TOPICS : Bush raises stakes with North Korea Jim Lobe Increasingly frustrated over its failure to get North Korea back to the negotiating table, the administration of President George W Bush is taking new steps virtually certain to escalate tensions with the third spoke in his original “axis of... 30 May, 2005
Gathering threat Unravelling of nuclear pact Simon Tisdall North Korea may be a rogue state, part of the ‘axis of evil’, an outpost of tyranny and all the other things that US President George Bush say it is. But there is no denying that the isolated regime of self-styled Dear Leader, Kim... 19 May, 2005
China urges US, North Korea to have direct contacts to restart nuclear talks Associated Press Beijing, May 17:China appealed to the United States and North Korea today to have direct contacts in order to restart six-nation talks on the North’s nuclear programme, and criticised a Japanese suggestion to hold talks without the... Women 17 May, 2005
Double standards Toward real nuclear disarmament Sanford GottliebIn an era of terrorism and guerrilla wars, are nuclear weapons a realistic option? Do they make us more secure? Nuclear weapons don’t deter suicide bombers or guerrilla fighters. They can’t be used in war without producing... 05 May, 2005
Nuclear double standards Simon Tisdall Many damaging accusations have been levelled at John Bolton, President George Bush’s controversial nominee as US ambassador to the UN.But perhaps the most serious is that Bolton, as undersecretary of state for arms control and... 04 May, 2005
SNIPPETS Four US troops killedKABUL: Four US troops were killed in a mine blast in southeastern Afghan province of Logar on Saturday, the US military said. “Four US troops were killed in action but we have no indication that this was a new mine or an... Women 26 Mar, 2005
TIME OUT Ward No 7 team triumphsRAJBIRAJ: Rajbiraj Ward No 7 team defeated Ward No 9 team by 27 runs in the final of the Inter-Ward Cricket Tournament. Invited to bat first, Rajbiraj-7 scored 119 runs losing nine wickets in their allotted 25 overs. Rabin... 25 Mar, 2005
NK recalls mobile phones SEOUL: North Korea has recalled mobile phones from its citizens, nearly a year and a half after the service was introduced in the communist country, South Korean media reports said. A North Korean official attending an inter-Korean economic meeting in... Travel Abroad 04 Jun, 2004
US stance hurdle in talks: N Korea Associated Press Beijing, May 15: US insistence that North Korea commit to dismantling its nuclear programme before asking for aid in exchange was the ‘basic hurdle’ in low-level talks this week, the North’s chief delegate said joday. The US... Women 16 May, 2004
THE WORLD OVER Landslide kills 10 ALMATY: A landslide in southeastern Kazakhstan on Sunday killed at least 10 people including a number of Chinese migrant workers, while another 14 people remained unaccounted for, an emergencies spokes-man said. The mudslide... Women 14 Mar, 2004
North Korea warns US of new demands in nuclear standoff Associated PressSeoul, March 8:North Korea threatened new counter-demands today in the standoff with the United States over Pyongyang’s nuclear programme, saying it may insist on the withdrawal of US troops from South Korea and a “verifiable and... Women 09 Mar, 2004
Signs of progress in talks on North Korea Robert MarquandSix-nation talks designed to dismantle North Korea’s two nuclear programmes have concluded with no dramatic breakthroughs. Official state delegations from Asia and the US could not agree on a final statement, or on what working groups... 01 Mar, 2004
