The United States says verification of North Korea's earlier nuclear activities must include samples taken from its nuclear sites. U.S. State Department spokesman Robert Wood said the Communist country must permit international inspectors to take such samples, CNN reported.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday North Korea allowed its inspectors back into the Yongbyon nuclear facility.

North Korea says it will resume dismantling its nuclear reprocessing complex in the wake of a U.S. decision to drop the country from its terrorism list. The United States made the move as part of an Oct.

Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo - N Korea bans IAEA inspectors from all Yongbyon nuclear facilities Originally published by Kyodo News Service, Tokyo, in English 1311 9 Oct 08. (c) 2008 BBC Monitoring Newsfile. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.

The hard-won nuclear deal with North Korea seems to be unraveling after a hopeful period in which the North shuttered its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon and dramatically blew up the cooling tower.