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North Korean envoy in Beijing seeking to mend ties: experts

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BEIJING - A North Korean envoy held talks with Chinese officials on Wednesday that experts said were unlikely to yield concessions from Pyongyang on its nuclear program but were more aimed at repairing ties with Beijing.

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North Korea nuclear test still shrouded in mystery

VIENNA - The outside world may never find out what type of fissile material North Korea used in its nuclear test four months ago, leaving a key question about the explosion unanswered, officials and experts said on Tuesday.

World, 18 Jun 2013

North Korea says surveillance leaks prove U.S. is "kingpin" of rights abuse

SEOUL - North Korea rushed to the defense of American civil liberties on Tuesday, saying revelations of mass surveillance operations showed the United States was the "kingpin" of rights abuse.

World, Tech, United Nations 18 Jun 2013

North Korea wants to hold high-level talks with U.S.

SEOUL/WASHINGTON - North Korea on Sunday offered high-level talks with the United States to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula, but the White House said that any talks must involve Pyongyang taking action to show it is moving toward scrapping its nuclear weapons. | Video

World, 17 Jun 2013

North Korean official to hold talks in China; analysts skeptical

BEIJING - A senior North Korean official who has been the country's negotiator at denuclearization talks will visit Beijing this week, China said on Monday, although analysts were skeptical Pyongyang was about to make concessions on its nuclear program.

World, China, 17 Jun 2013

North Korea wants to hold high-level talks with U.S.

SEOUL/WASHINGTON - North Korea on Sunday offered high-level talks with the United States to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula, but the White House said that any talks must involve Pyongyang taking action to show it is moving toward scrapping its nuclear weapons. | Video

World, 16 Jun 2013

North Korea says South's 'sinister' moves caused talks collapse

SEOUL - North Korea blamed the South on Thursday for scuttling fresh dialogue that aimed to ease tensions between the rival Koreas, saying Seoul deliberately torpedoed reconciliation talks planned for this week.

World, 12 Jun 2013

American who leaked NSA secrets is a free man in Hong Kong - for now

HONG KONG - Edward Snowden, an American who has leaked details of top-secret U.S. surveillance programs, is technically free to leave the China-ruled city at any time, local lawyers said on Wednesday, but the ex-CIA employee said he would stay.

China, Russia, U.S. 12 Jun 2013

No one's picking up in North Korea day after talks with South break down

SEOUL - A day after snubbing Seoul by offering to send a junior official to hold the first supposedly high-level talks between the two Koreas in six years, North Korea appeared to be refusing to pick up a phone line it re-established just last Friday. | Video

World, 12 Jun 2013

South, North Korea talks called off after row over delegates

SEOUL - Planned high-level talks between South and North Korean after a six-year hiatus and threats of war were scrapped on Tuesday, South Korean government officials said, over a seemingly minor disagreement over the diplomatic ranks of chief delegates.

World, South Korea, 11 Jun 2013

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