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| Jan.8 |
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Abe warns world against N Korea |
| Jan.26 |
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Cognac and iPod ban for N Korea |
| Jan.27 |
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NK fury at 'lies' over Iran links
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| Feb.8 |
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'Progress made' in N Korea talks
| Feb.10 |
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N Korea talks 'stall over energy'
| Feb.12 |
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N. Korea agrees nuclear deal
| Feb.13 |
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N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament 
North Korea agreed to shut down its main reactor within 60 days before eventually dismantling its atomic weapons program. N. Korea will receive initial aid equal to 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil for shutting dow... | |
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Rice calls N. Korean deal 'important step'
| Feb.19 |
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North Korea to give up nuclear program North Korea agrees to give up its nuclear program, for oil
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| Mar.2 |
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North Korea pledges to quit nukes |
| Mar.6 |
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US and N Korea in landmark talks
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US upbeat on talks with N Korea |
| Mar.14 |
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ElBaradei upbeat on N. Korea talks |
| Mar.18 |
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Breakthrough over NK funds Envoys worked to negotiate a schedule for dismantling North Korea's nuclear programs
| Mar.21 |
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Seoul to resume N Korea flood aid |
| Mar.22 |
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N. Korea nuclear talks break down
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| Apr.6 |
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N Korea fund row solution found
| Apr.13 |
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N Korea reaches nuclear deadline
| Apr.17 |
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US doubts N Korea reactor reports |
| Apr.21 |
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Seoul to resume N Korea food aid |
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| May.10 |
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NK allows cross-border rail test |
| May.16 |
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Korean trains in historic link-up
A pair of passenger trains have crossed the heavily fortified border for the first time in more than 50 years
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| Jun.13 |
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N Korea funds transfer 'to begin' |
| Jun.16 |
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Atomic inspectors can return 
North Korea has invited inspectors from IAEA back into the country to monitor the shut down of its main nuclear reactor | |
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US welcomes N Korea nuclear offer |
| Jun.21 |
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Hill 'upbeat' after N Korea visit |
| Jun.22 |
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N Korea reactor 'shut in weeks' |
| Jun.23 |
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NK gets hands on frozen millions North Korean funds that had been frozen by the U.S. have been transferred to a North Korean account at a private Russian bank
| Jun.24 |
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N Korea confirms funds transfer |
| Jun.25 |
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N. Korea: We'll move on nuke deal
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S Korea resumes food aid to North
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U.S. envoy: Korean peace talks possible |
| Jun.26 |
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UN 'will visit' N Korea reactor A team of nuclear inspectors will visit the nuclear reactor at the centre of a key disarmament deal
| Jun.29 |
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U.N. monitors satisfied with visit
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| Jul.9 |
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IAEA approves N. Korea mission The U.N. nuclear watchdog's governing body authorized the dispatch of monitors to North Korea to verify a promised shutdown
| Jul.13 |
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N. Korea receives oil shipment North Korea has started unloading the first shipment of oil to be delivered under a key nuclear disarmament deal
| Jul.14 |
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Nuke inspectors arrive in N. Korea
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N Korea 'closes nuclear reactor'
Map of Yongbyon North Korea US state department spokesman: North Korea has shut down its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon. Sean McCormack: the US had been informed of the shut-down ... | |
| Jul.15 |
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U.N.: N. Korea reactor shut down ElBaradei: The inspectors have verified that North Korea has shut down its sole functioning nuclear reactor
| Jul.17 |
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N Korea closes more nuclear sites
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| Aug.7 |
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Two Koreas to hold summit The leaders of N. and S. Korea will hold their second-ever summit later this month
| Aug.13 |
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'Hundreds dead' in floods Flooding caused by heavy rain has left hundreds of people dead or missing. The rain had destroyed more than 30,000 homes
| Aug.14 |
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UN chief pledges North Korea aid
| Aug.15 |
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Up to 300,000 homeless from floods
| Aug.18 |
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Korean summit postponed by floods
| Aug.31 |
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US and N Korea primed for talks Top envoys from the US and North Korea meet in Geneva to discuss ways of normalising relations
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| Sep.18 |
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U.S. tracking N. Korea cargo
| Sep.30 |
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N Korea nuke talks end, no deal
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| Oct.1 |
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President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone 
South Korea's president crossed the Cold War's last frontier in a symbolic walk of reconciliation for talks with his North Korean counterpart
His meeting with Kim Jong-il is only the second such meeting since the Korean war
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Kim greets Roh in Pyongyang North Korean leader greeted South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun to begin the second summit between the two countries
| Oct.2 |
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Two Koreas open summit talks Leaders of the two Koreas opened formal talks, following a chilly reception for the South Korean president from Kim Jong Il
| Oct.3 |
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N Korea agrees nuclear deadline North Korea has agreed to disable its main nuclear reactor and give complete details of its nuclear program by December 31
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Korean leaders sign declaration Kim Jong Il and Roh Moo-hyun signed a joint statement, pledging to begin work on a permanent peace agreement. A joint declaration is calling for a per... | |
| Oct.8 |
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Japan extends N Korea sanctions
| Oct.22 |
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N Korea 'may lose nukes next week'
| Oct.30 |
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Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates The crew members of a North Korean freighter regained control of their ship from pirates who hijacked the vessel
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| Nov.2 |
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N Korea nuclear shutdown to start
| Nov.6 |
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Nuke shutdown begins
| Nov.27 |
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Two Koreas begin security talks The defense chiefs have begun a rare meeting to discuss easing tension across their disputed sea border, pledging to end the peninsula's div...
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| Dec.5 |
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Cautious optimism with N. Korea
| Dec.6 |
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Bush sends letter to North Korea
| Dec.10 |
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Inter-Korean train service starts The first cargo train providing regular service across the border between the two Koreas in more than a half century left for the North
| Dec.14 |
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N.Korea answers Bush's letter
| Dec.19 |
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Seoul poll winner tough on North
| Dec.30 |
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N Korea 'failing on nuclear deal' North Korea has failed to provide all the information about its nuclear program it had promised in return for international aid