North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has again indicated willingness to participate in bilateral talks with the United States and return to six-party talks over its nuclear program, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. The attitude shift by North Korea — which pulled out of talks in April to protest the United Nations’ condemnation over its nuclear test and missile launches — came amid Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s weekend visit to Pyongyang, Xinhua reported Monday.
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Thursday meeting with Iran to test Obama ‘engagement’ policy
Thursday’s meeting between the United States and Iran may be the highest-level talks in three decades between the two countries, but the United States is cautious about predicting what might come next. The meeting is central to the Obama administration policy of international “engagement” and its attempt to persuade Iran to halt its nuclear program
Fire call hits close to home for 911 dispatcher
From baby deliveries to unexpected deaths, Mike Bowes, a 911 dispatcher from Quincy, Massachusetts, has handled a wide range of emergency calls. But Monday night, the 44-year-old received an unexpected call from his neighbor: His own house was on fire
U.S. to Honduras: End emergency decree now
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Afghan FM: Abandoning nation would "embolden" extremists
Ahead of a United Nations Security Council briefing Tuesday on Afghanistan, the country’s foreign minister urged patience from the international community in dealing with his struggling homeland.
U.S. seeing more female homeless veterans
When Iraq war veteran Angela Peacock is in the shower, she sometimes closes her eyes and can’t help reliving the day in Baghdad in 2003 that pushed her closer to the edge.
Poisoned patriots? Stricken Marines seek help with illnesses
For Rick Kelly, the first sign of cancer was a feeling of discomfort in his chest. TAMPA, Florida (CNN) — For Rick Kelly, the first sign of cancer was a feeling of discomfort in his chest
Ex-Manson follower Susan Atkins dies
Susan Denise Atkins, a former member of the Manson family who killed pregnant actress Sharon Tate during a two-day killing spree in 1969, has died, according to a California corrections spokesman. She was 61.
U.S. calls purported sex tape ‘doctored’ and ‘smear campaign’
A videotape on a Russian Web site allegedly showing a State Department employee having sex with a prostitute is a “smear campaign” meant to discredit the man, a State Department spokesman said Thursday.
Brazil asks for emergency U.N. meeting on Honduras, report says
Brazil wants an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss the situation at its embassy in Honduras, where the ousted Honduran president has been holed up since returning to his country, the official Brazilian news agency reported