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Satellite images support North Korea reactor claim (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

North Korean soldiers salute from atop tanks during a military parade to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, October 10, 2010. REUTERS/Petar KujundzicReuters - Satellite images of activity at North Korea’s main nuclear complex support Pyongyang’s claims it is constructing an experimental light water reactor in defiance of global pressure to denuclearize,…

U.S. sanctions two North Korean entities (Reuters)

November 18th, 2010

Reuters - The United States sanctioned on Thursday two North Korean companies linked to a group it accuses of drug smuggling and other “illicit” activities to support the nation’s secretive…

Treasury sanctions two North Korean entities (Reuters)

November 18th, 2010

Reuters - The Treasury Department said on Thursday it would sanction two North Korean firms linked to Office 39 of the Korean Workers’ Party, a North Korean entity that Washington…

Sunshine Policy failed to change North Korea: report (Reuters)

November 18th, 2010

Reuters - South Korea’s peaceful “Sunshine Policy” toward North Korea failed, a government report has found, saying there have been no positive changes to Pyongyang’s behavior despite a decade of…

China stops blocking harsh North Korea report: U.N. envoys (Reuters)

November 9th, 2010

Reuters - After months in limbo due to Chinese objections, a U.N. report suggesting North Korea may have supplied Syria, Iran and Myanmar with banned nuclear technology is heading to…

North Korea’s heir apparently rises again (Reuters)

November 8th, 2010

North Korean soldiers march during a massive military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the communist nation's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. This year's celebration comes less than two weeks after Kim Jong Il's re-election to the party's top post and the news that his 20-something son would succeed his father and grandfather as leader. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)Reuters - The death of a North Korean military official and the naming of leader-in-waiting Kim Jong-un to the funeral preparation committee was jumped on by South Korean media on…

North Korea says still wants to help in ship probe (Reuters)

November 5th, 2010

Reuters - North Korea’s offer to assist in a probe into the sinking of a South Korean ship earlier this year still stands, a North Korean diplomat said on Friday,…

South Korea fires shots to warn North fishing boat (Reuters)

November 3rd, 2010

Reuters - South Korea’s navy fired warning shots to drive away a North Korean fishing vessel that crossed their tense maritime border on Wednesday, the South’s military said.

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North Korea border shooting likely an accident, says official (Reuters)

November 1st, 2010

A South Korean soldier checks his rifle before patrolling along a fence in the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea in Paju, about 50 km (31 miles) north of Seoul in this November 13, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/FilesReuters - An exchange of gunfire across the heavily armed border between the two Koreas last week was likely an accident and not a provocation by the North, a top…

U.S.: North Korean leadership transition in early stages (Reuters)

October 28th, 2010

North Korean soldiers march during a massive military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the communist nation's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. This year's celebration comes less than two weeks after Kim Jong Il's re-election to the party's top post and the news that his 20-something son would succeed his father and grandfather as leader. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)Reuters - The White House said on Thursday that North Korea appeared to be in the early stages of a leadership transition and it would still take some time to…