Seoul - The foreign ministers of the nations participating the six-party talks to end North Korea's nuclear programme are to meet for the first time next week in Singapore, officials in Seoul said

Seoul  - North Korea insisted Saturday that South Ko

Beijing - Envoys from six nations were trying to reach agreement on Saturday on a joint statement on North Korea's nuclear programme, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. 

Seoul - A South Korean tourist was shot and killed Friday by a

Beijing - North Korea has agreed to begin international verification of its plutonium inventory within one month, marking a key step towards dismantling its nuclear programme, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.

"North Korea has agreed to the beginning of the process before the US measure to remove it from the list of state sponsors of terrorism takes effect on August 11," the agency quoted unidentified "informed sources" as saying.

News of the agreement came as envoys from six nations were scheduled to hold a second day of talks in Beijing on ending North Korea's nuclear programme, following a nine-month break in negotiations.