Oct 31 Watch U.S. Official Discusses N. Korea’s Return to Nuclear Talks President Bush welcomed North Korea's decision to re-enter six-party negotiations regarding its nuclear program Tuesday, three weeks after a nuclear test and nearly a year after shunning the talks. State Department undersecretary Nicholas Burns discusses the next steps. Continue watching
Oct 31 North Korea Reportedly Agrees to Resume Six-way Nuclear Talks By PBS News Hour North Korea agreed Tuesday to restart six-nation negotiations over its nuclear program nearly a year after it called off the talks and conducted an underground test of a nuclear weapon, according to a U.S. official. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Analysts Discuss North Korea Policy, Foley Page Scandal, Congressional Races Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss U.S. reaction to North Korea's nuclear test, the congressional page scandal involving former Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., and the congressional races in the midterm elections. Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch President Bush Rules Out Military Attack on North Korea President Bush on Wednesday said the United States had no intention of pursuing military action against North Korea and would continue to follow a diplomatic path to ending North Korea's nuclear program. Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch U.S. Rejects Direct North Korea Talks Despite Threats North Korea officials threatened another nuclear test Tuesday unless the United States agrees to hold direct talks. Policy experts discuss President Bush's continued rejection of direct talks and reaction to the test. Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch World Leaders Respond to North Korea’s Claim of Nuclear Test North Korea said on Monday it conducted a successful nuclear weapons test, forcing an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council. Experts discuss the alleged test, proposed responses and implications for the region. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch New York Times Researcher Sentenced in China A New York Times researcher in China, Zhao Yan, was charged with revealing state secrets and has been detained by authorities in Beijing for almost two years. The court announced Friday that Yan will be given a three-year prison sentence. Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Resigning Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick Discusses Darfur and Career Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, who resigned from his post at the State Department Monday to work for Goldman Sachs, recounts his peacekeeping efforts in Darfur and experiences in other international arenas. Continue watching
May 31 Watch U.S. Proposes Talks with Iran on Nuclear Weapons U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that the United States would open talks with Iran if Tehran suspended its nuclear enrichment and reprocessing activities. Continue watching
May 15 Watch Chinese Investment Sparks Economic Boom in Sudan With a 40 percent stake in Sudan's oil industry, China has become Sudan's largest investor, financing part of a major economic boom and in exchange exporting one-third of the resource-rich African nation's oil output. Margaret Warner reports from Khartoum about… Continue watching