UN reaches broad agreement on N. Korea statement
2006-10-06 15:55:51
UN Security Council members reached broad agreement on Thursday on a Japanese-drafted statement that warns North Korea of unspecified consequences if it conducts a nuclear test.
Russia urges restraint from DPRK over nuclear issue
2006-10-04 17:16:17
Russia expressed "deep concern" and urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to exercise restraint on Tuesday after it announced plans to conduct a nuclear test.
Britain: planned DPRK nuclear test "highly provocative"
2006-10-04 17:10:20
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett on Tuesday said that a planned nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would be a "highly provocative act."
UN chief urges DPRK to observe moratorium on nuke test
2006-10-04 17:10:20
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to observe the current moratorium on nuclear testing.
SKorea urges NKorea to renounce nuclear test plan
2006-10-04 17:02:25
South Korea urged North Korea Wednesday to renounce its plan to test a nuclear bomb, warning the country would face a "strong and united response" from the international community if it goes ahead.
NKorea warned of severe consequences for nuke test
2006-10-04 16:49:36
Key US ally Australia delivered a stern warning to North Korea on Wednesday that a nuclear weapons test would be completely unacceptable to the world and bring severe consequences to Pyongyang.
EU: Korean nuclear test announcement 'bad news'
2006-10-04 17:12:27
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana reacted with dismay Tuesday to North Korea's announcement that it will conduct a nuclear test.
Abe: Tokyo "simply could not accept" NKorea nuclear test
2006-10-04 17:02:25
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday that Japan would find it unacceptable if North Korea were to carry out a threatened nuclear test.
Nuke test worries N. Korea's neighbors
2006-10-04 16:28:34
SEOUL- North Korea faced stern warnings from its neighbors Wednesday against carrying out an unprecedented nuclear test, but insisted such a move wouldn't be meant as a provocation. A top South Korean security official said there was no sign a test was imminent.
Rice calls nuke test 'provocative act'
2006-10-04 08:23:50
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday a North Korean nuclear test would be "a very provocative act," and she prodded Asian nations to rethink their relationships with the North Koreans.
S.Korea gravely concerned at North's test threat
2006-10-04 14:41:16
SEOUL- South Korea voiced grave concern on Wednesday over North Korea's plans to test a nuclear device.
Japan OKs more sanctions on N. Korea
2006-09-19 17:35:15
Japan's Cabinet approved a new set of financial sanctions against North Korea Tuesday in response to the nation's missile tests, government spokesman said.