North Korean ship hiding missiles under sacks of sugar intercepted in Panama
PANAMA CITY (AP) -- A North Korean ship carrying weapons system parts buried under sacks of sugar was seized as it tried to cross the Panama Canal on its way from Cuba to its home country, which is...
View ArticleNorth Korea says arms cargo a legitimate deal
North Korea has insisted Cuban weapons found aboard a Pyongyang-flagged ship near the Panama Canal were part of a legitimate deal, and called for the release of the ship's crew. Panama is to charge...
View ArticlePanama finds suspected weapons on N. Korean ship
PANAMA CITY — A North Korean ship carrying weapons system parts buried under sacks of sugar was seized as it tried to cross the Panama Canal on its way from Cuba to its home country, which is barred...
View ArticlePanama Seeks UN Inspectors for Seized North Korean Ship
A North Korean ship stopped by Panama laden with fighter jets and other undeclared military gear will be opened to United Nations inspectors to determine whether the cargo sent from Cuba violated...
View ArticleN. Korean ship carrying weapons seized near Panama Canal
Published July 16, 2013Associated Press July 16, 2013: Military equipment lays in containers aboard a North Korean-flagged ship at the Manzanillo International container terminal on the coast of Colon...
View ArticleN. Korea-Cuba drama boils down to useless weapons, big pile of sugar
As anti-drug-trafficking agents closed in on a North Korean freighter about to enter the Panama Canal this month, the crew from the rogue communist country took evasive action. They sought to outrun...
View ArticlePanama seizes North Korean ship carrying weapons from Cuba
Drug enforcement officials in the Panama Canal found themselves at the centre of an international incident after detaining a North Korean ship coming from Cuba and carrying a hidden cargo of arms. The...
View ArticleCuba: 'Obsolete' weapons on ship were going to North Korea for repair
July 17, 2013 -- Updated 0201 GMT (1001 HKT) (CNN) -- It was a mystery that Panama's president said his country was struggling to solve. What was the massive military equipment hidden under hundreds...
View ArticleNorth Korea-Cuba arms deal: More drama than danger
As anti-drug-trafficking agents closed in on a North Korean freighter about to enter the Panama Canal this month, the crew from the rogue communist country took evasive action. They sought to outrun...
View ArticleCuba says North Korean ship carried 'obsolete' weapons
A North Korean ship held in the Panama Canal on its way from Cuba was carrying...
View ArticleCuba claims as own weapons found on N. Korea ship
Published July 16, 2013AFP View of the North Korean vessel Chong Chon Gang at Manzanillo harbour in Colon, 90 km from Panama City on July 16, 2013. Cuba has claimed as its own the arms found on board...
View ArticleCuba claims as own weapons found on North Korea ship
Havana: Cuba claimed its own the arms found on board a North Korean ship that Panama impounded, saying the missile system parts were to be repaired and returned. In a statement read on state...
View ArticleCuba claims as own weapons found on N Korean ship
Cuba claimed it owns the arms found on board a North Korean ship that Panama impounded, saying the missile system parts were to be repaired and returned. In a statement read on state television...
View ArticleReport: Cuban weapons in North Korean ship violated U.N. sanctions
Cuban weapons found in a freighter bound for North Korea “without a doubt” violate U.N. sanctions and some of it seemed intended for Pyongyang’s own use, not for repair and return as Havana claims,...
View ArticlePanama to send detained North Korean crew, ship home: minister
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The North Korean crew and ship detained in Panama for smuggling Cuban weapons three months ago will soon be returned to the reclusive Asian nation, Panama's foreign minister...
View ArticleMiGs, parts seized from North Korean ship are operational, Panama official...
PANAMA CITY — Two Cuban fighter jets seized from a North Korean ship in July were in perfect condition to operate, and the 15 plane engines that were found along with them were relatively new and...
View ArticlePanama ready to return North Korean arms-smuggling ship and crew
Panama believes 33 of the 35 crew on Chong Chon Gang, apprehended in July, did not know it carried arms from Cuba Suspected weaponry found inside the Chong Chon Gang. Photograph: Rex Features/Zuma The...
View ArticlePanama says no diplomatic deal on North Korean ship that carried Cuban weapons
Panama is insisting that the case of a North Korean ship carrying contraband Cuban weapons must be handled by the United Nations despite a soothing diplomatic note from Pyongyang, according a...
View ArticleReport: Cuban weapons in North Korean ship violate UN sanctions
MIAMI -- Cuban weapons found in a freighter bound for North Korea "without a doubt" violate U.N. sanctions and some of it seemed intended for Pyongyang's own use, not for repair and return as Havana...
View ArticleNorth Korean ship was carrying sugar donation: Cuba to Panama
Panama City/Miami (Reuters): When a North Korean ship carrying Cuban arms was seized last week in Panama on suspicion of smuggling drugs, Cuba first said it was loaded with sugar for the people of...
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