The US Ambassador to South Korea today urged South Koreans to set aside their culture of collective guilt and not assume responsibility over the murder of 32 students and faculty members at Virginia Tech University.

The main US envoy to South Korea said today that Washington will seek to resolve financial restrictions on the North that have hindered nuclear talks, after Pyongyang agreed to return to the negotiations following its nuclear test.

North Korea today warned that US moves to build a missile shield were fuelling a dangerous arms race in space, as countries in the region urged the communist nation to halt apparent plans to launch a long-range missile.

A convoy of Russian diplomats came under fire Sunday as they were evacuating Baghdad, the Kremlin said.

Senior Russian and US officials began consultations in Moscow today that were expected to focus on potential terrorist threats coming from groups based in Afghanistan.