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N. Korea criticizes Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit as 'conspiracy gathering'

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday strongly condemned the Ukraine peace summit to be hosted by Switzerland later this week, describing it as a "conspiracy gathering under the pretext of peace" to exclude Russia
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U.S. calls on N. Korea to stop provocative acts, reaffirms security commitment to S. Korea

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 13 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. State Department spokesperson called on North Korea Thursday to stop provocative activities as tensions have flared anew due to the North's recent sending of trash-filled balloons to the South
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(2nd LD) UNC investigating N.K. troops' land border incursion, S. Korean loudspeaker broadcasts

(ATTN: ADDS defense ministry's statement in para 9)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- The U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) said Thursday it is investigating a series of incidents at the inter-Korean border earlier this week, including a brief
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(LEAD) Gov't warns of possible major aftershocks following Buan earthquake, orders readiness

(ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout)SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- The government warned Thursday that major aftershocks could possibly follow the recent 4.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the southwestern county of Buan, ordering officials to
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(LEAD) (News Focus) Putin's visit to N. Korea likely to pave way for deeper military cooperation: experts

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details throughout)By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's impending visit to North Korea is expected to serve as an occasion to elevate the level of military cooperation between the t
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(News Focus) Putin's visit to N. Korea likely to pave way for deeper military cooperation: experts

By Kim Soo-yeonSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin's impending visit to North Korea is expected to serve as an occasion to elevate the level of military cooperation between the two nations beyond arms transactions amid a n
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(LEAD) UNC investigating N.K. troops' land border incursion, S. Korean loudspeaker broadcasts

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead para; UPDATES with more details throughout)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- The U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) said Thursday it is investigating a series of incidents at the inter-Korean border earlier this week,
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277 cases of facility damage reported following earthquake in Buan

SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- A series of additional reports of damage have come in overnight in the wake of this week's 4.8 magnitude earthquake in the southwestern county of Buan, officials said Thursday.A total of 277 cases of facility damage hav
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3 missing after fishing boat capsizes off southwestern coast

MOKPO, South Korea, June 13 (Yonhap) -- A fishing boat capsized in waters off South Korea's southwestern coast early Thursday, leaving three sailors missing, the Coast Guard said.The 33-ton eel fishing trawler was overturned in waters northeast o
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U.N. Command investigating inter-Korean land border incursion by N.K. troops, S. Korean loudspeaker broadcasts

By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- The U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) said Thursday it is investigating a series of incidents earlier this week involving some North Korean troops briefly crossing the inter-Korean land border and South Korea'
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(LEAD) U.S. 'always vigilant' about potential N.K. steps beyond trash-filled balloons: Campbell

(ATTN: ADDS more remarks in paras 7, 11-12)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The United States remains "always vigilant" about North Korea's potential steps against South Korea that might go beyond its sending of trash-fi
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U.S. 'always vigilant' about potential N.K. steps beyond trash-filled balloons: Campbell

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The United States remains "always vigilant" about North Korea's potential steps against South Korea that might go beyond its sending of trash-filled balloons to the South, a senior U.S. d
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(LEAD) U.N. Security Council discusses N.K. human rights despite opposition from China, Russia

(ATTN: ADDS more info, details in paras 21-24)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The long-festering issue of North Korea's human rights violations took center stage at a U.N. Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Wednesday as diplomats,
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U.N. Security Council discusses N.K. human rights despite opposition from China, Russia

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, June 12 (Yonhap) -- The long-festering issue of North Korea's human rights violations took center stage at a U.N. Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Wednesday as diplomats, experts and activists called for undiminished
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Putin expected to visit N. Korea in a few days: Seoul official

ASTANA, June 13 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladamir Putin is expected to visit North Korea "in a few days," a South Korean presidential official said Thursday. The official confirmed Putin's plan to visit Pyongyang in a meeting wit
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(URGENT) Putin likely to visit N. Korea 'in a few days': presidential office

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(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim hopes to continue to develop 'meaningful, close' ties with Putin

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has voiced hope for continuing to develop "meaningful and close" ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, st
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N. Korea's Kim hopes his close ties with Putin will bolster 'eternal milestone' of Pyongyang-Moscow relations

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has voiced hope that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin will continue to develop their close ties, further consolidating the "eternal milestone" of the two nations' relat
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N.K. leader sends message to Putin marking Russia's nat'l day

SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of its national day, the North's state media reported Tuesday, amid growing speculation that Putin would
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Unification ministry mulls meeting with activists over anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaign

SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry is considering meeting with North Korean defectors' groups dedicated to sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the inter-Korean border amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul off