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News Source: The Electric News Paper
| 5 months ago
All these await those who do time in a North Korean hard labour camp, say survivors...They also know it will take plenty of political manoeuvring to secure the release of the two US journalists sentenced to 12 years of hard labour in North Korea...
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News Source: Press TV
| 5 months ago
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:39:23 GMT A Senior US official hints that North Korea may be preparing for its third nuclear test -- an act of defiance against the UN which considering new sanctions against Pyongyang. The official, who was speaking on condition...
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News Source: Sacramento Bee
| 5 months ago
Experts on the world's last Stalinist state said U.S. officials historically have been able to negotiate the release of citizens and soldiers held by North Korea. The price generally has been public apology and the promise of humanitarian aid and...
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News Source: Press TV
| 5 months ago
Laura Ling and Euna Lee were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor after they were convicted of "committing hostilities against the Korean nation." The US senator also urged Pyongyang to release the women "promptly and unconditionally." Kerry was...
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News Source: Al Jazeera
| 5 months ago
Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng, reporting from North Korea's neighbour, China, said Pyongyang had been issuing hostile rhetoric, saying it would attack aggressively and offensively if further sanctions were imposed on the country. He added that China, in...
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News Source: CNN
| 5 months ago
North Korea may be preparing for a new atomic bomb test a month after its last test, a U.S. official said Thursday. The official, who is not authorized to speak on the record, told CNN that Washington has "indications" that North Korea may be...
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News Source: Scoop
| 5 months ago
Bosworth Special Representative for North Korea Policy Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC June 11, 2009 Chairman Kerry, Ranking Member Lugar, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today...
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News Source: Voice of America
| 5 months ago
The Obama administration's special representative for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, says the United States and its allies are prepared to take the steps necessary to address what he calls a growing threat from North Korea's nuclear and missile...
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News Source: Channel NewsAsia
| 5 months ago
China called on Thursday for an "appropriate and balanced" UN resolution against North Korea for its recent nuclear test and missile launches after a draft was submitted to the Security Council. "We always believe that the Security Council should...