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Wednesday, March 7, 2007 |
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US, North Korea
attempts
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NEW YORK CITY: The United States and North Korea have launched
groundbreaking talks in a first step toward normalizing ties and
cementing Pyongyang’s commitment to scrapping its nuclear arms
programs.
Less than three weeks after the
reclusive Stalinist regime agreed to freeze its key nuclear
facility, US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill met with
his North Korean counterpart Kim Kye Gwan Monday before hosting his
visitor to dinner at New York’s grand Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Six major UN
powers consider fresh sanctions on Iran
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UNITED NATIONS: Envoys of six
major powers met Monday to consider a new set of sanctions designed
to coax Iran into suspending uranium enrichment.
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Israel, Iran most
negative influence on world–poll
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LONDON: Israel and Iran are
perceived as having the most negative influence on the world,
followed closely by North Korea and the United States, according to
a poll to be released Tuesday.
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INBRIEF
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JAKARTA: A 6.3-magnitude
earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Tuesday, damaging
houses and causing panic and a power cut, but there were no
immediate reports of casualties, reports said.
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