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China urges restraint ahead of N Korea rocket launch

China on Friday urged restraint ahead of the launch of a North Korean rocket, after Tokyo said it was readying its ...

S. Korea to push tourism near tense border with north

Gun-toting soldiers patrol guard posts overlooking North Korean territory beyond a barbed-wire fence. Hundreds of red ...

Iran will produce nuclear weapons if atttacked: Russia

Russia warned Tuesday that Iran would have no option but to develop nuclear weapons if it came under attack from ...

S. Korea says North likely to step up verbal attack

North Korea is likely to step up verbal attacks against the South in a bid to influence upcoming elections but chances ...

Amnesty urges China not to return N. Korea refugees

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International urged China Wednesday not to repatriate North Korean refugees, joining ...

UN rights council hope for positive Syrian response on aid

The head of the United Nations Human Rights Council said Monday she hoped for a "positive response" from Syria to ...

N. Korea rejects S. Korea call for talks on reunions

North Korea Saturday rejected the South`s call for talks aimed at restarting reunions for families separated since the ...

US envoy to meet north Koreans

A senior US envoy will hold talks this month in Beijing with North Korea, resuming a dialogue put on hold last year by ...

RI hands nuclear test ban ratification document to UN

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa submitted a document on the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear ...

Myanmar must break ties with n. Korea: McConnell

The top US Senate Republican on Tuesday said he could back easing sanctions on Myanmar if it advances a host of ...

Balloons carrying choco pie sent to N. Korea

North Korean refugees living in South Korea launched balloons carrying cakes across the heavily fortified border ...

Inter-Korean factory complex closes temporarily for Kim`s funeral

North Korea is closing an inter-Korean factory park for two days to mark the funeral of its late leader Kim Jong-il, a ...

S. Korea activist pays respects to Kim during illegal visit to N. Korea

A progressive South Korean civic activist paid her respects to late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, the North`s state ...

S. Korea, China hold taalks after Kim`s death

Senior South Korean and Chinese officials held talks Tuesday to discuss the aftermath of the death of North Korean ...

Lee to meet with conservative minor party leaders to discuss N. Korea

President Lee Myung-bak will meet with leaders of the conservative minor Liberty Forward Party this week to seek ...