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Reclusive North Korea angrily accused the US Congress of trying to cut back on supplying the fuel oil which it desperately needs and threatened to scrap a 1994 landmark nuclear deal with Washington.

The official Korean Central News Agency warned: "If the heavy oil is not supplied in time as scheduled, we will be compelled to reconsider our nuclear freeze.

Reuter - Tokyo

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