U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday she would not put a time limit on talks to end North Korea's nuclear program, but that the onus is on Pyongyang now to produce some results. The Chinese-sponsored six-party talks are due to resume in Beijing next Monday after a break of more than a year. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration says the current shuttle crew's first space walk outside the International Space Station was a huge success. VOA's Sean Maroney reports from Washington on how NASA is beginning to undertake the most complex part of the current mission.

Ending as it did without major decisions, the December 4-5 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels highlighted the diverging visions pursued by some of the major countries within the organization.