By Kurt Achin Seoul 28 March 2008 North Korea is warning it may slow or even halt its cooperation in dismantling key nuclear facilities, amid a dispute with Washington over an alleged uranium enrichment program. Pyongyang has also conducted a short r...
By Kurt Achin On Board the USS Nimitz, Sea of Japan 03 March 2008 North Korea is warning this week's large-scale military exercises between the United States and South Korea could damage diplomatic efforts to end the North's nuclear weapons programs....
By Kurt Achin Seoul 28 February 2008 This week's New York Philharmonic performance in the North Korean capital was more than just a night at the symphony. It was also a chance for several unofficial U.S. envoys to talk extensively with senior North K...
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 24 February 2008 The Turkish military says 33 Kurdish rebels and eight soldiers were killed during an operation Sunday in northern Iraq. The Turkish army says it has killed 112 Kurdish Workers Party rebels since the start of...
By Kurt Achin Mount Kumgang, North Korea 18 February 2008 You may remember the ping-pong diplomacy between the United States and China back in the 1970s. Now, some South Korean athletes say they have introduced dog sled diplomacy to North Korea, as p...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 February 2008 A key U.S. State Department official has renewed his call to North Korea to account for all its nuclear activities. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill issued his appeal as he briefed membe...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 31 December 2007 The United States and Japan are expressing regret that North Korea is breaking a key promise aimed at ending its nuclear weapons programs. 2007 is coming to an end with no declaration from North Korea listing its...
By Kurt Achin Panmunjom 14 December 2007 North and South Korean generals have failed to agree on the specifics of a proposal for cooperation between the two rivals. The latest round of high-level military talks has ended with no progress on creating...
By VOA News 11 December 2007 Al-Qaida's North African wing has claimed responsibility for two deadly car bomb blasts Tuesday outside U.N. offices and a government building in Algeria's capital. Algerian government officials say at least 26 people wer...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 07 December 2007 The senior U.S. delegate to multinational talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear capabilities says more discussions are needed before North Korea produces a formal declaration of its nuclear programs. VO...