U.S. Offers to Help North Korea After Train Blast

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N. Korea Receives Aid for Train Blast
(AP)

N. Korea Receives Aid for Train Blast
(AP) 04/26/2004 07:43 AM
AP - Hygiene kits, instant noodles and water purification tablets by the thousands streamed Monday into a North Korean town pulverized by a train explosion last week as international aid efforts accelerated.

N.Korea Says Fatal Train Blast Due to
'Carelessness'

N.Korea Says Fatal Train Blast Due to
'Carelessness' 04/23/2004 09:52 PM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 24 2004 2:06AM GMT

N Korea train blast 'kills many'

N Korea train blast 'kills many' 04/22/2004 10:44 AM
A huge explosion reportedly leaves up to 3,000 people dead or injured after two fuel trains collide.

Red Cross Confirms 154 Killed in N.Korea
Train Blast

Red Cross Confirms 154 Killed in N.Korea
Train Blast 04/24/2004 01:10 PM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 24 2004 4:39PM GMT

N.Korea Says Fatal Train Blast Due to
'Carelessness' (Reuters)

N.Korea Says Fatal Train Blast Due to
'Carelessness' (Reuters) 04/23/2004 09:45 PM
Reuters - North Korea on Saturday broke its official silence on a catastrophic rail explosion, saying it had been sparked by an "electrical contact caused by carelessness."

Thousands of Casualties Feared in North
Korea Train Explosion

Thousands of Casualties Feared in North
Korea Train Explosion 04/22/2004 11:59 AM
Thousands of people were feared killed or injured today when two trains carrying oil and liquefied petroleum gas collided, South Korean media reported.

Big blast reported in North Korea

Big blast reported in North Korea 09/11/2004 11:50 PM
A big explosion rocked a northern province of North Korea last week, South Korean media are reporting.

North Korea seeks aid after blast

North Korea seeks aid after blast 04/23/2004 04:24 PM

First Outside Aid Sent to North Korea
Blast Site

First Outside Aid Sent to North Korea
Blast Site 04/25/2004 04:13 AM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 25 2004 7:46AM GMT

"CNN - North Korea cloud not nuke blast
"

"CNN - North Korea cloud not nuke blast
" 09/13/2004 09:47 PM

Toll Climbs to 161 in North Korea Blast
as Aid Sent

Toll Climbs to 161 in North Korea Blast
as Aid Sent 04/25/2004 09:45 AM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 25 2004 1:43PM GMT

North Korea Blast Toll Seen Rising

North Korea Blast Toll Seen Rising 04/26/2004 12:54 AM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 26 2004 4:46AM GMT

Death Toll in North Korea Blast Put at
Between 54 and 150

Death Toll in North Korea Blast Put at
Between 54 and 150 04/23/2004 01:38 PM
A total of 1,850 homes were leveled and 6,350 were damaged, according to the International Federation of the Red Cross.

South Korea Says No Evidence of Blast at
North Site

South Korea Says No Evidence of Blast at
North Site 09/17/2004 04:29 AM
Reuters via Wired News Sep 17 2004 8:07AM GMT

North Korea Blast Toll Seen Rising
(Reuters)

North Korea Blast Toll Seen Rising
(Reuters) 04/25/2004 11:16 PM
Reuters - Children with faces stitched with twine writhed in pain in a crowded hospital while reclusive North Korea's neighbors discussed on Monday how to deliver aid to the victims of a huge train blast.

North Korea reports blast damage at $356
million

North Korea reports blast damage at $356
million 04/27/2004 12:56 PM

North Korea Reports Blast Damage at
$365M (AP)

North Korea Reports Blast Damage at
$365M (AP) 04/27/2004 10:12 AM
AP - North Korean train explosion victims battling severe burns and meager medical options received visits Tuesday from international aid workers, who began assessing long-term needs for relief — including ways to make sure "traumatized" children return to school.

North Korea: Blast Caused $356M in
Damage (AP)

North Korea: Blast Caused $356M in
Damage (AP) 04/27/2004 08:51 AM
AP - North Korea's official news agency said Tuesday damage caused by last week's massive train explosion will come to about $356 million.

Aid Workers Head for North Korea Rail
Blast Site

Aid Workers Head for North Korea Rail
Blast Site 04/24/2004 03:36 AM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 24 2004 7:30AM GMT

Reports of Massive Blast Emerge From
Secretive North Korea

Reports of Massive Blast Emerge From
Secretive North Korea 04/22/2004 04:17 PM
Hundreds were killed and injured when two trains loaded with fuel collided, only hours after North Korea's leader had passed by, according to reports in South Korea.

US offers supplies to North Korea

US offers supplies to North Korea 04/26/2004 01:15 PM
The US pledges to join relief efforts as a UN official says North Korea may suffer from last week's blast for years.

U.S. Offers North Korea Aid if It Phases
Out Nuclear Program

U.S. Offers North Korea Aid if It Phases
Out Nuclear Program 06/23/2004 05:20 PM
The North Korean delegation, which put forward its own plan at talks today, had no immediate reaction to the American offer.

North Korea offers free email on new gov
website

North Korea offers free email on new gov
website 07/17/2004 11:19 AM
BoingBoing reader Roy Berman says:

I went to check out the North Korean news wire earlier today and noticed that they had heavily revised their web site since the last time I looked at it a few months ago. The layout was still kind of bad and the English a bit weird, but there were now buttons for email, shopping, etc. I discovered that the North Korean government is actually letting people sign up for free web based email accounts. Their web page actually claims that they have an advanced IT industry, but somehow after experiencing it's fruit, I am left doubtful. One of the most amazing things about it was the selection of password hint questions, which include gems such as 'How would Korea change after reunification?'

link to Roy's blog entry with more details, and link to North Korea's government website, which informs me that "Korea Is One Homogenous Nation," and that one of the three top-selling books in the northern nation is "Butterfly and Cock."

How to Deal With North Korea & Q&A:
Should U.S. Launch Direct Talks with N.
Korea?

How to Deal With North Korea & Q&A:
Should U.S. Launch Direct Talks with N.
Korea? 03/19/2003 10:28 PM
Here are two thoughtful pieces on the North Korean Crisis.

From Foreign Affairs comes How to Deal With North Korea.

From the New York Times comes
Q&A: Should U.S. Launch Direct Talks with North Korea?

Here, by the way, is the fourth footnote from How to Deal With North Korea :

Had the Agreed Framework not been signed in 1994, the North's plutonium-based program would by today have produced enough plutonium for up to 30 nuclear weapons. Critics of the accord should not ignore this fact.

Explosion heard in North Korea, South
Korea denies

Explosion heard in North Korea, South
Korea denies 09/12/2004 06:45 AM
Maekyung Internet Sep 12 2004 11:16AM GMT

N.Korea Blast Unlikely to Have Been
Atomic-S.Korea Minister (Reuters)

N.Korea Blast Unlikely to Have Been
Atomic-S.Korea Minister (Reuters) 09/11/2004 11:46 PM
Reuters - A huge blast three days ago in North Korea was unlikely to have been a nuclear weapons test, South Korea's unification minister said on Sunday.

N.Korea Blast Unlikely to Have Been
Atomic-S.Korea Minister

N.Korea Blast Unlikely to Have Been
Atomic-S.Korea Minister 09/12/2004 01:36 AM
Reuters via Wired News Sep 12 2004 4:39AM GMT

Spaniards Unhappy With Train Blast Probe
(AP)

Spaniards Unhappy With Train Blast Probe
(AP) 08/07/2004 12:10 PM
AP - Five months after the worst terror attack in Spain's history, a parliamentary inquiry into the March 11 Madrid train bombings has little to show save a spreading discomfort among Spaniards about its members' jockeying for political gain.

Scores killed in Iran train blast

Scores killed in Iran train blast 02/18/2004 07:14 AM
A run-away train carrying sulphur, petrol and fertiliser catches fire and explodes in Iran, leaving many dead.

N. Korean train blast to amount to 300
million~400

N. Korean train blast to amount to 300
million~400 04/27/2004 01:15 PM
Maekyung Internet Apr 27 2004 5:17PM GMT

Deaths mount in Iran train blast

Deaths mount in Iran train blast 02/18/2004 06:55 PM
Nearly 300 people are now known to have died in Iran when a train carrying fuel and chemicals exploded.

Iran mourns train blast victims

Iran mourns train blast victims 02/19/2004 04:24 AM
Iran is in shock after a freight train laden with hazardous chemicals blew up, killing nearly 300 people.

Iran buries train blast dead

Iran buries train blast dead 02/19/2004 01:00 PM
Residents in north-east Iran begin to bury the more than 300 victims of a massive train blast.

Deadly blast strikes Russia train

Deadly blast strikes Russia train 12/05/2003 07:51 AM
Dozens die in Russian train blast

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150 said dead in N. Korea train
explosion

150 said dead in N. Korea train
explosion 04/23/2004 09:40 AM

Russia Train Blast Death Toll Rises to
25

Russia Train Blast Death Toll Rises to
25 12/05/2003 04:24 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 5 2003 3:48AM ET

More Than 200 Killed in Iran Train
Blast, Agency Says (Reuters)

More Than 200 Killed in Iran Train
Blast, Agency Says (Reuters) 02/18/2004 05:53 AM
Reuters - More than 200 people were killed when petrol wagons exploded on a train in northeast Iran, the state IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.

Spain police make arrests in train blast

Spain police make arrests in train blast 06/09/2004 12:03 PM

Russia Train Blast Could Be Suicide
Attack, Police Say

Russia Train Blast Could Be Suicide
Attack, Police Say 12/05/2003 04:24 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 5 2003 3:48AM ET
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