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Is The Clinton Power Couple Tag-Team Becoming A Liability? [A Woman's Worth]...of the former president's charitable mission. Bill Clinton secretly helped push the administration's - and his wife's - agenda with North Korea on a trip officially called a humanitarian mission. Relying on her husband's counsel could have... In this article: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Northern Ireland, Haiti, Allegation, Climate change, State Department, and HRC |
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washingtonpost.com | 7 days ago
U.N. panel condemns Iran for post-election crackdown
...under its own constitution and international human rights law." U.N. resolutions condemning Iran, North Korea and Myanmar have become an annual ritual in recent years. Friday's vote showed that the ranks of Iran's critics increased by...
In this article: Iran, United Nations, Lawrence Cannon, David Miliband, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Polarization, and U.N. Security Council
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CNSNews.com Headlines | November 05, 2009
Amid Berlin Wall Commemorations, Activists Rally for Liberation of North Korea
...Korea's image. In its most recent annual report on international religious freedom, released last week, the State Department named North Korea as one of eight "countries of particular concern" (CPCs) for egregious violations. The U.S. has...
In this article: United States, Human Rights Council, U.N., U.N. World Food Program, Kim Jong-il, Pyongyang, Seoul, South Korea, and China
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 10, 2009
First Obama envoy to visit North Korea
...spokesman PJ Crowley said on Tuesday. North Korea has invited special envoy Stephen Bosworth to visit for talks to end what it calls Washington's "hostile" policy toward the communist state. Pyongyang has unleashed a string of actions...
In this article: Barack Obama, Pyongyang, United States, Washington, Non-Proliferation Treaty, South Korea, and State Department
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CNN | November 10, 2009
U.S. announces one-on-one talks with N. Korea
...spokesman P.J. Crowley said Tuesday. The U.S. delegation will be led by the administration's point man on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, who will travel to the North Korean capitol of Pyongyang. In recent weeks, North Korea has sought...
In this article: United States, Pyongyang, State Department, Barack Obama, South Korea, and E mail
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Japan admits secret pact: reports
...weapons." But it said that the United States, which has stationed troops in Japan since its defeat in World War II, could use Japanese soil "as needed" in an emergency if communist neighbour North Korea launched an attack. In 1991, then...
In this article: Japan, United States, Katsuya Okada, World War II, Mainichi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, US State Department, Yukio Hatoyama, Christian Herter, and George Bush
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Reuters | November 03, 2009
North Korea says has made more arms-grade plutonium
State Department spokesman Ian Kelly declined to condemn the action but noted that "reprocessing plutonium is contrary to North Korea's own commitments ... and also would be a violation of various U.N. Security Council resolutions." "I...
In this article: Plutonium, Thomson Reuters, United States, Seoul, Small business, U.N. Security Council, NYSE, and Nasdaq
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U.S. sets North Korea talks, looking for positive steps
...steps WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it had agreed to hold bilateral talks with North Korea in hopes of coaxing Pyongyang back into broader negotiations aimed at ending its nuclear arms program. State...
In this article: United States, Pyongyang, Barack Obama, Washington, All rights reserved, Thomson Reuters, NYSE, and Nasdaq
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North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) (Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국, Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk), is a state in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer area between North Korea and South Korea. The Amnok River and the Tumen River form the border between North Korea and People's Republic of China. A section of the Tumen River in the extreme north-east is the border with Russia.
The peninsula was governed by the Korean Empire until it was annexed by Japan following the Russo-Japanese War of 1905. It was divided into Soviet and American occupied zones in 1945, following the end of World War II. North Korea refused to participate in a United Nations–supervised election held in the south in 1948, which led to the creation of separate Korean governments for the two occupation zones. Both North and South Korea claimed sovereignty over the peninsula as a whole, which led to the Korean War of 1950. A 1953 armistice ended the fighting; however, the two countries are officially still at war with each other, as a peace treaty was never signed. Both states were accepted into the United Nations in 1991. On May 26, 2009, North Korea unilaterally withdrew from the armistice.
- Name:
- North Korea
- Local Name:
- 조선민주주의인민공화국
- Capital:
- Pyongyang
- Language:
- Korean
- Motto:
- 강성대국
- Largest City:
- Pyongyang
- Government type:
- Single-party communist state
- Legislature:
- Supreme People's Assembly
- Founding Date:
- March 01, 1919
- Formations:
- Liberation
- Area:
- 120,540
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $40 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 189th
- GDP (nominal):
- $26.2 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 144th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 125th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $1,161
- Time Zone:
- Korea Standard Time
- Currency:
- North Korean won (₩)
- Demonym:
- North Korean, Korean
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- KPW
- Country Calling Code:
- 850
- ccTLD:
- .kp
- Anthem:
- Aegukka (애국가)
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