White House fires back on North Korea
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US President George W. Bush's chief spokesman warned that Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry would, if elected, take &quot;a failed approach&quot; to ending North Korea's nuclear programs.
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The White House said Wednesday that North Korea's nuclear initiative is a threat to world peace and urged the secretive regime in Pyongyang to resume talks aimed at ending the program.
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For the second straight day, North Korea yesterday hurled unusually personal criticism at President Bush, calling him a &quot;fascist tyrant&quot; and &quot;human trash.
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North Korea lashed out today at US President George Bush for turning âa peaceful world into a pandemonium unprecedented in history,â and reaffirmed the communist nation wonât attend working meetings ahead of planned nuclear disarmament talks.
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SEOUL North Korea called President George W. Bush an imbecile and a tyrant who puts Hitler in the shade, unleashing a vituperative stream of insults on Monday that seemed to rule out any serious progress on nuclear disarmament talks before the American
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North Korea appeared close Sunday to test-firing a long-range missile capable of reaching the United States, prompting the White House to warn of an appropriate response and Japan to threaten a &quot;fierce&quot; protest to the United Nations.
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President George W. Bush pushed on   Thursday to get a united international response to North Korea   after the reclusive state launched a barrage of missiles in   defiance of repeated warnings.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - North Korea fired cruise missiles when it test-fired short-range missiles off its west coast on Thursday, a senior White House official said on Thursday.
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An independent assessment on the status of Iraq drew fierce pushback from the White House on Thursday and provided fresh ammunition for Democrats who want to bring troops home
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US President George W Bush has issued a blunt message to North Korea, saying it must abandon its reported nuclear weapons programme.
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The Bush administration is weighing responses to a possible North Korean missile test that include attempting to shoot it down in flight over the Pacific, defense officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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North Korea has described US President George W Bush as an &quot;imbecile&quot; and a &quot;tyrant that puts Hitler in the shade&quot;.
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Pacific Rim Bureau  - The US government has called on North Korea to stop boasting about its nuclear deterrent and return to talks aimed at resolving the drawn-out crisis sparked by its violations of international agreements.
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The White House said Wednesday that it was "skeptical" that North Korea would provide a full accounting of its nuclear programs after the Stalinist regime missed a December 31 deadline to do so.
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US President George W. Bush is expected to increase pressure on North Korea over the Pyongyang nuclear threat in his second term -- something Japan does not want, experts say.
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North Korea has described US President George W. Bush as a tyrannical political imbecile. who put Adolf Hitler in the shade and said Pyongyang could see no justification for talks with his administration.
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The United States accused North Korea  Tuesday of miscalculation by refusing to resume talks on its  nuclear programs before the U.S. presidential election while  China renewed a diplomatic drive to end the stalemate.