Apr 24 U.S. to Illustrate N. Korea-Syria Nuclear Ties By PBS News Hour CIA Director Michael Hayden and other intelligence officials are briefing House and Senate members Thursday on classified evidence linking North Korea to a Syrian nuclear facility that Israel bombed in September 2007. Continue reading
Mar 28 North Korea Missile Test Renews Nuclear Jitters By PBS News Hour North Korea test-fired a battery of short-range missiles Friday in what some analysts viewed as a show of the reclusive state's anger at Washington and South Korea's new conservative government. Continue reading
Dec 19 Former Hyundai Exec Wins S. Korean Presidency By PBS News Hour Former Hyundai CEO Lee Myung-bak was elected South Korea's president Wednesday, a move that is expected to improve relations with the United States and hold North Korea more accountable for receiving aid. Continue reading
Nov 05 North Korea Starts Disabling Nuclear Reactor By PBS News Hour U.S. experts began the process of disabling North Korea's main nuclear facility on Monday, the State Department said. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch Leaders from North, South Korea Take Steps Toward Peace Treaty Leaders from North and South Korea met to discuss a peace treaty that will formally end the Korean War. Independent Television News reports on the meeting between the long-divided Asian countries. Continue watching
Oct 04 Korean Leaders Move Toward Reconciliation By PBS News Hour The leaders of North and South Korea announced Thursday they would take steps toward a peace treaty that would replace the Korean War's 1953 cease-fire and continue work to ease tensions on the world's last remaining frontier of the Cold… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Richardson Advocates Full Iraq Troop Withdrawal In the next in a series of presidential candidate interviews, Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., details his plan for pulling U.S. troops from Iraq and discusses the need for diplomacy in the Middle East, among other issues. Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch U.S. Envoy Defends Diplomacy in North Korea The United States ended talks with North Korea Monday without establishing a timeline for disarmament, though the Asian country has agreed to close one of its reactors. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill updates the situation. Continue watching
Jul 09 U.N. Weapons Inspectors to Enter North Korea By PBS News Hour The United Nations' nuclear agency decided Monday to dispatch inspectors to North Korea to oversee the shutdown of the country's plutonium-producing facility. Continue reading
Jun 21 U.S. Envoy Visits North Korea over Disarmament Deal By PBS News Hour Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill made his first trip to North Korea Thursday ahead of six-nation talks next month dealing with nuclear disarmament, made possible now that key sticking points have been resolved. Continue reading