Gov't awaits results of N.Korea blast fact-finding trip
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Britain is awaiting the findings from a technical analysis of what a group of diplomats saw at the site of a huge explosion in North Korea last week, the minister for East Asia said.
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North Korea's foreign minister said that a huge explosion in the country's remote interior that triggered fears of a nuclear test was a harmless demolition blast linked to a hydro-electric power project.
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The Bush administration has received recent intelligence reports that some experts believe could indicate North Korea is preparing to conduct its first nuclear weapons test explosion, The New York Times reported in Sunday editions.
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Revelations over the weekend about a massive and mysterious explosion on North Korea&#39;s border with China have intensified the feverish speculations about the country&#39;s nuclear programme.
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Diplomats from countries including the UK will visit North Korea starting tomorrow to view the site of an explosion that last week prompted speculation of a nuclear test, a spokeswoman for the UK&#39;s Foreign Office said.
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The head of the International Atomic  Energy Agency said on Sunday that an explosion detected early  this month over North Korea was probably not a nuclear blast  but it could not be ruled out.
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A huge explosion rocked North Korea near the border with China three days ago, producing a mushroom cloud that sparked speculation Pyongyang might have tested an atomic weapon, Yonhap news agency reports.
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Japan will seek an explanation at weekend  talks with North Korea on activity indicating Pyongyang may be  preparing a missile test, although Tokyo does not think a  launch is imminent, Japan's top government spokesman said.
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_ North Korea said Monday that a huge cloud caused by an explosion several days ago was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project, and the reclusive government invited a British diplomat to visit the site to
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The Bush administration has received  recent intelligence reports that some experts believe could  indicate North Korea is preparing to conduct its first nuclear  weapons test explosion, The New York Times reported in Sunday  editions.
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A huge explosion rocked North Korea last week but U.S. and South Korean officials said on Sunday it was unlikely to have been a nuclear weapons test despite the appearance of a "peculiar cloud" over the area.
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The White House said Wednesday that it was "skeptical" that North Korea would ever give a full accounting of its nuclear programs after the Stalinist regime missed a December 31 deadline to do so.
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South Korea says there is no evidence to suggest any explosion took place at a site in North Korea, where a mushroom cloud and a suspected massive blast were recently reported.
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WASHINGTON: The United States said on Tuesday a blast in North Korea last week that stirred fears of a nuclear explosion might have been demolition work for a power project, as Pyongyang has asserted.
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PYONGYANG, North Korea -- Western diplomats trying to verify what triggered a massive mushroom cloud in North Korea have had a state-approved trip to the site delayed for &quot;logistical reasons.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency is poised to send a team to North Korea this week to verify the shutdown of its atom bomb project after IAEA governors give an expected go-ahead on Monday, diplomats said.
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North Korea may be preparing an  underground test of a nuclear bomb, ABC News reported on  Thursday, but U.S. officials told Reuters they had no new  evidence of such a plan.