic missile this weekend, several military sources said Friday.
U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney has played down calls for a pre-emptive military strike to destroy a potential North Korean missile launch site.
North Korea appears to be preparing to test-launch a ballistic missile with the range to reach the United States mainland, U.S. and South Korean officials said Tuesday.
North Korea has invited America's top nuclear negotiator to Pyongyang, as nations around the world try to get the secretive nation to curb its nuclear ambitions.
A venture set up more than a decade ago to build two light water nuclear power plants in North Korea has been formally terminated by the four countries behind it.
North Korea launched a pair of short-range missiles Wednesday, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.
U.S. officials have sought to reassure North Korea that a financial crackdown on firms suspected of aiding Pyongyang through alleged counterfeiting is not linked to talks over North Korea's nuclear program.
U.S. President George W. Bush has maintained his hard line on North Korea, saying there will be no assistance to Pyongyang until it gives up its nuclear weapons and programs.
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