News: North Korea

We have started to collect the most important news related to North Korea in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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North Korea: news

Pirates 'defeated' off Somalia

Wednesday, October 31st 2007, 0:00
related countries: Japan, Somalia

The crew of a North Korean cargo ship, with US Navy help, fights off pirates after an attack off Somalia.
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Kim Dae-jung rejects report

Tuesday, October 30th 2007, 17:26

Former S Korean President Kim Dae-jung rejects an official report into his abduction more than 30 years ago.
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Oil price 'grounds' N Korea fleet

Sunday, October 28th 2007, 11:08
related countries: South Korea

North Korea grounds a fleet of Soviet-era military planes because of the high oil price, South Korea's Yonhap says.
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S Korean spies admit 1973 snatch

Wednesday, October 24th 2007, 11:41
related countries: South Korea

South Korea's intelligence agency says it was behind the 1973 kidnapping of future President Kim Dae-jung.
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Flood-hit N Korea 'faces famine'

Thursday, October 18th 2007, 18:45

North Korea could face famine after floods destroy crops, worsening food shortages, a study says.
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US nuclear team lands in N Korea

Thursday, October 11th 2007, 14:27
related countries: United States

A team of nuclear experts arrives in North Korea to oversee the dismantling of reactors and other facilities.
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Japan extends N Korea sanctions

Tuesday, October 9th 2007, 3:49
related countries: Japan

Japan extends sanctions against North Korea, citing a lack of progress on the abduction issue.
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Korean leaders issue peace call

Thursday, October 4th 2007, 9:27
related countries: South Korea

The leaders of North and South Korea sign a declaration calling for a landmark permanent peace deal.
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N Korea agrees nuclear deadline

Wednesday, October 3rd 2007, 15:17

North Korea agrees to disable its main nuclear facilities by the end of the year, in a deal reached at six-nation talks.
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South 'pleased' with Korea talks

Wednesday, October 3rd 2007, 10:28
related countries: South Korea
related places: Pyongyang

South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun says he is pleased with the progress of historic talks with the North.
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US backs N Korea nuclear plan

Tuesday, October 2nd 2007, 21:08
related countries: United States

The US approves a plan to disable North Korea's main nuclear facilities by the end of the year.
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Korean leaders in historic talks

Tuesday, October 2nd 2007, 10:14

North and South Korean leaders meet in Pyongyang for a summit, only the second since the Korean war.
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US optimistic after N Korea talks

Sunday, September 30th 2007, 10:25
related countries: United States

A proposal aimed at helping to end North Korea's nuclear programme is praised by the US.
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Bush grants $25m in N Korea aid

Friday, September 28th 2007, 20:26
related countries: United States

The US grants $25m in fuel aid to North Korea, as part of a deal to dismantle the country's nuclear programme.
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Envoys discuss N Korea roadmap

Friday, September 28th 2007, 4:34
related countries: China, United States
related places: Beijing

Envoys at North Korea talks in Beijing discuss a "roadmap" for disabling its nuclear facilities, a US official says.
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New N Korea nuclear talks begin

Thursday, September 27th 2007, 4:04
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

A new round of six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programme gets under way in Beijing.
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N Korea denies Syria nuclear ties

Tuesday, September 18th 2007, 8:48
related countries: Syria

North Korea denies allegations it may be helping Syria develop a nuclear weapons facility.
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US experts arrive in North Korea

Tuesday, September 11th 2007, 4:13
related countries: United States

A US team of experts have arrived in North Korea to discuss ways to disable the country's nuclear programme.
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Japan, N Korea envoys hold talks

Wednesday, September 5th 2007, 6:02
related countries: Japan, Mongolia

Japanese and North Korean negotiators meet in Mongolia for talks aimed at resolving bilateral disputes.
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US rebuffs N Korea on terror list

Tuesday, September 4th 2007, 4:02
related countries: United States

A top US official says delisting North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism depends on its moves to disarm.
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North Korea 'to end nuclear work'

Sunday, September 2nd 2007, 19:26
related countries: United States

North Korea agrees to declare and disable its nuclear facilities by the end of 2007, a top US official says.
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Hyundai union backs strike plan

Sunday, September 2nd 2007, 12:55

South Korean carmaker Hyundai is set to face its third strike this year after unions back action over a pay row.
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US and N Korea upbeat over talks

Saturday, September 1st 2007, 23:04
related countries: United States
related places: Geneva, Senior

Envoys from the US and North Korea express optimism after a day of talks in Geneva on normalising relations.
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US and N Korea primed for talks

Friday, August 31st 2007, 22:47
related countries: United States
related places: Geneva, Senior

Senior envoys from the US and North Korean are set to meet in Geneva, to discuss normalising relations.
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Taleban free all Korean hostages

Thursday, August 30th 2007, 19:59
related countries: Afghanistan

The final seven South Korean hostages held by the Taleban in Afghanistan are released, ending a six-week ordeal.
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Taleban release Korean hostages

Wednesday, August 29th 2007, 15:38
related countries: Afghanistan

Taleban rebels in Afghanistan free 12 of the 19 South Korean hostages they have been holding since July.
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More talks on hostages' release

Wednesday, August 29th 2007, 6:51

South Korean officials and Taleban militants are to hold talks on the release of 19 hostages, officials say.
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Japan eyes North Korea flood aid

Wednesday, August 29th 2007, 4:41
related countries: Japan

Japan is considering aid for North Korea, its first since 2004 when it halted shipments over the abduction issue.
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North Korea flood toll increases

Saturday, August 25th 2007, 15:42

North Korean floods have left 600 people dead or missing and thousands more homeless, state media says.
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Seoul increases N Korea flood aid

Friday, August 24th 2007, 5:11
related countries: South Korea

South Korea promises almost $40m more aid to North Korea to help it recover from devastating floods.
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Floods delay Korea summit

Saturday, August 18th 2007, 8:47

North Korea asks for a much anticipated summit with the South to be postponed because of severe flooding.
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S Korea gives flood aid to North

Friday, August 17th 2007, 12:27

South Korea says it is sending $7.5m worth of emergency aid to North Korea following devastating floods.
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S Korean hostages arrive home

Friday, August 17th 2007, 6:11
related countries: Afghanistan

Two South Korean hostages held for almost a month by Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan arrive home.
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N Korea floods kill more than 220

Thursday, August 16th 2007, 11:44

At least 220 people have been killed and 82 are still missing after severe floods in North Korea, the Red Cross says.
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N Korea floods devastate farmland

Wednesday, August 15th 2007, 12:34

Severe flooding in N Korea has ruined more than one-tenth of farmland and left 300,000 people homeless, officials say.
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'Hundreds dead' in N Korea floods

Tuesday, August 14th 2007, 13:05

Flooding in North Korea leaves hundreds dead and wreaks more damage than last year's heavy rain, officials say.
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Taleban free S Korean pair

Tuesday, August 14th 2007, 1:45
related countries: Afghanistan

The Taleban free two South Korean hostages abducted last month in Afghanistan, officials confirm.
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Confusion over Taleban releases

Sunday, August 12th 2007, 8:31
related countries: Afghanistan

Hopes that Taleban might free two South Korean hostages are dampened after reports of releases are denied.
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Taleban 'optimistic' over Koreans

Saturday, August 11th 2007, 13:06
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghan Taleban rebels say they are hopeful a deal can be agreed over the 21 Korean hostages they are holding.
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S Korea in Taleban hostage talks

Friday, August 10th 2007, 17:48
related countries: Afghanistan

South Korean officials and the Taleban start direct talks on the fate of 21 hostages, Afghan officials say.
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Korea summit to aid nuclear issue

Thursday, August 9th 2007, 6:55
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

A summit with North Korea will aid international efforts to end the country's nuclear programme, Seoul says.
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Koreas announce historic summit

Wednesday, August 8th 2007, 9:30
related countries: South Korea

North and South Korean leaders are to hold their second-ever summit in late August, officials announce.
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Officials discuss N Korea oil aid

Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 5:28

Working-level officials from six nations meet to discuss how to get promised energy aid to North Korea.
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Leaders vow 'an end to Taleban'

Monday, August 6th 2007, 23:46
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

The US and Afghan presidents say they will put an end to the Taleban, ruling out talks on South Korean hostages.
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Karzai and Bush in Taleban talks

Monday, August 6th 2007, 3:40
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

Afghan leader Hamid Karzai and US President Bush discuss how to tackle the continuing Taleban insurgency.
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N Korea condemns joint war games

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 7:15
related countries: South Korea, United States

North Korea denounces planned joint military exercises between South Korea and the US as a "provocation".
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Taleban to discuss hostages' fate

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 3:37
related countries: South Korea

The Taleban agree to face-to-face talks with South Korea to discuss the fate of 21 Korean hostages.
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Afghan hostage mission 'begins'

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 13:01
related countries: Afghanistan

Fighting erupts in the area where South Korean hostages are held, suggesting a mission has begun to free them.
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Korea asks US for hostage help

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 9:57
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

Relatives of the South Korean hostages in Afghanistan make an emotional appeal to the US for help.
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UN praises N Korea co-operation

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 12:25
related places: Pyongyang

UN inspectors leave Pyongyang saying North Korea has fully co-operated with the shutdown of its nuclear reactor.
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Second Korean hostage found dead

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 6:34
related countries: Afghanistan

A second South Korean hostage has been killed by the Taleban in central Afghanistan, Seoul confirms.
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S Korean hostage video aired

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 0:53
related countries: Afghanistan

Footage of a group of South Koreans held hostage by the Taleban in Afghanistan is broadcast.
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Taleban 'kill S Korean hostage'

Monday, July 30th 2007, 19:03
related countries: Afghanistan

Taleban militants in Afghanistan say they have killed a South Korean from a group of 22 held hostage.
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Karzai 'doing best' for hostages

Sunday, July 29th 2007, 15:09
related countries: Afghanistan, South Korea

Afghan President Karzai tells South Korea he is doing all he can to free 22 Korean hostages.
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Talks on Korean hostages resume

Saturday, July 28th 2007, 9:43
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghan tribal leaders negotiate with the Taleban in an attempt to secure the release of 22 South Koreans.
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Korean envoy's hostage mercy dash

Friday, July 27th 2007, 10:58
related countries: Afghanistan, South Korea
related places: Seoul

A Seoul envoy heads for Afghanistan to boost efforts to free 22 South Koreans held by Taleban militants.
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