North Korea

Thousands Feared Dead Or Injured in N. Korea Train Blast

As many as 3,000 people were killed or injured when two trains loaded with fuel collided and exploded at a North Korean train station near the Chinese border, hours after leader Kim Jong Il had passed through, according to South…

N. Korea Agrees to Halt Nuclear Program, Calls U.S. ‘Hostile’

North Korea said Thursday it was willing to halt its nuclear activities but described Washington's attitude as "hostile" and blamed the United States for lack of progress at the six-nation talks in Beijing, China.

North Korea Reiterates Pledge to Freeze Nuclear Program

North Korea promised Tuesday to suspend its nuclear power program and refrain from testing or making atom bombs, in a move that South Korea said would propel the next round of six-nation nuclear talks.

North Korea Reiterates Pledge to Freeze Nuclear Program

North Korea Invites U.S. Delegation to Tour Nuclear Complex

A U.S. team plans to tour North Korea's main Yongbyon nuclear complex next week, marking the first foreign visit to the site since the Communist country expelled United Nations inspectors on Dec. 31, 2002.

International Consortium Suspends North Korea Nuclear Power Project

The Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization announced Friday that it is suspending a North Korean nuclear power project for one year.

North Korea Says Fuel Rods Processed for Nuclear Bombs

North Korea said Thursday it had processed some 8,000 spent fuel rods that could be used to make atomic bombs, another in a series of moves in the ongoing nuclear standoff with Pyongyang.

Summit on North Korean Nuclear Weapons Yields Mixed Results

Diplomats' hopes of easing tension between the United States and North Korea were somewhat dampened Thursday when North Korean officials reportedly spoke of the possibility of beginning a nuclear weapons testing program.

North Korea and U.S. Meet During Six-Nation Talks

On the first day of multilateral talks in Beijing, representatives from the United States and North Korea held their first face-to-face meeting in four months as part of the six-nation negotiations.

North Korea Indicates Possible Support for Multilateral Talks

North Korea has proposed multilateral talks involving itself, the United States, China, Japan, South Korea and Russia to break the ongoing diplomatic stalemate over the country's nuclear weapons program.