US Places Diplomat in N. Korea

Related Newser Stories

• Brother-in-Law Pilots N. Korea for Ailing Kim

  Nov 7, 08 2:47 PM CST
  Kim Jong-Il’s brother-in-law is running North Korea as the dictator recovers from a stroke, experts tell the Times of London. South Korean analysts say that while Kim is conscious and probably mobile, he remains weak. But Pyongyang appears to be functioning normally in the hands of Chang Sung Taek, 62, the head of the country’s secret police. More »

• US May Yank N. Korea Off Terror List

  Oct 10, 08 5:49 AM CDT
  The US is expected to provisionally remove North Korea from the State Department's list of state sponsors of terrorism, possibly as early as today, reports the Washington Post. It may be the Bush administration's last "carrot" to offer as diplomatic efforts to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program falter. Tensions between the nations mounted yesterday as North Korea barred inspectors from its nuclear facilities.
  More »

• Kim's Death Unlikely to Breed Chaos

  Sep 22, 08 12:49 PM CDT
  With Kim Jong Il conspicuously out of the public eye in recent months, some speculate that his death could shatter the North Korean government and precipitate humanitarian and possibly military crises. But the reality of succession, Philip Bowring writes in the International Herald Tribune, is likely to be far more orderly, and to unfold much more slowly. More »

• Power Struggle Looms in North Korea

  Sep 10, 08 3:55 AM CDT
  With no obvious successor in the shadows, North Korea may be in for a bitter power struggle if reports prove true that President Kim Jong Il is gravely ill after suffering a stroke. The North Korean autocrat was mysteriously absent from 60th anniversary celebrations yesterday. The power vacuum could be filled by the victor among his four sons and a range of military factions, reports AP.
  More »

• N. Korea Suspends Nuclear Shutdown

  Aug 26, 08 6:31 AM CDT
  North Korea has halted the disablement of its nuclear facilities and says it may restore a reactor that can make material for atomic weapons, Reuters reports. Analysts say the move, which follows a visit to arch-enemy South Korea by pseudo-ally and Chinese President Hu Jintao, appears to be an effort by North Korea to maintain leverage to get the US to remove it from its terror blacklist.
  More »