Playing Ball With North Korea
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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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With a smooth flick of the  wrist, Zheng Zhun's spindly fingers send the basketball  spinning toward the rim. The net cord stirs only for a moment  before Zheng launches another long jumpshot, again extending  his rail-thin arms.
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Heather O'Reilly's rocket shot salvages a 2-2 draw for the United States of America against North Korea.
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Seems that everywhere U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill goes these days, the North Koreans are never far away. Suspicious types think this is no accident.
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North Korea dominated possession and scored twice while the United States was a player short for several minutes in the second half before Heather O'Reilly tied the game.
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The United States and Japan have detected  signs North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic missile  capable of reaching almost anywhere in Japan, Japanese and U.S.  government sources said on Thursday.
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Athens -- Take it from her roommate, Lovieanne Jung isn&#39;t just going to give up. Jung&#39;s 17-pitch at-bat -- 13 fouls, four balls and one significant assist from the sun -- exemplified the patience it took for the US softball team to get by Japan 3-0 in ...
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KAESONG, North Korea  - An industrial park  offering cheap labor, handy transport links and next door to  major Asian markets should be a powerful lure for manufacturers  looking for a competitive edge.
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North Korean athletes will enter the 2008 Beijing Olympics with pluck, a soldier-like fighting spirit and a completely different concept of international sport to the one embraced by former Cold War allies.
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JAPAN N. Korea missile said poised for launch TOKYO -- The United States and Japan have detected signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic missile capable of reaching almost anywhere in Japan, Japanese and US government sources said yesterday. The preparations were detected after the reclusive communist state declined to participate in a fourth round of six-party ...
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Intense diplomatic efforts are under way to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programme.
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China has launched a genuine effort to arrest North Korean defectors and those who help North Korean escapees go to South Korea. According to a source in China on Wednesday, Chinese police raided Tuesday a
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A concert by the New York Philharmonic in North Korea next week that officials say could break cultural boundaries and draw the two countries closer will be broadcast throughout the reclusive Communist state.
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It should come as no surprise that York University picked up the stadium project ball after the University of Toronto dropped it. It has been apparent the Argos and the Canadian Soccer Association would be
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KUALA LUMPUR: Japan are faced with the task of having to travel to North Korea after being handed a tricky draw in the final round of Asian qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup finals here Thursday.
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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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Reports out of Japan claim that there are activities in North Korea implying that the country may be preparing to launch one of its ballistic missiles.