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NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's Xi

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 24th

BEIJING (AP) - A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into

Judge apologizes for lag in unsealing documents

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By FREDERIC J. FROMMERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge apologized Wednesday for an 18-month delay in unsealing documents in a case involving an alleged leak of classified information to a reporter. The documents include two warrants and related materials for the email accounts of

North Korean leader sends special envoy to China

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By MARGIE MASONAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most important

North Korea sends leader's special envoy to China

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By MARGIE MASONAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to China on Wednesday as Beijing faces pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers' Party official and a vice

North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By MARGIE MASONAssociated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. Choe Ryong Hae, a top Workers

White House: Reporters shouldn't be prosecuted

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama believes journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs, the White House said Tuesday, showing solidarity with First Amendment advocates alarmed by a pair of high-profile federal probes into national security

China's Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

BEIJING (AP) - China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea. The June 7-8 meeting at a retreat

China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By LOUISE WATTAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring allies. Boat owner Yu Xuejun,

Seoul: Day 3 of NKorea tests of short-range weapon

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

By HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean officials were investigating

China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th