2005.03.16

No Atom Talks Without 'Tyranny' Retraction --DPRK (Reuters). North Korea rules out a return to stalled six-way talks on its nuclear weapons programs unless the United States retracts its labeling of Pyongyang as an "outpost of tyranny." 2005.03.16

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Japan-Skiier (Mainichi) New twist in Olympic skiier's alleged "sex romp" in Roppongi ... mystery Canadian companion claims Tae Satoya was attacked by the club's gaijin bouncer and there had been nothing intimate going on in the VIP room. 2005.03.16

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Japanese Assembly Votes on ROK-Held Land (AP). Shimane prefecture votes to assert Japan's territorial claim over a cluster of South Korean-held islands, raising the stakes in a dispute that has strained relations between the two countries. The action prompts Seoul to summon the Japanese envoy. 2005.03.16

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Asia-TV [spacetoday.net] Plans are afoot to launch a new Asian satellite television venture. 2005.03.16

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USA. Will Seek Other Options if DPRK Talks Fails (Reuters). An American official says stalled six-country negotiations on North Korea's nuclear weapons program must be accelerated or other ways for dealing with it must be considered. 2005.03.16

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