... based spokeswoman, Alanna Zahn. They asked the North Korean government "to show compassion" and grant the women clemency ... vigils last week in American cities urging the North Korean government to release the journalists. "We still remain ...

... Pyongyang's second nuclear test on May 25, allow the United States and its allies to intercept the ship. The North Korean government declared that would be an act of war and threatened to "wipe out the aggressors on the globe once and for all ...

... public evidence. At private talks Nov. 16 in New York, attended by current and former U.S. officials and North Korean government representatives, members of the American delegation pressed the North to provide details about any nuclear ties ...

... during the war in the early 1950s did not return. The federal Defense Department recently was allowed by the North Korean government to recover the remains of several Americans. Because the Defense Department has had little contact with the families ...

... seeking better relations with Pyongyang. But two days later, Bush said the time was not right to talk to the North Korean government and that he had ordered a review. Other administrations have been marked by differences among presidential advisers ...

... North Korea said the inspectors no longer were welcome. ElBaradei responded by sending a letter of protest to the North Korean government. North Korea did not reply but on Saturday, North Korean officials told the monitors directly "they should ...