Friday, October 13, 2006

U.N. nears agreement on NKorea sanctions (AP)

A former South Korean intelligence agent wearing North Korean military uniform stands next to a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il as he says he wants to go to North Korea to destroy the North's nuclear weapon during an anti-North Korean rally in front of Defense Ministry in Seoul Friday Oct. 13 2006. As key Security Council members neared agreement on a resolution on North Korea a new U.S. draft resolution was proposed that would authorize non-military sanctions against the country for its claimed nuclear test. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - The United States dropped the possibility of using force against North Korea over the regime's purported nuclear test a concession to Russia and China in the hope of seeing a U.N. Security Council resolution on the standoff passed by Friday.


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