The US has announced a resumption for the first time in three years of food aid to North Korea, which is believed to be facing famine this year.
The US government's development arm, USAID, said over the next year it will provide half a million tonnes of food.
sia and South Korea to end its nuclear programme in return for large-scale aid and the lifting of US sanctions.

WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States said Friday it will send 500000 metric tonnes of emergency food aid to North Korea over the next year under a deal with

WASHINGTON - The United States says it has reached a deal to provide North Korea with 500,000 tonnes of food aid over the coming year.
The Bush administration says the aid is unrelated to its nuclear disarmament deal with Pyongyang. However, both deals have involved unusually intense U.S. diplomacy with a country President George W. Bush once denounced as part of an "axis of evil."
ey can't put an exact price tag on the deal. Much will depend on such variables as the costs of food and shipping, both of which are rising fast.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States said Friday it has reached a deal with North Korea to provide 500,000 metric tons of food aid over the coming year to the closed-off communist nation.
The Bush administration says the aid is unrelated to its nuclear disarmament deal with Pyongyang, although both have involved an unusual intensity of U.S. diplomacy with a nation President Bush once included as part of a rhetorical "axis of evil."
ess in order to allow for confirmation of receipt by the intended recipients," according to a statement from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

WASHINGTON , May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - The United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have reached an understanding on the parameters of a program for the resumption of U.S. food assistance for the North Korean people. International organizations and experts have expressed concern about a severe food shortage in North Korea, and the DPRK has explained to the United States that it faces a major shortfall in food supplies. In response, the United States has pledged significant assistance. The two sides have agreed on terms for a substantial improvement in monitoring and access in order to allow for confirmation of receipt by the intended recipients.
The

WASHINGTON - The United States Agency for International Development said Friday it intends to send 500000 tonnes of emergency food aid to North Korea over

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it would provide 500000 metric tonnes in food aid to North Korea in a sign of improving cooperation

The US is expected to announce some 500000 tons of food aid to North Korea following receipt from Pyongyang of about 18000 pages of documents on North

By John R. Bolton, Danielle Pletka In these two articles, AEI's Danielle Pletka and John R. Bolton bring us up to date and discuss the larger implications