North Korea

U.S. Envoy Says Missile Test Further Isolates North Korea

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday considered whether to impose sanctions on North Korea for test-firing at least seven missiles, including a long-range one that malfunctioned. U.S. envoy Christopher Hill outlines the American response to the test.

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U.N. Weighs Response to North Korea Missile Launches

By PBS News Hour

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday considered whether to impose sanctions on North Korea for test-firing at least seven missiles, including a long-range one that malfunctioned.

Concerns Mount over North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Testing

North Korea announced preparations to test a long-range ballistic missile, followed by reports that the United States readied its ground-based interceptor missile-defense system. The moves have sparked a debate about how the United States should respond to a missile threat.

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North Korea Sticks to Demand for Civilian Nuclear Program

By PBS News Hour

North Korea's representative at six-nation talks said Thursday the country insists on retaining the right to a "peaceful nuclear program," standing by its decision that has become the major sticking point in negotiations.

Diplomats Hope for Substantive Progress in North Korean Talks

By PBS News Hour

After more than a year of diplomatic stalemate, six nations are set to resume talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program in Beijing Tuesday after weeks of preparations and pre-summit negotiations.

North Korea Agrees to Return to Nuclear Talks

By PBS News Hour

North Korea agreed Saturday to resume multilateral talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program five months after saying it would never do so.

North Korea Declares Itself a Nuclear Power, Withdraws From Talks

By PBS News Hour

North Korea declared for the first time Thursday that it possessed nuclear weapons and pulled out of six-party talks aimed at shutting down its program, citing the policies of President Bush as the reason for the failed negotiations.

No Agreement Reached in Six-Nation Nuclear Talks

As talks began winding down Friday, diplomats reported some constructive discussions between the United States and North Korea but no concrete progress on efforts to persuade the North to dismantle its nuclear arms program.

U.S., North Korea Open Third Round of Nuclear Talks

After months of diplomatic maneuvering, the United States and North Korea met Wednesday for a third round of high level talks aimed at defusing a tense standoff between the two nations over the threat of North Korea's nuclear arms program.

Hundreds Believed Dead After N. Korean Train Explosion

Reports of a devastating death toll from North Korean train explosions near the Chinese border took shape Friday with government officials saying several hundred were believed killed in the blast, the British ambassador to North Korea said Friday.