North Korea scrape into quarters alongside US
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The United States rolled into the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday to remain on track for a third title as Asia&#39;s top team North Korea lost but still scraped through for the first time ever.
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Assistant Secretary of State Christopher R. Hill completed a surprise trip to Pyongyang early today, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. official to travel there since the crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions began nearly five years ago.
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The North Korean claim, which was synchronized with the arrival of a shipment of fuel oil from South Korea, marked the first step toward reversing a confrontation with the U.S.
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Beijing - A group of North Korean men, women and children seeking asylum helped each another climb a wall into the South Korean consulate grounds in Beijing on Monday, but most were caught by Chinese guards or fled.
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UN inspectors arrived in North Korea on Tuesday for the first time in nearly five years, signalling a dramatic upturn in the pace of international efforts to halt the communist state&#39;s nuclear programmes.
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Assistant Secretary of State Christopher R. Hill today made a surprise trip to the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, marking the highest level visit by a U.S. official since the crisis over North Korea's nuclear ambitions began nearly five years ago.
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SEOUL -- North Korea's neighbors scrambled yesterday to forge a common front against Pyongyang's threatened nuclear test, with South Korea warning of a regional atomic arms race that could upend the regional balance of power.
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Pyongyang appears to have been well-rewarded for cooperation on nukes, but its follow-through on denuclearization will shape the outcome
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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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The United States has decided to aim for  a gradual transformation in North Korea rather than seek to  topple North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's regime, a Japanese  newspaper said on Saturday.
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North Korea is re-examining its participation in six-nation talks over its nuclear programs because of what it alleged were U.S. efforts to bring down the regime in Pyongyang, North Korea's official news agency said Monday.
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SEOUL, October 25 (Itar-Tass) -- A group of 18 people believed to be North Koreans who have fled their country attempted to enter the South Korean Consulate in Beijing on Monday but only three of them took refuge, Yonhap News Agency said citing witnesses.
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Members of Congress plan to travel to Pyongyang, North Korea next week, more than a year after a scheduled trip to the communist-led country was scuttled because of White House opposition.
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The U.S. envoy to nuclear talks with North Korea flew to Pyongyang on Thursday to discuss the next steps under a disarmament deal, a surprise trip analysts said showed both sides were eager for swift progress.
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North Korea fired several short-range missiles on Friday, but the United States and its Asian allies said the launches were part of normal military drills and would not affect talks on Pyongyang's nuclear arms program.
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Stalinist North Korea has set up a new war plan focusing on defense from US attacks and highlighting underground protection facilities, Seoul news reports say.
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A small delegation of North Koreans arrived in the United States on Thursday ahead of disarmament talks in New York, but the lead negotiator, Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan, was not seen among them.