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File photo shows badges of the late North Korean ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows badges of the late North Korean 'Great Leader' Kim Il-Sung (R) and his son and successor Kim Jong-Il. South Korean Olympic athletes have been given detailed guidelines to avoid friction with their North Korean counterparts in Beijing, officials said Wednesday. Photo:Robyn Beck/AFP

North Korean (centre), German (left) and Chinese ...

(AFP) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - North Korean (centre), German (left) and Chinese flags are seen during medal ceremony of the women's vault final of the artistic gymnastics event of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, on August 17. North Korea and Georgia are the most successful countries at the Olympic Games, according to alternatitve medal tables which take into account a country's size, wealth and even human rights. Photo:Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP

A North Korean soldier looks at the South side ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - A North Korean soldier looks at the South side at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing North and South, in 2007. The United States on Monday shrugged off criticism from North Korea and maintained that it should adopt measures to verify its nuclear program before being delisted from Washington's terrorism blacklist. Photo:Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP

A South Korean looks at a TV screen showing footage ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - A South Korean looks at a TV screen showing footage of the public demolition of North Korea's cooling tower at its Yongbyon nuclear complex, at a railway station in Seoul in June 2008. The United States on Monday shrugged off criticism from North Korea and maintained that it should adopt measures to verify its nuclear program before being delisted from Washington's terrorism blacklist. Photo:Jung Yeon-Je/AFP

North Koreans visit to offer flowers at the giant bronze statue ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - North Koreans visit to offer flowers at the giant bronze statue of the state founder and 'Great Leader' Kim-Il Sung in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang August 15, 2008. This picture released by KCNA on August 16, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA). NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS.

North Korean soldiers clap their hands as North Korean leader ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - North Korean soldiers clap their hands as North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (not pictured) visits a military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this recent picture released by KCNA on August 16, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA). NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits a military unit at ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits a military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this recent picture released by KCNA on August 16, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA). NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS.

Kim Jong-Su of North Korea displays the bronze ...

(AFP) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - Kim Jong-Su of North Korea displays the bronze medal after taking third place in the Men's 10m Air Pistol Shooting event on August 9, 2008 at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Kim, who won silver and bronze medals in the shooting, has failed a doping test, IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies announced on Friday Photo:Issouf Sanogo/AFP

North Korea's Pak Hyon Suk competing at Olympic ...

(AFP) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - North Korea's Pak Hyon Suk competing at Olympic Games in Beijing on August 12. The weighlifting gold-winner breathed a huge sigh of relief when she clinched the Beijing accolade and immediately praised the secretive communit state's leader Kim Jong-Il, or the 'Dear Leader' Photo:Jung Yeon-Je/AFP

The US State Department's key Korea expert Sung ...

(AFP) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - The US State Department's key Korea expert Sung Kim at a press event in Washington in mid May. The United States has sent Sung Kim to Beijing for talks to help break a deadlock over a mechanism to verify North Korea's nuclear weapons programme Photo:Nicholas Kamm/AFP

Akitaka Saiki, Japan's top nuclear negotiator ...

(AFP) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:24:00 GMT

(AFP) - Akitaka Saiki, Japan's top nuclear negotiator with North Korea. Japan said Wednesday it had made progress in a bitter row over North Korea's abductions of its citizens as the secretive state agreed to complete a new probe this autumn and let in Japanese investigators. Photo:Greg Baker/AFP

Song Il-Ho, North Korea's envoy to Japan. Japan ...

(AFP) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:24:00 GMT

(AFP) - Song Il-Ho, North Korea's envoy to Japan. Japan said Wednesday it had made progress in a bitter row over North Korea's abductions of its citizens as the secretive state agreed to complete a new probe this autumn and let in Japanese investigators. Photo:/AFP

A North Korean soldier (L) look at a South Korean ...

(AFP) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:24:00 GMT

(AFP) - A North Korean soldier (L) look at a South Korean soldier standing guard at the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two states in May 2008. Japan said Wednesday it had made progress in a bitter row over North Korea's abductions of its citizens as the secretive state agreed to complete a new probe this autumn and let in Japanese investigators. Photo:Jung Yeon-Je/AFP

A North Korean soldier (left) with a South Korean ...

(AFP) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - A North Korean soldier (left) with a South Korean soldier standing guard at the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two states in mid May. Japan has said it has made progress in a long-standing row with North Korea over its abduction of Japanese citizens as the two nations agreed to complete a new probe this autumn Photo:Jung Yeon-Je/AFP

North Korean performers form the shape of a torch during the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:04:00 GMT

(Reuters) - North Korean performers form the shape of a torch during the opening of the country's new Mass Games 'Prosper! Homeland!' at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, August 12, 2008 in this picture released on August 13, 2008. RETERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA). NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS.

North Korean performers form the shape of flowers and a slogan ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - North Korean performers form the shape of flowers and a slogan that reads 'The country is forever' during the opening of the country's new Mass Games 'Prosper! Homeland!' at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, August 12, 2008 in this picture released on August 13, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA). NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS.

North Korean performers holding flags march during the opening ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - North Korean performers holding flags march during the opening of the country's new Mass Games 'Prosper! Homeland!' at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, August 12, 2008 in this picture released on August 13, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA). NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS.

North Korean performers hold their national flag and form the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - North Korean performers hold their national flag and form the shape of a slogan that reads 'Prosper! Homeland!' during the opening of the country's new Mass Games 'Prosper! Homeland!' at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, August 12, 2008 in this picture released on August 13, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA). NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS.

A family member of Japanese abductees by North Korea arrives ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A family member of Japanese abductees by North Korea arrives at a government building to listen an explanation about the abduction issue from the government in Tokyo, June 13, 2008. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

South Korean Unification Ministry spokesperson Kim Ho-nyun speaks ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:17:00 GMT

South Korean Unification Ministry spokesperson Kim Ho-nyun speaks ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - South Korean Unification Ministry spokesperson Kim Ho-nyun speaks to the media during a news briefing regarding the ship accident between two Koreas at the Integrated Government Complex in Seoul August 12, 2008. A South Korean vessel and a North Korean fishing boat collided off the Korean peninsula's east coast early on Tuesday, leaving two North Koreans missing, a South Korean military official said. REUTERS/Jun Soo-young/Yonhap (SOUTH KOREA). NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.

File photo shows a North Korean fisherman fixing ...

(AFP) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:19:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows a North Korean fisherman fixing his net on a boat docked in Sinuiju, North Korea. A North Korean fishing boat sank early Tuesday after colliding with a South Korean cargo vessel in North Korean waters, leaving two people missing, maritime police said. Photo:Frederic J. Brown/AFP

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits a military unit at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits a military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this recent picture released by KCNA on August 11, 2008. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits a military unit at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits a military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this recent picture released by KCNA on August 11, 2008. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Japan that Washington would not remove North Korea from a U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism on the initial deadline of Monday, Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA). NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (R) talks with female soldiers ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (R) talks with female soldiers during his visit to a military unit at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this recent picture released by KCNA on August 11, 2008. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Japan that Washington would not remove North Korea from a U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism on the initial deadline of Monday, Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA). NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at a news conference at Government House in Auckland July 26, 2008. REUTERS/Nigel Marple

South Koreans working at the Mount Kumgang resort in North Korea ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - South Koreans working at the Mount Kumgang resort in North Korea return from the North at the Donghae highway transit office, near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Goseong, far northeast of South Korea, August 11, 2008. North Korea said on Saturday it will expel 'unnecessary' South Koreans from a mountain resort in the North from Sunday after tensions escalated last month when one of its soldiers shot dead a South Korean tourist at the enclave. REUTERS/Lee Jong-gun/Yonhap (SOUTH KOREA). NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.

TV footage shows the public demolition of North ...

(AFP) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - TV footage shows the public demolition of North Korea's cooling tower at its Yongbyon nuclear complex in late June. Japan's foreign minister said the United States would not remove North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism on Monday's target date due to a delay in a denuclearisation deal. Photo:/AFP

File photo shows North Koreans working on the ...

(AFP) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows North Koreans working on the railroad near the Kumgang railway station in Mount Kumgang. Eight more South Korean workers Monday left a North Korean resort after the communist state threatened to expel them amid growing tensions over the killing of a Seoul tourist there, officials said. Photo:Korea Pool/AFP

File photo shows private cars from South Korea ...

(AFP) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows private cars from South Korea crossing the heavily fortified border with North Korea in Goseong. Eight more South Korean workers Monday left a North Korean resort after the communist state threatened to expel them amid growing tensions over the killing of a Seoul tourist there, officials said. Photo:Hong Jin-Hwan/AFP

TV footage shows the public demolition of North ...

(AFP) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - TV footage shows the public demolition of North Korea's cooling tower at its Yongbyon nuclear complex in late June. The United States said Sunday it was unlikely North Korea would be immediately taken off the US list of countries that sponsor terrorism. Photo:/AFP

US top nuclear envoy Christopher Hill talks to ...

(AFP) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - US top nuclear envoy Christopher Hill talks to the press in late July at the IAEA Headquarters in Vienna. The United States is set to begin considering removing nuclear-armed North Korea from a terrorism blacklist but prospects of immediate delisting appear slim Photo:Samuel Kubani/AFP

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at a press ...

(AFP) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 07:58:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at a press conference in Japan in late June. The USA is set to begin considering removing nuclear-armed North Korea from a terrorism blacklist but prospects of immediate delisting appear slim Photo:Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP

File photo shows a South Korean soldier standing ...

(AFP) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows a South Korean soldier standing guard on the inter-Korean border in Paju 40km north of Seoul. South Korea is considering relocating 'Enemy Cemetery', where the bodies of North Korean and Chinese troops from the 1950-1953 Korean war are buried Photo:Choi Jae-Ku/AFP

Japanese nuclear negotiator Akitaka Saiki (right), ...

(AFP) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:41:00 GMT

(AFP) - Japanese nuclear negotiator Akitaka Saiki (right), seen here in Singapore in late July. Saiki has left for China for talks with North Korea, two months after Pyongyang promised to reinvestigate abductions of Japanese nationals to train its spies Photo:Vivek Prakash/AFP

South Korean tourist buses near the border which ...

(AFP) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:55:00 GMT

(AFP) - South Korean tourist buses near the border which separates South and North Korea in July 2008. North Korea said it would start expelling South Korean personnel from a mountain resort in the communist state on Sunday amid growing tensions over the shooting of a Seoul tourist. Photo:Jeon Young-Han/AFP

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda carries ...

(AFP) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:19:00 GMT

(AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda carries a wreath during a memorial ceremony for A-bomb victims at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, on August 9. The city, destroyed in 1945, has demanded North Korea fully abandon nuclear weapons, while urging India to sign nuclear treaties Photo:/AFP