Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2181 world World - North Korea en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:50:01 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2181 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsmissilebritain afp/20090703/nkoreanuclearweaponsmissilebritain AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:50:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsmissilebritain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246643383440-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=dE7pkhbyyrCGM0BrpedbMg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="A North Korean soldier stands guard on the North's side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas in June 2009. Britain's ambassador to Pyongyang said Friday there was currently no evidence that North Korea was preparing to launch a long-range missile, the day after it test-fired four short-range ones.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Britain's ambassador to Pyongyang said Friday there was currently no evidence that North Korea was preparing to launch a long-range missile, the day after it test-fired four short-range ones.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsmissilebritain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246643383440-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=dE7pkhbyyrCGM0BrpedbMg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="A North Korean soldier stands guard on the North's side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas in June 2009. Britain's ambassador to Pyongyang said Friday there was currently no evidence that North Korea was preparing to launch a long-range missile, the day after it test-fired four short-range ones.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wl_nm/us_korea_north nm/20090703/us_korea_north Reuters world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:45:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wl_nm/us_korea_north"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r3559390663.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=w3SxYAepCgmVn346xWjkRA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="North Korean soldiers walk along the North Korean/ Chinese border near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese city of Dandong, July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Jacky Chen" border="0" /></a>Reuters - North Korea may test mid-range missiles or fire more short-range missiles to step up saber rattling that has raised regional tension, a South Korean daily said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/wl_nm/us_korea_north"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090702/i/r3559390663.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=w3SxYAepCgmVn346xWjkRA--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="North Korean soldiers walk along the North Korean/ Chinese border near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese city of Dandong, July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Jacky Chen" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_missile ap/20090703/as_nkorea_missile AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:12:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_missile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.f8a6974044ac4d9f868fbaa697159738.south_korea_north_korea_missile_sel101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=gDSEjYPsRa9L7QHsNV6ehg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="South Korean conservative activists burn a defaced North Korean flag and mock missiles during a rally denouncing North Korea's missile launch in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 3, 2009. South Korea said Friday it is closely monitoring North Korean military sites because the communist nation may fire more missiles, amid speculation that a long-range test launch aimed toward the U.S. is possible in coming days.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" border="0" /></a>AP - South Korea shrugged off North Korea's firing of short-range missiles saying Friday they were part of routine military exercises and warning more launches are likely in coming days.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_missile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.f8a6974044ac4d9f868fbaa697159738.south_korea_north_korea_missile_sel101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=gDSEjYPsRa9L7QHsNV6ehg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="South Korean conservative activists burn a defaced North Korean flag and mock missiles during a rally denouncing North Korea's missile launch in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 3, 2009. South Korea said Friday it is closely monitoring North Korean military sites because the communist nation may fire more missiles, amid speculation that a long-range test launch aimed toward the U.S. is possible in coming days.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsmissile afp/20090703/nkoreanuclearweaponsmissile AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:46:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsmissile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246607366146-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=edtA.RIjBHgMPc3pliYeYQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="NKorean defectors launch balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang leaflets into NKorea, near the demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas in Ganghwa, about 60 km northwest of Seoul, on July 3.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)" border="0" /></a>AFP - North Korea may fire further missiles after testing four of the weapons within four hours, according to South Korea's military and media reports.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsmissile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246607366146-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=edtA.RIjBHgMPc3pliYeYQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="NKorean defectors launch balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang leaflets into NKorea, near the demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas in Ganghwa, about 60 km northwest of Seoul, on July 3.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_missile_timeline ap/20090703/as_nkorea_missile_timeline AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:02:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_missile_timeline"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246643383440-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=dE7pkhbyyrCGM0BrpedbMg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="A North Korean soldier stands guard on the North's side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas in June 2009. Britain's ambassador to Pyongyang said Friday there was currently no evidence that North Korea was preparing to launch a long-range missile, the day after it test-fired four short-range ones.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)" border="0" /></a>AP - Developments in North Korea's missile program:</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_missile_timeline"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246643383440-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=dE7pkhbyyrCGM0BrpedbMg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="A North Korean soldier stands guard on the North's side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas in June 2009. Britain's ambassador to Pyongyang said Friday there was currently no evidence that North Korea was preparing to launch a long-range missile, the day after it test-fired four short-range ones.(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_us/us_us_north_korea_missile ap/20090703/us_us_north_korea_missile AP us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:30:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_us/us_us_north_korea_missile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090629/capt.30deae22c71543dd947d7b025b644ed3.south_korea_koreas_nuclear_ljm103.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=LjAB9j9P5aTNC8nnOtx0Og--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Mock models of a North Korean Scud-B missile, center, South Korea's Hawk surface-to-air missiles are on display at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 29, 2009. North Korea criticized the U.S. on Monday for positioning missile defense systems around Hawaii, calling the deployment part of a plot to attack the regime and saying it would bolster its nuclear arsenal in retaliation. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)" border="0" /></a>AP - With concerns rising about a possible North Korean long-range missile test this weekend, two independent scientists say the regime may be using an old Soviet ballistic missile to boost a rocket capable of reaching the West Coast of the United States.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_us/us_us_north_korea_missile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090629/capt.30deae22c71543dd947d7b025b644ed3.south_korea_koreas_nuclear_ljm103.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=LjAB9j9P5aTNC8nnOtx0Og--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Mock models of a North Korean Scud-B missile, center, South Korea's Hawk surface-to-air missiles are on display at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 29, 2009. North Korea criticized the U.S. on Monday for positioning missile defense systems around Hawaii, calling the deployment part of a plot to attack the regime and saying it would bolster its nuclear arsenal in retaliation. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090702/wl_mcclatchy/3264922 mcclatchy/20090702/3264922 McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:48:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — If North Korea fires a missile at Hawaii on or around the July Fourth holiday, as Japanese reports have warned, the U.S. plans a measured response in coordination with Russia, China, Japan and South Korea. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_nkorea ap/20090702/us_obama_nkorea AP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:45:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_nkorea"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.9e05dd872ef14ff18e96066c3c2ccc89.south_korea_north_korea_missile_ljm112.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=oCaHTaQAwuh_LoV1y0m1zw--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="South Koreans watch a television broadcasting undated image a North Korea launch missile at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 2, 2009. North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles Thursday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, a move that aggravates already high tensions following Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and U.N. sanctions imposed as punishment. The Korean read 'North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles.' (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama says the United States is trying to "keep a door open" for North Korea to return to international nuclear disarmament talks, even as Washington pursues sanctions against the North.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama_nkorea"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.9e05dd872ef14ff18e96066c3c2ccc89.south_korea_north_korea_missile_ljm112.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=oCaHTaQAwuh_LoV1y0m1zw--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="photo" title="South Koreans watch a television broadcasting undated image a North Korea launch missile at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 2, 2009. North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles Thursday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, a move that aggravates already high tensions following Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and U.N. sanctions imposed as punishment. The Korean read 'North Korea test-fired two short-range missiles.' (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_missile_glance ap/20090702/as_nkorea_missile_glance AP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:48:57 GMT AP - A look at North Korea's missile arsenal: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/pl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsmissileus afp/20090702/nkoreanuclearweaponsmissileus AFP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:59:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/pl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsmissileus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246546603554-1-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=m5q2TLb3HNyoD6Dz9Z5IYg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Gen Victor Renuart, the top US commander in North America seen here in 2007, said Thursday that the United States is prepared to intercept any North Korean long-range missile as Pyongyang further tested international patience with fresh launches.(AFP/Yuri Gripas)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The United States is ready to intercept any North Korean long-range missile, a top US military commander said Thursday, as Pyongyang further tested international patience with fresh launches.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/pl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponsmissileus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246546603554-1-0.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=m5q2TLb3HNyoD6Dz9Z5IYg--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="photo" title="Gen Victor Renuart, the top US commander in North America seen here in 2007, said Thursday that the United States is prepared to intercept any North Korean long-range missile as Pyongyang further tested international patience with fresh launches.(AFP/Yuri Gripas)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/wl_nm/us_korea_north_missile nm/20090702/us_korea_north_missile Reuters world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:50:55 GMT Reuters - North Korea test-fired a fourth short-range missile on Thursday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said citing officials in Seoul. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/nkoreanuclearmissile afp/20090702/nkoreanuclearmissile AFP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:37:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/nkoreanuclearmissile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246527239160-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=pc9aFn351gtLsaTbAM9vng--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="This undated handout photo released by the Korean Central News Agency in January 2009 shows a missile-firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea on Thursday test-fired four short-range missiles, South Korean military officials said, further fuelling tension sparked by its nuclear standoff with the international community.(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - North Korea late Thursday test-fired a fourth short-range missile off its east coast following three similar launches earlier in the evening, South Korean military officials said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_asia_afp/nkoreanuclearmissile"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246527239160-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=pc9aFn351gtLsaTbAM9vng--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="This undated handout photo released by the Korean Central News Agency in January 2009 shows a missile-firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea on Thursday test-fired four short-range missiles, South Korean military officials said, further fuelling tension sparked by its nuclear standoff with the international community.(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/pl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponschinausdiplomacy afp/20090702/nkoreanuclearweaponschinausdiplomacy AFP politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:49:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/pl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponschinausdiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246538893388-1-0.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=l_A_vRxy7S3vv0C_1D34fw--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="A US delegation, headed by Philipp Goldberg seen in 2008, met on Thursday with Chinese officials for talks on implementing UN sanctions imposed on North Korea in retaliation for its nuclear test in May, officials said.(AFP/File/Aizar Raldes)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A US delegation met on Thursday with Chinese officials for talks on implementing UN sanctions imposed on North Korea in retaliation for its nuclear test in May, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/pl_afp/nkoreanuclearweaponschinausdiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246538893388-1-0.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=l_A_vRxy7S3vv0C_1D34fw--" align="left" height="130" width="94" alt="photo" title="A US delegation, headed by Philipp Goldberg seen in 2008, met on Thursday with Chinese officials for talks on implementing UN sanctions imposed on North Korea in retaliation for its nuclear test in May, officials said.(AFP/File/Aizar Raldes)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/wl_nm/us_korea_north_test_sb nm/20090702/us_korea_north_test_sb Reuters world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:20:47 GMT Reuters - North Korea test-fired a third short-range missile on Thursday, a South Korean defense ministry spokesman said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/wl_nm/us_korea_north_rights nm/20090702/us_korea_north_rights Reuters world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:00:02 GMT Reuters - North Korea's leaders have assured stability in the communist country by instilling a sense of paranoid nationalism and carrying out massive human rights abuses, experts say. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_afp/nkoreamissileskorea afp/20090702/nkoreamissileskorea AFP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:19:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_afp/nkoreamissileskorea"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246504584661-2-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=WpQp.qrO5zuT4kFN1oUIFg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A US delegation has met with Chinese officials for talks on implementing UN sanctions imposed on North Korea in retaliation for its nuclear test in May.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)" border="0" /></a>AFP - North Korea is "highly likely" to fire short-range missiles off its east coast after issuing a fresh warning to shipping to stay clear of some areas, according to a South Korean newspaper.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_afp/nkoreamissileskorea"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246504584661-2-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=WpQp.qrO5zuT4kFN1oUIFg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="A US delegation has met with Chinese officials for talks on implementing UN sanctions imposed on North Korea in retaliation for its nuclear test in May.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/pl_afp/usnkoreaaidfood afp/20090701/usnkoreaaidfood AFP politics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:12:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/pl_afp/usnkoreaaidfood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246479102860-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=SfRXsSOwvfithlqFKqeOtg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="A North Korean worker unloads bags of US wheat in the western port of Nampo, the first US food aid contribution to the DPRK since 2005 - in 2008. The United States said Wednesday it is "very concerned" about the North Korean people but cannot send needed food aid without assurances from their Stalinist government that it will reach them.(AFP/WFP/File/Lena Savelli)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The United States said Wednesday it is "very concerned" about the North Korean people but cannot send needed food aid without assurances from their Stalinist government that it will reach them.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/pl_afp/usnkoreaaidfood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246479102860-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=SfRXsSOwvfithlqFKqeOtg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="A North Korean worker unloads bags of US wheat in the western port of Nampo, the first US food aid contribution to the DPRK since 2005 - in 2008. The United States said Wednesday it is "very concerned" about the North Korean people but cannot send needed food aid without assurances from their Stalinist government that it will reach them.(AFP/WFP/File/Lena Savelli)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/nkoreanuclearweapons afp/20090701/nkoreanuclearweapons AFP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:55:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/nkoreanuclearweapons"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246459599632-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=Ux2t5rqSp1EvWnmKYlxTzg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="UN chief Ban Ki-moon (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso attend a joint press conference in Tokyo. Ban said that he was determined to achieve a nuclear-free North Korea amid tension over new UN sanctions on the isolated communist regime.(AFP/POOL/File/Yuriko Nakao)" border="0" /></a>AFP - United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he was determined to achieve a nuclear-free North Korea amid tension over new UN sanctions against the isolated communist regime.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/wl_asia_afp/nkoreanuclearweapons"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246459599632-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=Ux2t5rqSp1EvWnmKYlxTzg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="UN chief Ban Ki-moon (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso attend a joint press conference in Tokyo. Ban said that he was determined to achieve a nuclear-free North Korea amid tension over new UN sanctions on the isolated communist regime.(AFP/POOL/File/Yuriko Nakao)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_food_aid ap/20090701/as_nkorea_food_aid AP world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:33:15 GMT AP - The U.N.'s food agency cannot feed millions of hungry women and children in impoverished North Korea because international donations have dried up and the communist regime has restricted its operations, an official said Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/pl_afp/usdiplomacyunnkoreaweaponsnuclear afp/20090701/usdiplomacyunnkoreaweaponsnuclear AFP politics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:24:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/pl_afp/usdiplomacyunnkoreaweaponsnuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246231654957-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=.uhh0QhYes4PNd4zl2kmoQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="New UN sanctions intended to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear program will have an "impact" when they take full force, US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, pictured, has said(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Mcgrath)" border="0" /></a>AFP - New UN sanctions intended to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear program will have an "impact" when they take full force, the top US envoy to the United Nations has said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/nkorea/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/pl_afp/usdiplomacyunnkoreaweaponsnuclear"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246231654957-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=.uhh0QhYes4PNd4zl2kmoQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="New UN sanctions intended to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear program will have an "impact" when they take full force, US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, pictured, has said(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Mcgrath)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)