New leader's unprecedented challenge

cnn 21-DEC-11

Historic rivalry as Japan heads to NKorea (AP)

news 14-NOV-11

North Korea to talk with US

examiner 25-JUL-11

Christchurch jolted by series of quake shocks

aljazeera 16-JUN-11

UK & World News: New Zealand city of Christchurch hit by more devastating earthquake aftershocks

sundaymail 13-JUN-11

New Zealand earthquake: Hopes raised as no bodies found under iconic Christchurch Cathedral reduced to rubble by earthquake

dailymail 05-MAR-11

Death toll in Christchurch rises to 145

RTERadio 26-FEB-11

New Zealand quake toll rises as hopes fade for survivors

euronews 25-FEB-11

South Korean President A Pragmatist on Pyongyang, Says Analyst

voanews 30-DEC-10

S.Korea's Lee says talks the answer to nuclear crisis (Reuters)

news 29-DEC-10

South Korea conducts major military drills

cnn 23-DEC-10

North Korean military drill raises tensions

RTERadio 27-NOV-10

2 more bodies found after N. Korean shelling

cnn 24-NOV-10

What's behind the conflict?

cnn 23-NOV-10

NKorea unlikely to alter strategy toward world (AP)

news 29-SEP-10

New Zealand assesses quake damage

bbc 05-SEP-10

England v Germany beach penalty shoot out

telegraph 26-JUN-10

N Korea denies assassination plot

bbc 05-MAY-10

North Korea's Kim 'visits China'

aljazeera 03-MAY-10

American Jailed in N. Korea Calls Family

CBSnews 30-APR-10

'Miracle' as dozens of trapped Chinese miners pulled to safety

telegraph 05-APR-10

N. Korea proposes formal end to Korean War

CBC 11-JAN-10

N. Korean delegation arrives to honor Kim

cnn 21-AUG-09

Tributes paid to former Philippines president

RTERadio 01-AUG-09

South Korea slaps Qualcomm with massive fine for anticompetitive behavior

engadget 23-JUL-09

Church prayers for same-sex couples

channel4news 16-JUL-09

U.N. Security Council agrees on tougher N. Korea sanctions

cnn 11-JUN-09

N. Korea fires short-range missiles

cnn 26-MAY-09

N. Korea's Kim brings close relative to center stage

usaToday 10-APR-09

Pirates hold captain hostage as U.S. ship sails away

latimes 09-APR-09

U.S. crew regains control of ship hijacked by Somalia pirates

latimes 08-APR-09

First picture of North Korean rocket – but no sign of satellite

thetimes 07-APR-09

North Korea 'has capacity for nuclear strike' on Seoul and Tokyo

thetimes 01-APR-09

US deploys ships to intercept missiles off Korea

irishtimes 31-MAR-09

Clinton: North Korea can't drive 'wedge' between U.S., South

cnn 20-FEB-09

Clinton makes offer to North Korea, appeals to China

reuters 15-FEB-09

Oil tankers at world's largest shipping company to make major detour to avoid pirates

dailymail 21-NOV-08

NKorea: Kim Jong Il attends concert (AP)

news 06-NOV-08

UK official to advise on peace process in S Philippines

peopledaily 31-OCT-08

Philippines demands BBC apology over TV skit

guardian 08-OCT-08

North Korea backs away from nuclear deal

dawn 20-SEP-08

Kim JongIl North Korea's Dear Leader Profile

telegraph 11-SEP-08

Civilian death toll of S Philippine violence climbs to 49

xinhuanet_en 24-AUG-08

The return of a legend: the name's Bond... Alan Bond

independent 30-MAY-08

Govt rejects claims it is to blame for Malaysian pull out; Moro civil society asserts wish for peace

manilatimes 03-MAY-08

North Korea nuclear talks under way

guardian 17-JUL-07

'Dear Leader' firmly in charge on 65th birthday

MailGuardian 15-FEB-07

South Korea Enforces Sanctions on North

guardian 27-OCT-06

Report: S.Korea to Ban Entry From North

guardian 26-OCT-06

China Takes Tough Stance on North Korea

guardian 21-OCT-06

No more nuclear tests - North Korea

RTERadio 20-OCT-06

North Korea's secretive leader has often alarmed even his strongest allies

IHT 09-OCT-06

An Asian Buggins takes his turn on top of the world

africaFM 08-OCT-06

Japan, Australia OK N. Korea Sanctions

guardian 19-SEP-06

U.S. envoy says N.Korea talk situation difficult

reuters 04-SEP-06

Expect Burmese thorn to hurt for years to come

BangkokPost 24-JUL-06

U.S. Lawmakers Examine North Korea

guardian 20-JUL-06

Bush Pushes for Stern N. Korea Sanctions

guardian 07-JUL-06

Bush bids farewell to close friend

cnn 29-JUN-06

North Korea ups the ante

RSS 21-JUN-06

Report: U.S. activates missile defense system

RSS 20-JUN-06

Envoy: U.S. Losing Patience on N. Korea

guardian 05-APR-06

N Korea missile tests 'a quantum leap'

aljazeera 10-MAR-06

Charles Jenkins: Prisoner of Pyongyang

independent 07-MAR-06

U.S.-India Nuke Deal May Hurt NKorea Talks

guardian 06-MAR-06

Japan Wants N. Korean Agents Put on List

guardian 03-MAR-06

Pentagon sees China as greatest potential rival

ft 03-FEB-06

North Korea accuses US of aerial espionage for war

dailytimesPK 01-FEB-06

S Korea economy grows faster than expected

ft 25-JAN-06

S. Korea Urges Trust for N. Korea Talks

guardian 08-NOV-05

NUCLEAR WEAPONS: 'Pearl for a bon bon'

tehranglobe 12-AUG-05

Apple forces Web site to drop Mac TV ads

register 26-JUN-05

N Korea 'is building more bombs'

bbc 09-JUN-05

Seoul calls on N.Korea to join talks soon

washtimes 08-JUN-05

'Time running out to get N Korea to talks'

kuwaittimes 10-APR-05

Electricity Is Carrot in North Korea Talks

guardian 16-MAR-05

Electricity Is Carrot in North Korea Talks

RSS 15-MAR-05

U.S. rejects North Korea's plea

PressAssoc 11-FEB-05

[ says]: North Korea will be very inward looking for months, or even years,

news 22-DEC-11

[-said]: They really don't care about the world right now. They care a lot more about their internal situation,

mg 22-DEC-11

[-said]: They really don’t care about the world right now. They care a lot more about their internal situation,

japantoday 22-DEC-11

[-told]: The idea of people rising up is hard to imagine,

cnn 19-DEC-11

[ said]: That confirms my suspicion that the regime will be inward-looking for some time,

wsj 19-DEC-11

[-said]: The people who have made the mistake are severely embarrassed and several staff members have offered their resignation,

smh 24-OCT-11

[-said]: They need to return the facilities to Hyundai Asan and pledge not engage in provocations,

koreatimes 09-SEP-11

[ said]: I am shocked he would even raise the possibility of building a pipeline when North Korea has just nationalized the Mt. Geumgang tourist facilities,

koreatimes 09-SEP-11

[-said]: Those who are suggesting that we are on the fast track to resumption of the six-party talks - we need to see many more indications from the North Koreans before we approach that point.

channelnewsasia 25-JUL-11

[ said]: North Korea realised that the only way to have dialogue with the US was to make nice to South Korea,

channelnewsasia 25-JUL-11

[-told]: The Obama administration has set the bar too high to make progress,

channelnewsasia 25-JUL-11

[ said]: It's understandable there is reluctance,

asiatimes 20-MAY-11

[ says]: To harness China’s close relationship with North Korea, international strategies have to take into account China’s priorities and limitations

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: Clearly, the primary responsibility for the mounting humanitarian tragedy lies with North Korea but the international community has failed to find an effective means of dealing with the situation

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: Facilitating North Korea's economic reforms can help considerably to push the country toward more acceptable international conduct

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: The potential costs and risks for all three governments are too large to expect any one of them to alter course greatly

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: Negotiating with the North is usually exasperating but the half-hearted and often self defeating approach of the Bush administration has ensured that the exercise goes nowhere

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: The prospect of better relations and stronger economic ties with Japan is one of the best inducements available to encourage Pyongyang to end its nuclear programs

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: It’s overly ambitious to think long-standing, symbolic problems will be resolved anytime soon

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: Territorial disputes and revisionist history stoke the fires and undermine regional stability and prosperity

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: Both Washington and Pyongyang needed this deal

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ says]: North Korea’s major security concern – its driving preoccupation – is the U.S., and if there is going to be any real progress, we need direct talks between those two countries

crisisgroup 19-MAR-11

[ said]: ,

asiatimes 15-MAR-11

[-said today]: Straight after the quake, a young woman was in tears and I gave her a big hug. She was telling me that she had just rushed out of the tower just before the quake and there were people behind her,

independent 05-MAR-11

[ said]: I just burst into tears,

nzherald 05-MAR-11

[said:]: They are very sensitive to the fact that this is the cathedral but at the end of the day I have said to them we can rebuild, we cannot rebuild these lives and we need to be as careful as we can with them.

nzherald 04-MAR-11

[ said]: This is not an act of God, of course it's not an act of God, this is the Earth doing its thing,

news 27-FEB-11

[-told]: The cathedral is seen somehow in a sense as the icon of the city, it holds somehow its heart in a sense, and so that's become the symbol of this place,

news 27-FEB-11

[-said]: We helped to clear it as best we could, we got people out and only then as it began to settle did we see what had happened,

news 27-FEB-11

[ said]: After September 4, I was saying the cathedral in the square stands strong and resilient, which it did. It symbolizes the strength and resilience of the Christchurch people,

news 27-FEB-11

[-said]: It's a very delicate job,

msnbc 26-FEB-11

[ said]: People lose a sense of stability and security and there's a kind of anger that comes and you don't know where to put it, you don't know where to direct it, and it's often that it gets directed inside and against those you love,

news 26-FEB-11

[-said]: There is some discussion that that is a building we could rebuild brick by brick, stone by stone. We need to find some symbols like that.

nzherald 26-FEB-11

[-agrees]: I think it's going to be far-reaching and long lasting. This is something that everybody will have some sort of contact with, or some sort of knowledge of somebody that's been affected in some way right across the country.

news 26-FEB-11

[said:]: We just don't know if there were people underneath so all we can do now is just pray.

news_com_au 23-FEB-11

[-told]: I don't think the North Koreans are serious about negotiating with anyone at this point but they see it as in their interests to take some of the pressure off,

ChinaPost 07-FEB-11

[-said]: I think Beijing has told them to cool it for a while and they don't want to jeopardise remaining projects with South Korea. They want to keep the Kaesong cash cow going,

ChinaPost 07-FEB-11

[-said]: He had a great sense of humor,

upi 13-JAN-11