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Nation & World
Bush halts North Korean demand
Discussions between President Bush and North Korea over the disbanding of North Korea's nuclear weapons program have come to another standstill.
Before giving up its program, North Korea wants the U.S. to agree to a non-aggressive treaty, but Bush is not willing to comply with their demand. The U.S. would only give security assurances if North Korea's program was completely dismantled.
Also involved in the talks are Japan, China, Russia and South Korea. The U.S. is currently having to use these other parties to maintain constant communication with North Korea. Chinese President Hu Jintao is hoping to reach an agreement with Bush by sharing the goal of a peaceful, non-nuclear Korean peninsula.
The Bush administration is holding to its no tolerance stance on the nuclear weapons program by believing North Korea is only hurting its citizens and economy by maintaining the program. Korea's possession of nuclear weapons is not helping the country gain any trust and support from other countries and the U.S. does not find their nuclear program to be intimidating.
Men arrested for plot to kill Putin
Two Russian men were arrested by London's anti-terrorist branch after committing offenses under the Terrorism Act 2000 while plotting to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin.
One of the men is said to be a former secret service hit man who knew an officer in Russia's Federal Security Service that would know the movements of Putin.
Another member of the service was apparently contacted by one of the men and alerted police. The men have been released, possibly under a condition that they return to Russia.
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