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Japan PM vows to seek talks with N. Korea over kidnappingTokyo (AFP) May 19, 2013 Japan's prime minister vowed Sunday to seek talks with Pyongyang in a bid to settle the nagging issue of North Korea's kidnapping of Japanese, without risking its alliance with Washington and Seoul. Shinzo Abe made the comment after a surprise visit to North Korea by one of his advisers last week has irritated the United States and South Korea as a possible damper to their efforts to forge a united front against Pyongyang. "I want to pursue negotiations or dialogue" with North Korea, he told rep ... read more |
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 Iran's Jalili says Istanbul nuclear talks 'long and useful' Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Thursday that nuclear talks with the EU'S foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton were "long and useful" and that both sides have decided to continue the discussions. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea may have up to 200 mobile launchers: report North Korea is now thought to have around twice as many mobile missile launchers as previously estimated by Seoul, a report said ... more | .. |
 S. Korea media slams 'provocative' Japan PM photo Major South Korean newspapers splashed a photo of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a military trainer jet on their front pages Wednesday, saying it was a reminder of Japan's colonial-era atrocities. ... more | .. |
 Japan PM Abe says may meet with North Korea leader Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday he may meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un if it could help resolve the longstanding issue of Pyongyang's kidnapping of Japanese citizens. ... more |
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 S. Korea regrets North's negative response to talks South Korea voiced regret Thursday at North Korea's decision to spurn an offer of formal talks on removing goods from a joint industrial complex closed by military tensions. ... more | .. |
 US targets Iran rial, gold imports in sanctions pressure The United States is working to block sales of gold to Iranians in order to undermine their currency the rial and to step up pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program, officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 IAEA, Iran talks fail again as US hikes pressure Nuclear talks between Iran and the UN atomic agency failed yet again Wednesday, as the top US diplomat in separate six-party negotiations warned Washington's patience was wearing thin. ... more | .. |
 US slams 'repression' in run-up to Iran polls US officials Wednesday slammed a campaign of "unrelenting repression" ahead of Iran's presidential elections, and said the outcome would be very hard to predict amid a secret vetting process. ... more |
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 S. Korea media slams 'provocative' Japan PM photo Major South Korean newspapers splashed a photo of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a military jet trainer on their front pages Wednesday, saying it was a reminder of Japan's colonial-era atrocities. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea has no nuclear warhead to fit missile: official North Korea has yet to develop a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on a missile, a senior US official said on Wednesday, contradicting a recent US military intelligence report. ... more | .. |
 Iran in parallel nuclear talks in Vienna, Istanbul Two sets of talks on Wednesday aimed at easing tensions over Iran's nuclear programme are not expected to produce any major breakthrough ahead of next month's elections in the Islamic republic. ... more | .. |
 Pyongyang opts for young defense minister North Korea replaced its hard-line defense minister with a younger and little-known commander, Gen. Jang Jong Nam. ... more |
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Iran hopes for progress in parallel nuclear talks Iran is hoping for advancement in talks with the UN atomic agency over Tehran's past activities as well as in negotiations with world powers on current sensitive nuclear work, the foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea leader wants talks with North on industrial park South Korean President Park Geun-Hye said Tuesday she wants talks with North Korea about removing raw materials and finished products from a joint industrial complex closed by military tensions. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea slams US aircraft carrier's arrival in S. Korea North Korea has criticised the arrival of the US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the South for a joint drill as an "extremely reckless" provocation and a rehearsal for war against the communist state. ... more | .. |
 Heavyweights heat up Iran presidential race The race for Iran's highest elected office was revitalised on Saturday when former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili officially registered for the June 14 election. ... more |
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 N. Korea replaces hawkish defence minister North Korea has replaced its hawkish armed forces minister after just six months in the job - the latest in a long line of top military reshuffles by supreme leader Kim Jong-Un. ... more | .. |
US carrier joins S. Korea drill despite North anger South Korea and a US strike force led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz kicked off Monday a joint naval drill slammed by North Korea as a "wanton" provocation and rehearsal for war. ... more | .. |
 Nigeria court convicts Iranian of illegal arms shipment A Nigerian court on Monday sentenced an alleged member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and his Nigerian accomplice to five years in jail each over an illegal arms shipment. ... more | .. |
 Tenth time lucky for Iran and the IAEA? The UN atomic agency will on Wednesday press Iran, in their 10th meeting since late 2011, to grant access to sites, documents and scientists involved in Tehran's alleged efforts to develop nuclear weapons. ... more |
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Iran: 'The Shark' challenges regime in poll Iranians call revolutionary veteran Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani "kuseh" - the shark - and his last-minute candidacy in June's presidential elections could pose a major challenge to Iran's clerical rulers and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. ... more | .. |
 Campaigners slam Iran's role at helm of UN arms body Iran's looming status as head of a UN disarmament body sparked outrage Monday from campaigners who said its nuclear programme and arming of Syria and Islamist militias disqualified it from a place at the table. ... more | .. |
 US Air Force removes 17 nuclear missile officers The US Air Force has relieved 17 officers of their responsibilities for the control of intercontinental nuclear missiles, a military spokesman said Wednesday, citing a poor performance review. ... more | .. |
US aircraft carrier Nimitz to join drills in S. Korea A US naval strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz will arrive in South Korea this weekend for sea drills, officials said Friday, following joint exercises that infuriated North Korea. ... more |
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