U.S. rejects N. Korea delay idea

Pyongyang said it will start moves to shut its nuclear reactor within a day of receiving $25 million in frozen assets from a Macau bank, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said after meeting with officials in N. Korea. But he said it could be 30 days before the reactor begins shutting down, well past a Saturday deadline it agreed to in Feb. The State Dept. reiterated it expects N. Korea to “meet its obligations.”

EAST TIMOR: With no majority winner, the presidential election now moves to a 3-way runoff with the current PM and 2 others.

INDONESIA: Officials began setting up the 1st locally made warning buoy for alerting the archipelago in the event of a tsunami.

ECUADOR: President Rafael Correa called for measures to protect the country’s famed Galapagos Islands, including restrictions on tourism.

MEXICO: About 200 journalists marched through Acapulco to demand justice in the slaying of Amado Ramirez, a TV reporter.

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