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South Korea wants UN debate on North Korea
SEOUL - South Korea made a fresh call on Tuesday for the United Nations Security Council to debate North Korea's uranium enrichment programme, which according to experts could produce more nuclear weapons.
The issue of UN referral will be discussed intensively when US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg visits Seoul on Wednesday, said Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan. He said it would also be raised when Alexei Borodavkin, Russia's chief negotiator to stalled six-party talks
The issue of UN referral will be discussed intensively when US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg visits Seoul on Wednesday, said Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan. He said it would also be raised when Alexei Borodavkin, Russia's chief negotiator to stalled six-party talks
S Korea agrees to high-level military talks with North
SEOUL - South Korea on Thursday accepted North Korea's offer of high-level military talks to ease months of tension, but said the North must admit responsibility for two deadly border attacks. The offer came earlier in the day in a message from defence minister Kim Yong-Chun to his counterpart in the South, Kim Kwan-Jin.
Seoul's unification ministry said the North suggested that the two sides exchange views on both incidents and on "military tension reduction" on the peninsula.
Seoul's unification ministry said the North suggested that the two sides exchange views on both incidents and on "military tension reduction" on the peninsula.
North Korea ‘may collapse unless it scraps nukes’
SEOUL - North Korea could bring about its own collapse if it keeps pouring resources into nuclear and conventional weapons, South Korea's national security adviser said in an interview to be screened Monday. Chun Yung-Woo argued in the interview with US public broadcaster PBS that the Pyongyang regime faces so severe an economic crisis that it could collapse sooner than expected. The "energy for change is growing" and will reach "critical mass" at some point in the impoverished
Gates urges North Korea to show good faith before new talks
SEOUL - Fresh nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea are still possible but only if the communist state ends "dangerous provocations" and shows good faith, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. Gates, ending an Asian tour with a brief stopover in Seoul, said the process must start with talks between the two Koreas. Seoul has rejected as insincere Pyongyang's recent dialogue offers, which come less than two months after a deadly bombardment of a South Korean island.
Offensive in north waziristan – Foreign pressure unacceptable: FO
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday said it would not accept any foreign pressure for launching a military offensive against the Al Qaeda and Taliban-linked militants in North Waziristan, which the United States believes has become the hub of global terrorism.
"Washington knows our position, our viewpoint on full-scale operations in North Waziristan very well and we will move ahead at a time of our own choosing," Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said while addressing his weekly
"Washington knows our position, our viewpoint on full-scale operations in North Waziristan very well and we will move ahead at a time of our own choosing," Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said while addressing his weekly
North Korea hold UAE to goalless draw
DOHA - North Korea were forced to dig deep to salvage a point against a rampant United Arab Emirates as they opened their Asian Cup campaign is less than convincing fashion Tuesday.
The Koreans withstood a barrage of UAE pressure throughout the 90 minutes at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium. After North Korea captain Hong Yong-Jo squandered an early penalty, the UAE gradually shifted into top gear, attacking a disorganised Korean side up to the half-time break.
Hong's spot
The Koreans withstood a barrage of UAE pressure throughout the 90 minutes at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium. After North Korea captain Hong Yong-Jo squandered an early penalty, the UAE gradually shifted into top gear, attacking a disorganised Korean side up to the half-time break.
Hong's spot
ISPR DG rules out military operation in North Waziristan
ISLAMABAD - Ruling out a military operation in North Waziristan, ISPR Director General (DG) Athar Abbas on Monday said the Pakistan Army could not currently open another front as the security forces were in the process of consolidating their current gains.
"Whenever any operation is launched, a state devises a strategy after assessing the dangers involved. Now we are in the phase of consolidating the control in the troubled areas after successful operations there and cannot
"Whenever any operation is launched, a state devises a strategy after assessing the dangers involved. Now we are in the phase of consolidating the control in the troubled areas after successful operations there and cannot
Seoul rejects North Korea’s proposal for talks
SEOUL - North Korea on Monday officially proposed dialogue with South Korea, less than two months after launching a deadly bombardment of a border island, but a sceptical Seoul quickly rejected the offer.
The South said it was willing to hold government-level talks, but only if the North admits responsibility for a series of provocations and confirms a commitment to scrapping its nuclear programme. The North's official news agency said three state bodies sent notices to the
The South said it was willing to hold government-level talks, but only if the North admits responsibility for a series of provocations and confirms a commitment to scrapping its nuclear programme. The North's official news agency said three state bodies sent notices to the
US drones kill eight militants in North Waziristan
PESHAWAR - At least eight suspected militants were killed and several others injured in two separate US drone attacks in North Waziristan on Friday.
The first attack destroyed a vehicle in Data Khel area close to the Pak-Afghan border in the morning. The drone fired four missiles at the vehicle killing all six on board.
In the second attack, a motorcycle was hit by two missiles in Boya tehsil's Ghalmani village. Both the riders were killed.
Though identity of the
The first attack destroyed a vehicle in Data Khel area close to the Pak-Afghan border in the morning. The drone fired four missiles at the vehicle killing all six on board.
In the second attack, a motorcycle was hit by two missiles in Boya tehsil's Ghalmani village. Both the riders were killed.
Though identity of the
US seeks China’s help in reining in North Korea
SEOUL - The United States sought China's help in persuading its long-time ally North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons, sending its envoy to Beijing on Wednesday as part of a campaign to press the North. The US envoy for North Korea policy, Stephen Bosworth, met South Korean officials in Seoul before heading to China. Washington hopes talks on dismantling North Korea's nuclear work can start soon, though a breakthrough may prove elusive.
North Korea issued a statement demanding
North Korea issued a statement demanding
Hizb-ut-Tahreer protests against North Waziristan offensive
LAHORE - The Hizbul Tahir staged a protest in front of the Lahore Press Club on Sunday against the possible military operation in North Waziristan. Protesters were holding placards, banners and chanting slogans against presence and involvement of US forces in South Asia.
The organisation's leader Agha Tahir said that Americans were facing a difficult situation in Afghanistan and pressurising the federal government to start a military operation, as Washington wanted to protect its
The organisation's leader Agha Tahir said that Americans were facing a difficult situation in Afghanistan and pressurising the federal government to start a military operation, as Washington wanted to protect its
2011’s first drone attack kills 15 in North Waziristan
PESHAWAR - In the first drone attack of 2011, three US missile hits at various places in North Waziristan Agency on Saturday killed 15 suspected militants and injured several others.
The US drone targeted militant vehicles and compounds in Speen Wam and Data Khel tehsils of the agency. Speen Wam is considered a crucial route connecting North Waziristan with Thall area of Hangu district, which is adjacent to Kurram and Orakzai agencies, while Data Khel is situated along the Pak
The US drone targeted militant vehicles and compounds in Speen Wam and Data Khel tehsils of the agency. Speen Wam is considered a crucial route connecting North Waziristan with Thall area of Hangu district, which is adjacent to Kurram and Orakzai agencies, while Data Khel is situated along the Pak
US drone strike kills 4 in North Waziristan
PESHAWAR - A US missile targeting a vehicle in North Waziristan killed at least four people and injured several others on Friday.
Officials in Miranshah said two missiles fired by the drone hit the vehicle in Ghulam Khan, 15 kilometres northwest of Miranshah.
"It was an American drone attack, four militants have been killed, the death toll may rise," a security official said. Another security official in Peshawar also confirmed the attack and the death toll. More than 120
Officials in Miranshah said two missiles fired by the drone hit the vehicle in Ghulam Khan, 15 kilometres northwest of Miranshah.
"It was an American drone attack, four militants have been killed, the death toll may rise," a security official said. Another security official in Peshawar also confirmed the attack and the death toll. More than 120
Drone strike kills 18 in North Waziristan
PESHAWAR - At least 18 people were killed and several others injured when a US drone targeted two vehicles in a village along Thall Road near Mirali town of North Waziristan Agency on Monday.
Officials in Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan, said two pick-up trucks were heading to Thall when the drone targeted them in Sheratala village, located in Zara Mela area of Mirali. They said the drone fired seven missiles at the vehicles, killing 18 people on board and
Officials in Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan, said two pick-up trucks were heading to Thall when the drone targeted them in Sheratala village, located in Zara Mela area of Mirali. They said the drone fired seven missiles at the vehicles, killing 18 people on board and
North Korean arrives in South Korea in apparent defection
SEOUL - A North Korean crossed the tense Yellow Sea border by boat on Saturday in an apparent defection to South Korea. Yonhap news agency said the man arrived on the frontline island of Baengnyeong in the morning after drifting at sea on a unpowered barge.
The agency quoted island residents as saying the 200-ton barge is believed to be a sand carrier. A joint team of police and military officials was to interrogate the man. Baengnyeong and four other islands near the disputed
The agency quoted island residents as saying the 200-ton barge is believed to be a sand carrier. A joint team of police and military officials was to interrogate the man. Baengnyeong and four other islands near the disputed
North Korea makes nuclear threat in standoff with South
SEOUL - North Korea warned on Thursday of a "sacred war" against the South using its nuclear deterrent as South Korean President Lee Myung-bak vowed a merciless counterattack if southern territory is attacked again.
Both sides raised the rhetoric on a day South Korea launched major land and sea military exercises, prompting North Korea, which has threatened to reduce the South to ashes on many occasions, to denounce its richer neighbour as a warmonger.
"To counter the
Both sides raised the rhetoric on a day South Korea launched major land and sea military exercises, prompting North Korea, which has threatened to reduce the South to ashes on many occasions, to denounce its richer neighbour as a warmonger.
"To counter the
Operation in North Waziristan – US envoy says army will decide...
ISLAMABAD - US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has said the US wants Pakistan to launch a military operation in North Waziristan soon but it is up to the leadership of the Pakistan Army to decide when to launch it.
Addressing a press conference on Afghanistan and Pakistan Annual Review on Friday, Munter said, "The Pakistan Army certainly wants to restore its writ there." To a question about Pakistan's cooperation in the war on terrorism, Munter said Pakistan had made
Addressing a press conference on Afghanistan and Pakistan Annual Review on Friday, Munter said, "The Pakistan Army certainly wants to restore its writ there." To a question about Pakistan's cooperation in the war on terrorism, Munter said Pakistan had made
