Accord proves elusive at North Korea talks
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Envoys to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear arms program ended their fourth day of talks without agreement on Sunday, getting bogged down on Pyongyang's demands for compensation should it disarm.
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The United States said on Saturday it has not set a deadline resumption of six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear program despite a seven month deadlock that has persuaded some officials negotiations are failing.
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Talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms program fell short of an accord on Saturday as a dispute over how to compensate Pyongyang for taking disarmament steps clouded prospects for agreement on an initial plan.
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Six-way talks on ending North Korea's  nuclear program resumed on Saturday with a dim promise of  progress, but envoys remained cautious after many false dawns  and at least one stumbling block across their path.
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The United States and its negotiating partners are ready to resume talks with North Korea on its nuclear weapons program but North Korea has not agreed, a State Department spokesman said Thursday.
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The top U.S. negotiator in bruising nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea said on Tuesday he saw no progress yet and urged Pyongyang to come to the table with a realistic offer and a festive spirit.
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The two Koreas will try to mend relations at cabinet-level talks on Tuesday, but the North's refusal to act on a nuclear disarmament deal could lead Seoul to delay rice aid promised to its impoverished neighbor.
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The negotiations appeared near collapse on Sunday over North Koreaâs demands for huge shipments of fuel oil and electricity.
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The two Koreas ended four days of talks on Friday unable to agree on anything other than to keep in touch, with the North demanding rice aid and the South refusing until its impoverished neighbor starts nuclear disarmament.
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Nuclear negotiations with North Korea are anchored on two premises. One is not to tolerate Pyongyang&#39;s ambition to arm itself with nuclear weapons.
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With a controversial nuclear deal with the United States now in limbo, India held out the possibility Tuesday of civilian nuclear cooperation with China.
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The United States rejected North Korea's  conditions for a resumption of six-party talks on scrapping its  nuclear programs, a response to Pyongyang's latest demands that  left the two nations in a stalemate.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said  Sunday there was still time to resolve a nuclear crisis with  North Korea through six-party talks despite Pyongyang's refusal  to resume the negotiations.
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North Korea demanded bilateral talks with the United States over its nuclear weapons program but Washington quickly rejected the idea on Friday and insisted Pyongyang return to six-party negotiations.
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U.S. and Asian negotiators have struck a tentative deal with North Korea over freezing its nuclear weapons program in exchange for energy assistance.The agreement, announced by U.S. and Chinese officials after marathon overnight discussions, marks a major breakthrough in long-stalled six-nation talks.
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After six days of marathon talks in Beijing, the impasse on the North Korea nuclear issue is finally broken -- at least for now.
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Six-nation talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear programme failed to strike a deal as the US chief negotiator said only one sticking point remained.