NKorea unlikely to meet reactor deadline

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea appeared increasingly unlikely to meet a weekend deadline to shut down its nuclear reactor, staying silent Thursday about whether it was satisfied with a U.S. solution to a financial dispute that has stalled the disarmament process.

N.Korea funds freed as nuclear deadline nears

N.Korea funds freed as nuclear deadline nears By Jonathan Thatcher 1 hour, 18 minutes ago SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday that Macau authorities have unblocked funds in frozen North Korean accounts and urged Pyongyang to work toward shutting down a nuclear reactor by a weekend deadline.