A US congresswoman shot in the head two weeks ago is moving to a Houston rehab centre today where her husband hopes she will continue on the path to a full recovery.

North Korea today said it has no intention of making nuclear weapons and repeated Pyongyang’s position that the stand-off can be resolved through dialogue with the US, officials said.

Inter-Korean talks began in sombre mood today, with South Korea demanding that North Korea should scrap its nuclear weapons programme.