KYOTO, June 28 Kyodo - The Group of Eight foreign ministers urgently issued a joint statement Friday expressing ''grave concern'' over the situation in Zimbabwe and urging the African nation t

KYOTO, June 28 Kyodo - The Group of Eight major nations stressed Friday the importance of verifying North Korea's account of its nuclear programs and deplored the political violence in Zimbabw

KYOTO, June 28 Kyodo - The U.S. action to remove North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism dealt a blow to Japan as the country counted on a hard U.S.

TOKYO, June 28 Kyodo - Japanese and three other Asian unions representing pelagic long-line tuna fishing operators under a Tokyo-based umbrella group have agreed to suspend operations in a co

Kyoto, June 28 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and U.S.

KYOTO, June 28 Kyodo - Japan, the United States and Australia agreed Friday to enhance trilateral cooperation in disaster relief measures in case a major disaster hits a part of the Asia-Pacific re

Pyongyang, June 28 Kyodo - North Korea on Friday demolished a cooling tower attached to its key Yongbyon nuclear reactor, in a symbolic demonstration underscoring progress in the disablement o

KYOTO, June 28 Kyodo - Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight nations urged North Korea on Friday to ''fully cooperate'' in the verification of its nuclear declaration under the six-nation proce

BEIJING, June 26 Kyodo - North Korea on Thursday finally submitted its long-delayed declaration giving details of its nuclear programs, the Chinese government confirmed.

WASHINGTON, June 26 Kyodo - President George W. Bush said Thursday he will lift trade sanctions against North Korea and cross it off the U.S.