TOKYO —
The amount of fissile plutonium Japan possessed in the country and abroad totaled about 31.8 tons at the end of last year, up 0.6 of a ton from a year earlier, a Cabinet Office report showed Tuesday. The total comprised 6.6 tons held inside Japan and the rest was kept abroad under reprocessing deals [...]

By GEORGE JAHN
VIENNA, Austria (AP) — North Korea declared Monday that it will resume shutting down its nuclear program and allow U.N. experts to monitor the process, including making sure the plant that produced plutonium for its test bomb remains disabled.
The moves, revealed by the International Atomic Energy Agency, were a strong indication that Pyongyang [...]

Vienna (dpa) - North Korea allowed international inspectors back into its nuclear facilities Monday, two days after the United States struck the country from its terrorism blacklist, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.
In addition, the reclusive Stalinist state said it would resume disabling the Yongbyong nuclear complex on Tuesday by continuing to remove nuclear [...]