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China urged to use influence on N. Korea

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

WikiLeaks releases State Department cables

By Ben Birnbaum - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. John McCain (left) talks with Sen. Lindsay Graham in 2009. (The Washington Times)

Senators back military maneuvers with S. Korea

By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican (Associated Press)

McCain says China needs to rein in North Korea

Associated Press

Former South Korean marines burn images of North Korean leader Kim Jong il, right, and his son Kim Jong Un, during a rally denouncing North Korea on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea is gearing up for joint military maneuvers with the U.S. starting Sunday that are likely to keep tensions soaring following the attack on a South Korean island, which killed two two marines and two civilians. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

U.S. and South Korea push ahead with war games

By David Guttenfelder and Kim Kwang-tae - Associated Press

A South Korean marine helps a woman disembark from a ferry ship Thursday as she returns to her home on Yeonpyeong Island. South Korea's president vowed to boost troops on the island targeted by a North Korean artillery barrage, while the North stridently warned of additional attacks if the South carries out any "reckless military provocations." (Associated Press)

S. Korea sends troops to fortify island, border

By combined dispatches

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PRUDEN: Wild, crazy guys and sheeps for shearing

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

A South Korean resident stands on the rubble of a destroyed house on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap)

South Korea reports 2 civilian deaths in clash with North

By Hyung-jin Kim and Kwang-tae Kim - Associated Press

Inside the Ring

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. presses China to restrain N. Korea

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Destroyed houses are evident from the air Wednesday on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea. Officials say they found the burned bodies of two islanders killed in the North Korean artillery attack, marking the first two civilian deaths in the crisis. (Associated Press/Yonhap)

Obama calls on China to restrain North Korea

By Ashish Kumar Sen and Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Smoke billow from Yeonpyeong island near the border against North Korea, in South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire Tuesday after the North shelled an island near their disputed sea border, killing at least two South Korean marines, setting dozens of buildings ablaze and sending civilians fleeing for shelter. (AP Photo/Yonhap)

North, South Korea exchange fire; 2 marines killed

By Hyung-Jin and Kwang-Tae Kim - Associated Press

BRINK OF WAR: South Koreans watch smoke rising from South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island near the border with North Korea on Tuesday. The North fired artillery barrages onto the island. South Korea returned fire and launched fighter jets. (Associated Press)

North Korea fires on South Korea

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

South Korean villagers watch smoke from South Korea's Yeonpyeong island near the border against North Korea Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. North Korea fired artillery barrages onto the South Korean island near their disputed border Tuesday, setting buildings alight and prompting South Korea to return fire and scramble fighter jets. (AP Photo/Yonhap)

EDITORIAL: Rogue-state vogue

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

U.S. officials: China must act on N. Korea violation

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

**FILE** In this photo from Sept. 16, Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy to North Korea, speaks to reporters in Beijing, China. Mr. Bosworth will visit South Korea, Japan and China as fears rise that North Korea is ramping up its nuclear program. South Korea's Foreign Ministry said Stephen Bosworth is to arrive in Seoul on Sunday for a two-day trip aimed at discussing the North's nuclear weapons program. (Associated Press)

Scientist: N. Korea built uranium enriching facility

By Foster Klug - Associated Press

U.S. envoy denies N. Korea nuke facility a crisis

By combined dispatches

Satellite appears to show N.Korea nuke building

By Kwang-tae Kim - Associated Press

Musharraf defends handling of Khan

By Eli Lake - The Washington Times