Bolton speaks about N. Korea's test plan
2006-10-04 16:37:16
U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Bolton speaks about the announcement by North Korea it would test a nuclear weapon, before a UN Security Council meeting, at the United Nations in New York, October 3, 2006.[Reuters]
S.Korea gravely concerned at North's test threat
2006-10-04 16:34:19
South Korea 's Unification Minister Lee Jong-seok (L) and Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon take part in a special session of the unification and foreign affairs committee at the National Assembly hall in Seoul October 4, 2006. South Korea said on Wednesday it was gravely concerned about North Korea 's plan to carry out a nuclear test, with the United States saying the move would be 'an unacceptable threat' to world peace.[Reuters]
Japanese inspect North Korean cargo ship
2006-10-04 17:27:09
Customs officials inspect North Korean cargo ship Kum Gang at Sakai port in Sakaiminato, western Japan September 23, 2006. Japanese police and customs authorities raided the 298-ton cargo ship on saturday on suspicion that the vessel brought two fake $100 bills into Japan, local media reports.
South Koreans watch TV news report
2006-10-04 17:25:46
South Koreans watch TV news report at the railway station in Seoul, October 3, 2006, about North Korea's statement about its possible nuclear test.
North-South military talks
2006-10-04 16:44:28
South Korea's head of military delegation Moon Sung-mook (L) shakes hands with North Korean counterpart Pak ki-yong before the working-level military talks at the north side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone separating the two Koreas, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, October 2, 2006. [Reuters]
Kim Yong Nam at Non-Aligned Movement summit
2006-10-04 16:42:39
North Korean parliament leader Kim Yong Nam (L) embraces Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the start of the first plenary session during the Non-Aligned Movement summit, in Havana September 15, 2006.
Kim Yong-nam at Non-Aligned Movement summit
2006-10-04 16:30:33
North Korea's number two Kim Yong-nam (2nd R, facing camera), president of the communist country's parliament, is sent off before his departure from Pyongyang September 13, 2006, to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit to be held in Havana, Cuba. [Reuters]
The truce village of Panmunjom
2006-10-04 16:29:15
Soldiers from North Korea (R) and the U.S. stand guard at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, about 55 km (31 miles) north of Seoul, September 13, 2006.
Kim Jong-il poses with farm manager
2006-10-04 16:22:01
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd L) poses for a picture with the family of farm manager Yun Ho-jung (L) during an inspection of a stock-breeding centre of the Korean People's Army unit 757, in an unspecified location in North Korea, in this undated photo released by Korea News Service in Tokyo August 14, 2006.