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NKorea wants both Koreas to probe ship sinking (AP)

June 30th, 2010

AP - North Korea, which has vehemently denied accusations that it sank a South Korean warship, is calling for a new joint investigation by both Koreas “to verify objectively the…

Reports: Kim’s youngest son is NKorea legislator (AP)

June 29th, 2010

AP - The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il became a parliament member last year, another sign he is being groomed to succeed his father, South Korean…

NKorea says it must bolster nuclear capability (AP)

June 28th, 2010

President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea gives a thumbs up to President Barack Obama as they meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Toronto, Saturday, June 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - North Korea said Monday it must bolster its nuclear capability to cope with “hostile” U.S. policy amid high tension over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship…

NKorea to elect leaders; could set stage for heir (AP)

June 26th, 2010

In this June 25, 2010 photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Korean soldiers chant anti-U.S. slogans during a rally in Pyongyang, North Korea. Tens of thousands of North Koreans rallied in their capital to condemn the United States and South Korea on the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The sign reads 'Let's demonstrate grits in showdown with U.S.' (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) ** JAPAN OUT **AP - Secretive North Korea said Saturday it will choose new ruling party leaders later this year — a surprise announcement that is intensifying speculation the regime is setting the…

NKorea to elect leaders amid succession campaign (AP)

June 26th, 2010

In this June 25, 2010 photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, North Korean soldiers chant anti-U.S. slogans during a rally in Pyongyang, North Korea. Tens of thousands of North Koreans rallied in their capital to condemn the United States and South Korea on the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The sign reads 'Let's demonstrate grits in showdown with U.S.' (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) ** JAPAN OUT **AP - North Korea said Saturday it will elect new party leaders at a rare meeting in September in what analysts say could be a move to strengthen a campaign…

SKorea: NKorea set no-sail zones off west coast (AP)

June 25th, 2010

South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak, center in front, and government officials pay respect to a national flag during a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, at a gymnasium in Seoul,  South Korea Friday, June 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Kim Jae-hwan, Pool)AP - North Korea banned boats off its west coast, a South Korean official said Friday, in a possible indication the country may hold an artillery drill or even conduct…

Source: NKorea set no-sail zones off west coast (AP)

June 25th, 2010

File - In this June 10, 2010 file photo, protesters denounce the North Korean government while holding portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's son Kim Jung Un as they prepare to launch balloons carrying leaflets condemning the North Korean government, as well as thousands of DVD's, pocket radios, and even cash to drift over the demilitarized zone into North Korea, at the border town of Imjingak, South Korea. North Korea is releasing songs and poems praising the leader's son as part of efforts to groom him as his father's successor, South Korea's spy chief was quoted as saying Thursday, June 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File)AP - A South Korean official says North Korea banned boats off its west coast though no unusual military movement has been detected.


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NKorea threatens more punishment for American (AP)

June 24th, 2010

A South Korean student uses binoculars to look at North Korea,  as South Korean conservative activists prepare to launch huge balloons containing leaflets and U.S. banknotes during a rally to mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean War at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju near the border village of Panmunjom, the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - North Korea has threatened to increase punishment for an American who was sentenced to hard labor for illegally entering the country.


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SKorea’s president wants strong response to NKorea (AP)

June 13th, 2010

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak speaks during a televised speech at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 14, 2010. Lee stressed Monday the need to bolster military readiness and sternly respond to North Korea over the deadly sinking of a warship, or risk more such provocations.  (AP Photo/Yonhap)  **KOREA OUT**AP - South Korea’s president stressed Monday the need to bolster military readiness and sternly respond to North Korea over the deadly sinking of a warship, or risk more such…

NKorea vows to blow up South propaganda facilities (AP)

June 12th, 2010

Intelligence officers from Asian and Pacific nations pass by wreckages of the South Korean naval vessel Cheonan, which was sunken near the maritime border with North Korea in March, at the Second Fleet Command of Navy in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Friday, June 11, 2010. South Korea's audit agency told the country's defense minister to punish 25 top military officials over the deadly sinking of the Cheonan blamed on North Korea, an official said Thursday.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Jin Sung-chul)  **KOREA OUT**AP - North Korea vowed Saturday to launch an all-out attack against South Korean loudspeakers and other propaganda facilities along their heavily fortified border, warning it could even turn Seoul…