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 US offers nuclear proposal to North KoreaThe United States has proposed a mechanism for verifying North Korea's claims about its nuclear past, Washington's top envoy to the nuclear talks said Monday.
Rice shrugs at meeting with top NKorean envoy
The United States and North Korea are about to have their highest-level face-to-face contact in four years, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says it's no big deal.
US picks compromise over confrontation with Iran
For now, the Bush administration has chosen compromise over confrontation in dealing with Iran's disputed nuclear program with a dramatic gesture intended to demonstrate commitment to a negotiated solution.  North Korea rejects probe into shooting deathThe main South Korean investor in North Korea failed to persuade the communist nation to cooperate in an investigation into the killing of a South Korean tourist at a northern mountain resort, the firm's head said Tuesday.  SKorea says it will recall ambassador from JapanSouth Korea said Monday it will recall its ambassador from Japan over a rekindled debate about disputed islands between the countries, as the new Seoul government seeks to lift its sagging popularity at home with an appeal to nationalism.
Russian aid arrives in NKorea
A shipment of Russian food aid arrived this week in North Korea, the country's official news agency reported Wednesday.  UN head to meet China president, premierThe United Nations wants to strengthen its partnership with a rising China, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday during a visit to Beijing focused on global challenges such as food security and soaring energy prices.
NKorea nuke partners could take on other issues
North Korea and the nations bargaining to rid it of nuclear weapons could widen their talks to energy and Asian regional security issues, the top U.S. nuclear negotiator said Tuesday.  UN: US aid arrives in NKorea; food shortages loomThousands of tons of food from the U.S. has started flowing into North Korea, the U.N. food agency said Monday, as aid groups warned that the impoverished nation faces food shortages not seen since 2001.  China resists bid for Zimbabwe sanctionsSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged China on Monday to back U.N. Security Council action to punish Zimbabwe, saying the time for mere statements was over.
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