North Korea

Kerry: US, China pledge to work together on NKorea

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - U.S. and Chinese leaders said Saturday that their countries are committed to finding a peaceful way to ensure a nuclear-free Korean peninsula. "We are determined to make that goal a reality," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said after talks with

Goal of nuclear-free NKorea tests US, China ties

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and LARA JAKESAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Bound by threats from North Korea, the U.S. and China agreed Saturday to rid the bellicose nation of nuclear weapons in a test of whether the world powers can shelve years of rivalry and discord, and unite in fostering global

A look at the North Korea crisis

By The Associated Press As the world waits and watches for an expected North Korean ballistic missile test, the U.S. and its allies are prepared to respond. U.S. officials are conceding that North Korea may be increasing its nuclear capabilities, but they don't expect a nuclear strike. They

US stresses limits of NKorea's nuclear firepower

By ROBERT BURNS and KIMBERLY DOZIERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - On the brink of an expected North Korean missile test, U.S. officials focused on the limits of Pyongyang's nuclear firepower Friday, trying to shift attention from the disclosure that the North Koreans might be able to launch