North Korea blames U.S. for nuclear talks impasse
North Korea's official media on Saturday placed
the blame for an impasse in talks aimed at ending Pyongyang's
nuclear weapons programme squarely at the feet of the United States.
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Japan's emperor urges understanding of wartime past
Japan's Emperor Akihito expressed hope that
mourning the country's war dead would lead to a better understanding
of the past, but avoided touching on how people should show their
respects.
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Colombian drug spraying fuels tension with Ecuador
Colombia on Friday pushed on with chemical
spraying of the coca plants used to make cocaine along its border
with Ecuador in a campaign stoking diplomatic tensions between the
Andean neighbors.
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