South Korea Says North Korea's Kim picks third son as successor

According to the Sourth Korean Spy agency,  NIS, North Korea's military leader Kim Jong Il has designated his youngest son Kim Jung-Un as his successor.NIS was in turn quoting some Chinese sources.“Kim Jong...

North Korea's Nuclear Test: World Community Reacts

[UPDATE -- May 25] The results of the UN Security Council emergency meeting on North Korea's nuclear test. A resolution is in the works. "UNITED NATIONS, May 25 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Monday voiced "the strong opposition to and condemnation of" the nuclear...

North Korea Alleged To Have Conducted A Nuclear Test

The Korean Central News Agency reports that North Korea has successfully staged an underground nuclear test. Earlier, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency has alerted the world to allegations that North Korea might have conducted a nuclear test. South Korea's and the US...

South Korean Intelligence Chief is Latest to Offer Resignation in Looming Sec...

"Kim Seung-kyu is third senior security official this week to tender his resignation in wake of Pyongyang's nuclear test"

China Says N. Korea Not Planning Test

Daily News "China Says N. Korea Not Planning Test Wednesday, October 25 2006 @ 10:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time China gave its first full public account on Tuesday, October 24, 2006, of its mission to North Korea, saying it got no apology from top leader Kim Jong Il for the...

U.S.: Test points to N. Korea nuke blast - Yahoo! News

"WASHINGTON - The U.S. government has determined that one scientific test, among many conducted since North Korea's announced nuclear test, was consistent with a nuclear explosion, a senior administration official...

How to rein in North Korea

"CONDEMNING North Korea's nuclear test explosion was the easy part, taking the United Nations Security Council only half an hour instead of the usual weeks of wrangling over anodyne words. Even the Chinese...

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