Feckless in North Korea
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JOHN KERRY was absolutely right Sunday when he castigated President Bush for failing to negotiate a deal that would oblige North Korea to freeze and eventually dismantle its nuclear weapons program.
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BEIJING  - A North Korean delegation headed by the Stalinist state&#39;s number two leader arrived in China amid faltering attempts to resolve the standoff over the North&#39;s nuclear weapons program.
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Japan&#39;s relationship with North Korea had never been an easy one. During the long Cold War period the two adversaries were locked in verbal battles, in which North Korea was always on the offensive by accusing
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North Korea seems to be softening its  rigid personality cult around leader Kim Jong-il, experts on  the reclusive communist state said on Thursday -- although they  were still unsure why the changes had been made.
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Analysts are concerned that North Korea may see an opportunity to deepen the wedge between the allies.
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North Korea was reluctant to accept a United States plan to give up its nuclear program but would probably attend the next round of talks on the impasse, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said after a brief visit to Pyongyang.
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SEOUL -- Even by the standards of South Korea's turbulent politics, the reversals in President Roh Moo Hyun's fortunes have been dramatic. Not even the recent breakthrough deal to shut down North Korea's nuclear program, a seeming boost to his longstanding policy of reconciliation with Pyongyang, restored his popularity.
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North Korea has relied on its trademark brinksmanship strategy in international negotiations on its nuclear program, often lacing its speeches with threats, accusations and unreasonable demands.
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ALEXANDER Downer&#39;s entreaties in North Korea last week bore bitter fruit yesterday when Pyongyang branded US President George W. Bush a political &quot;imbecile&quot; more tyrannical
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SEOUL - Watchers of the reclusive North Korean regime are buzzing about reports that might indicate a change in the cult of personality surrounding Kim Jong Il.
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North and South Korean military officers briefly got into a shoving match on Thursday at talks on forming a joint fishing area in disputed waters, after the North tried to put on a slide show on where it should go.
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Bush administration persistence in using diplomacy to solve a nuclear weapons crisis with North Korea is coming up short as the insular regime bobs and weaves away from resuming negotiations.
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There's pomp, propagandaâand even a fake Chanel purse or two. NEWSWEEK's Tokyo Bureau Chief discovers that touring North Korea has some unexpected moments.
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North Korea seems to be softening its  hitherto rigid personality cult around leader Kim Jong-il,  experts on the reclusive communist state said on Thursday --  although they were still unsure why the changes had been made.
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Negotiators came away with what looks to be a landmark agreement on North Korea's nuclear program. But some of the most pressing questions remain unanswered
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SEOUL -- By some accounts, it was a disaster of biblical proportions that afflicted North Korea in July.
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BEIJING -- After a 13-month boycott, a nuclear test, and much posturing, North Korea returns tomorrow to six-nation negotiations that have yielded few results and resume with few expectations.