U.N. chief voices willingness to visit N. Korea
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on Wednesday expressed willingness to visit North Korea as a way to solve the nuclear issue. ”The situation in the Korean Peninsula is very serious. And whatever I can do as secretary general — I am wiling to do, including my own visit to Pyongyang,” the U.N. chief told a news conference.
S Korean boat ‘seized by North Korea’ (Sky News Australia)
North Korea has seized a stray South Korean fishing boat off the country’s east coast, officials say, amid tensions over the communist state’s nuclear programs.
North Korea Seizes South Korean Fishing Boat, Crew (Update1) (Bloomberg)
July 30 (Bloomberg) — North Korea seized a South Korean fishing boat and its four crew members after the vessel strayed across a maritime border, testing a relationship that has deteriorated since the communist nation s May nuclear test.
N. Korea seizes S. Korean fishing boat (Detroit Free Press)
SEOUL, South Korea North Korea seized a fishing boat from the South on Thursday after it accidentally strayed into the North’s waters, officials said, amid tensions on the peninsula over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs.
North Korea seizes South Korean fishing boat (Boston Herald)
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea seized a fishing boat from the South on Thursday after it accidentally strayed into the North’s waters, officials said, amid tensions…
N. Korea seizes S. Korean fishing boat (USA Today)
North Korea is investigating a South Korean fishing boat and its four-member crew that it seized Thursday after the vessel strayed into the country’s waters, the South Korean government said.
North Korea Seizes South Korean Fishing Vessel (Fox News)
North Korea seized a South Korean fishing boat early Thursday after it accidentally crossed the countries’ sea border, a news report said.
UN chief backs nuclear talks between U.S. and North Korea (Detroit Free Press)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he supports North Korea’s willingness to engage in one-on-one talks with the United States to resolve the dispute over eliminating its nuclear weapons program.
