North Korea Says It Will Dismantle Nuclear-Arms Site

North Korea on Sunday said it would resume tearing apart its Yongbyon nuclear complex, a day after the U.S. announced it was removing North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. Getty Images Footage aired on Oct. 11 marks the first time in 58 days that photos of Kim Jong Il in public have been broadcast by North Korean news media. The carefully-staged set of diplomatic steps restored momentum to the so-called six-party process in which five nations -- China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the U.S. -- are trying to persuade North Korea to accept economic aid and give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons. In a short statement issued by its state media, North Korea said it would allow inspections from U.S. and the International Atomic Energy Agency to verify the disablement of its nuclear power plant, which has... [read full story]