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Deputy US Secretary of State Christopher Hill speaks to reporters ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:16:41 GMT

(AFP/File) - Deputy US Secretary of State Christopher Hill speaks to reporters in a hotel in Beijing June 30. North Korea said Friday it could not discuss the next stage of denuclearisation until its negotiating partners fulfil their duties.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)

US President George W. Bush at the White House in Washington, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:02:36 GMT

(AFP) - US President George W. Bush at the White House in Washington, DC. Bush said Wednesday that "military options remain on the table" in nuclear disputes with North Korea and Iran but underlined that he preferred a diplomatic resolution.(AFP/Saul Loeb)

Shigeru Yokota, right, and his wife Sakie, parents of Megumi ...

(AP) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:29:34 GMT

(AP) - Shigeru Yokota, right, and his wife Sakie, parents of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea in 1977, attend a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Talking about Washington's move to take North Korea off of its terrorist blacklist the Yokotas said they worried the favorable U.S. reaction to North Korea's nuclear declaration submitted last year meant their grievances would be forgotten in the push to get the North to abandon its atomic bombs.(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Shigeru Yokota, the father of Megumi Yokota who was abducted ...

(AP) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:26:16 GMT

(AP) - Shigeru Yokota, the father of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea in 1977, speaks to the media as his wife Sakie looks on during a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Talking about Washington's move to take North Korea off of its terrorist blacklist Yokota said they worried the favorable U.S. reaction to North Korea's nuclear declaration submitted last year meant their grievances would be forgotten in the push to get the North to abandon its atomic bombs. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by ...

(AP) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:25:42 GMT

(AP) - Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea in 1977, reacts as her husband Shigeru looks on during a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Talking about Washington's move to take North Korea off of its terrorist blacklist Yokota said they worried the favorable U.S. reaction to North Korea's nuclear declaration submitted last year meant their grievances would be forgotten in the push to get the North to abandon its atomic bombs. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Graphic on North's Korea's nuclear sites. North Korea, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:16:27 GMT

(AFP) - Graphic on North's Korea's nuclear sites. North Korea, which tested a nuclear bomb in 2006, is said to have merely acknowledged in a separate document US concerns about the uranium and proliferation issues and assured it was not engaged in such activities now and would not be involved in them in the future.(AFP/Martin Megino/Gal)

Deputy US Secretary of State Christopher Hill speaks to reporters ...

(AFP) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:16:27 GMT

(AFP) - Deputy US Secretary of State Christopher Hill speaks to reporters in a hotel in Beijing on June 30. The United States emphasized Tuesday it would not accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state, saying that disbanding the hardline communist state's atomic arms program was critical.(AFP/Peter Parks)

South Koreans watch the public demolition of North Korea's ...

(AFP) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:16:27 GMT

(AFP) - South Koreans watch the public demolition of North Korea's cooling tower at its Yongbyon nuclear complex on June 27.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)

File photo shows a North Korean woman collecting food rations ...

(AFP/World Food Programme/File) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:37:12 GMT

(AFP/World Food Programme/File) - File photo shows a North Korean woman collecting food rations at a public distribution centre in the communist state's Sohung County north Hwanghae province. The United States on Monday insisted the arrival in North Korea of a first shipment of US food aid had no link to Pyongyang's long-awaited declaration last week on its nuclear program.(AFP/World Food Programme/File/Lena Savelli)

File photo shows North Korean children at a nursery eating bread ...

(AFP/World Food Programme/File) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:37:12 GMT

(AFP/World Food Programme/File) - File photo shows North Korean children at a nursery eating bread made with cereals provided by the United Nations World Food Programme in the communisty state's Sohung county. The United States on Monday insisted the arrival in North Korea of a first shipment of US food aid had no link to Pyongyang's long-awaited declaration last week on its nuclear program.(AFP/World Food Programme/File/Lena Savelli)

In this June 29, 2003 file photo released by World Food Program, ...

(AP) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:25:58 GMT

(AP) - In this June 29, 2003 file photo released by World Food Program, food aid supplied by the United States is unloaded from a vessel at Nampo port, southwest of North Korea's capital of Pyongyang. A U.S. ship carrying thousands of tons of food aid arrived in North Korea after the impoverished nation agreed to open up to widely expanded international assistance, the U.N. food agency said Monday, June 30, 2008. The U.S. aid was not directly related to the ongoing nuclear talks between Washington and Pyongyang, and U.S. officials have repeatedly asserted they do not use food for diplomatic coercion. (AP Photo/World Food Program, Gerald Bourke, HO)

North Koreans work on a field at the propaganda village of Gijungdong, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:11:51 GMT

(Reuters) - North Koreans work on a field at the propaganda village of Gijungdong, in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, 42 km (26 miles) northwest of Seoul, in this April 30, 2008 file photograph.The U.N. World Food Programme, which has warned of a humanitarian crisis in North Korea due to a food shortage, said on June 30, 2008, it reached a deal with Pyongyang to rapidly expand aid, and that a U.S ship arrived carrying wheat. Picture taken April 30, 2008. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)

This four picture combination made up of video frame grabs taken ...

(AP) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:04:19 GMT

(AP) - This four picture combination made up of video frame grabs taken from AP Television News shows the demolition of the 60-foot-tall cooling tower at its main reactor complex in Yongbyon North Korea Friday June 27, 2008. North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs. (AP Photo/APTN)

More than one million people gathered on Kim Il Sung Square ...

(AFP/Xinhua/File) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:30:58 GMT

(AFP/Xinhua/File) - More than one million people gathered on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, in 2003, as North Korea declared its decision to withdraw from the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT). The NPT, which celebrates its 40th birthday this week, may have succeeded in keeping the number countries in possession of nuclear weapons down to a mere handful.(AFP/Xinhua/File)

South Korean protester are sprayed with water cannons as they ...

(AP) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:46:03 GMT

(AP) - South Korean protester are sprayed with water cannons as they try to march to the Presidential House after a candlelight rally against U.S. imported beef in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, June 29, 2008. Despite a flurry of promising steps in efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea has blown up the cooling tower of its atomic reactor ...

(AFPTV/RTR) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:53:14 GMT

(AFPTV/RTR) - North Korea has blown up the cooling tower of its atomic reactor in a dramatic symbol of its commitment to nuclear disarmament, after having handed over details of atomic programmes. Duration: 00:39(AFPTV/RTR)

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at a press conference ...

(AFP) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:53:14 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul. The United States pressed North Korea to follow up on a breakthrough by abandoning its full atomic weapons programme -- one where Washington sees signs of "emotional attachment" from Pyongyang.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)

TV footage from the Chinese broadcaster shows the demolition ...

(AFP/CCTV) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:53:14 GMT

(AFP/CCTV) - TV footage from the Chinese broadcaster shows the demolition of a cooling tower at the Yongbyon nuclear facility. The United States pressed North Korea to follow up on a breakthrough by abandoning its full atomic weapons programme -- one where Washington sees signs of "emotional attachment" from Pyongyang.(AFP/CCTV)

A graphic on the Yongbyon nuclear facility in North Korea. The ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:53:14 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - A graphic on the Yongbyon nuclear facility in North Korea. The United States pressed North Korea to follow up on a breakthrough by abandoning its full atomic weapons programme -- one where Washington sees signs of "emotional attachment" from Pyongyang.(AFP/Graphic)

South Korean protesters participate at a candlelight rally against ...

(AP) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:15:16 GMT

(AP) - South Korean protesters participate at a candlelight rally against U.S. imported beef in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2008. Despite a flurry of promising steps in efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean protesters shout slogans during a candlelight rally ...

(AP) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:10:46 GMT

(AP) - South Korean protesters shout slogans during a candlelight rally against U.S. beef iimports in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2008. Despite a flurry of promising steps in efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle. The red signs read 'Withdrawal, legal notice of a deal. ' (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

South Korean protesters hold candles during a candlelight rally ...

(AP) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:10:08 GMT

(AP) - South Korean protesters hold candles during a candlelight rally against U.S. beef imports in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2008. Despite a flurry of promising steps in efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle. The green sign reads ' Out, President Lee Myung-bak.' (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

South Korean protesters are sprayed with water cannons as they ...

(AP) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:57:08 GMT

(AP) - South Korean protesters are sprayed with water cannons as they try to march to the Presidential House after a candlelight rally against U.S. imported beef in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2008. Despite a flurry of promising steps in efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean protesters use police shields to block water cannons ...

(AP) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:56:38 GMT

(AP) - South Korean protesters use police shields to block water cannons as they try to march to the Presidential House after a candlelight rally against U.S. beef imports in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2008. Despite a flurry of promising steps in efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

A South Korean protester is sprayed with water cannons as they ...

(AP) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:55:31 GMT

(AP) - A South Korean protester is sprayed with water cannons as they try to march to the Presidential House after a candlelight rally against U.S. imported beef in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2008. Despite a flurry of promising steps in efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean protesters are sprayed with water cannons as they ...

(AP) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:54:30 GMT

(AP) - South Korean protesters are sprayed with water cannons as they try to march to the Presidential House after a candlelight rally against U.S. beef imports in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2008. Despite a flurry of promising steps in efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

South Korean protesters use umbrellas to shield themselves from ...

(AP) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:53:37 GMT

(AP) - South Korean protesters use umbrellas to shield themselves from water cannons as they try to march to the Presidential House after a candlelight rally against U.S. beef imports in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2008. Despite a flurry of promising steps in efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

South Korean riot police officers spray fire extinguishers as ...

(AP) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:50:57 GMT

(AP) - South Korean riot police officers spray fire extinguishers as police officers try to break up protesters who tried to march to the Presidential House after a candlelight rally against U.S. imported beef in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2008. Despite a flurry of promising steps in efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle. (AP Photo/ Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean protesters are sprayed with water cannons as protesters ...

(AP) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:50:26 GMT

(AP) - South Korean protesters are sprayed with water cannons as protesters who tried to march to the Presidential House after a candlelight rally against U.S. imported beef in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2008. Despite a flurry of promising steps in efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean protesters march to the Presidential House after ...

(AP) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:23:37 GMT

(AP) - South Korean protesters march to the Presidential House after a candlelight rally against imported U.S. beef in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2008. Despite a flurry of promising steps in efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean riot police officers spray water cannons to break ...

(AP) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:22:35 GMT

(AP) - South Korean riot police officers spray water cannons to break up protesters who tried to march to the Presidential House after a candlelight rally against U.S. imported beef in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2008. Despite a flurry of promising steps in efforts to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself next door on Saturday defending the dignity of American cattle. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)