North Korea's Kim basks in birthday, nuclear glory
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Singing soldiers and flower shows marked the birthday of the man dubbed North Korea's "invincible brilliant commander" by state media, as regional powers wondered whether he would abide by a nuclear deal.
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Japan's Emperor Akihito and members of the royal family greeted thousands of well-wishers at the Imperial Palace as they celebrated his 74th birthday on Sunday.
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The daughter of a former South Korean military ruler formally declared her presidential candidacy Monday, apologizing for those who suffered under her father's rule while promising to resolve the North Korea nuclear standoff.
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South Korean officials are trying to confirm reports that the most influential woman in North Korea has died. Ko Young Hee, is sometimes referred to as the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
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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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North Korea marked the anniversary on Wednesday of one of its rare Cold War victories over the United States by saying a U.S. spy ship it seized 40 years ago served as a lesson to show it can repel an invasion.
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A large cloud appeared over North Korea in satellite images several days ago, but a US official told CNN it is &quot;no big deal&quot; and not the result of a nuclear explosion.
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SEOUL, South Korea - A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea, sending a plume of smoke more than two miles wide into the air on an important anniversary of the communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday. Secretary of State Colin Powell said the explosion Thursday was not a nuclear test but that it was not known yet what caused it...
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South Korea welcomed on Sunday the  North&#39;s invitation for a visit by a United Nations nuclear  watchdog delegation, which could be a first step in Pyongyang&#39;s  nuclear disarmament.
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The head of the UN nuclear agency says North Korea has invited him for talks on its nuclear programme.
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SEOUL, South Korea - A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea, sending a huge mushroom cloud into the air on an important anniversary of the communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday.    The Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified source in Beijing, said the explosion happened Thursday in Yanggang province near the border with China...
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SEOUL, South Korea  - A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea on an important anniversary of the communist regime, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Sunday.
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A top North Korean diplomat said his reclusive state was now a nuclear nation not to be trifled with as he arrived in Beijing for crunch meetings on Pyongyang's nuclear program.
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Kim Jong Il dials back his personality cult as protest activities pick up.
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A huge explosion in North Korea last week  was a deliberate blast to pave the way for a hydro-electric  dam, Pyongyang said Monday.
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Putting the four decades he spent as a US Army deserter in North Korea behind him, Charles Jenkins was greeted Tuesday by cheering crowds in his wife&#39;s hometown on this wind-swept Japanese island.
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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.