http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-06-13T00:51:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/north_korea_agrees_to_nuclear_moratorium/?source=rss North Korea has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment, as well as nuclear and long-range missile tests, following talks with the US. Top Headlines, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, North America, United States, Washington D.C. 2012-02-29T17:48:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/koreas_agree_on_october_family_reunion_location_still_undecided/?source=rss Representatives for North and South Korea agreed that October would be a good time to do another round of reunions for families separated by the Korean war, the South Korean Unification Ministry said Friday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, South Korea 2010-09-18T16:54:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/un_disarmament_events_kick_off_in_republic_of_korea_and_brazil/?source=rss Two United Nations disarmament events kick off today in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Brazil as part of the world body�s efforts to promote the non-proliferation of weapons across the globe. World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, South Korea, South America, Brazil, United Nations, United Nations related, World Top Stories 2008-11-24T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_york_philharmonic_gets_ovations_in_north_korea/?source=rss The New York Philharmonic won three standing ovations after the first-ever performance by a U.S. orchestra in North Korea, raising hopes the round of musical diplomacy will boost ties as the U.S. presses the country to end its nuclear weapons program. 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News with Video, World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-10-04T05:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/envoys_say_nkorea_denuclearisation_to_go_forward/?source=rss Envoys to six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament said the disablement of its atomic facilities would go forward although they expressed doubts of reaching a written agreement Sunday. World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, China, North Korea, North America, United States, Washington D.C., USA Top Stories 2007-09-30T04:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/us_had_very_positive_talks_in_nkorea_south/?source=rss US disarmament experts had "very positive" talks on detailing a plan to disable North Korea's nuclear facilities during their latest trip to the communist state, South Korean officials said Sunday. World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, North America, United States, Washington D.C., USA Top Stories 2007-09-16T04:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/us_and_n_korea_upbeat_over_talks/?source=rss Envoys from the US and North Korea have expressed optimism after a first day of talks on normalising relations. World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, North America, United States, Washington D.C., Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-09-02T06:45:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/un_agency_confirms_n_korea_reactor_shutdown/?source=rss The UN's nuclear watchdog confirmed Monday that North Korea has shut the reactor which produces bomb-making plutonium ... World, General World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, South Korea, South-East Asia, Thailand, North America, United States, Washington D.C., Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-07-16T11:33:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/un_nuclear_inspectors_reach_understanding_with_n_korea/?source=rss UN inspectors on Friday said they had reached a "mutual understanding" with North Korea after visiting a nuclear reactor at the centre of efforts to disarm the communist country. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, United Nations, United Nations related 2007-06-29T12:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hopes_raised_after_nkorea_invites_un_inspectors/?source=rss Hopes were raised Sunday that North Korea would soon begin dismantling its atomic weapons programmes, after the communist state invited UN inspectors to discuss shutting down its main nuclear reactor. Top Headlines, Popular Articles, Top Stories, World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, United Nations, United Nations related 2007-06-17T11:30:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/first_train_to_cross_dmz_sparks_celebration_in_korea/?source=rss Crowds cheered while a small group of protesters wept Thursday as the first train to cross the inter-Korean border in 56 years set off from Munsan Station Thursday. Top Headlines, Popular Articles, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, South Korea 2007-05-21T11:11:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nkorea_says_readying_nuclear_shutdown_envoys/?source=rss North Korea said Saturday that it had begun preparations to shutdown and seal its key Yongbyon atomic reactor in a step toward honouring a landmark nuclear disarmament deal. World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-03-17T20:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/east_asian_leaders_shelve_differences_to_pressure_nkorea/?source=rss East Asian leaders have shelved differences to put pressure on North Korea as countries around the region prepared to wrap up days of diplomatic summits with their biggest meeting of all. World, Politics, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, South-East Asia, Philippines 2007-01-14T13:30:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/seoul_to_give_100000_tons_of_rice_to_north_korea/?source=rss The government will begin shipping 100,000 tons of rice and other emergency relief supplies to North Korea before the end of this month to help repair damages from recent flooding there, a senior government official said Sunday. Top Headlines, Popular Articles, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, South Korea 2006-08-22T22:31:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/south_korean_emergency_aid_heads_for_north/?source=rss The first shipment of emergency aid from South Korea to the North since devastating floods last month, which reportedly left up to 10,000 people dead or missing, left on Thursday, an aid group said Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, South Korea 2006-08-07T03:07:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/amid_mines_and_barbed_wire_wildlife_thrives_in_a_cold_war_no_mans_land/?source=rss Within earshot of a truckload of South Korean troops, a family of wild boars approaches a military base looking for an afternoon snack. Just down the road, water deer dash into a forest dotted with mines. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, South Korea 2006-05-11T07:35:00+00:00