N Korea Launches Multiple Missiles
North Korea launched a series of what appeared to be "surface-to-ship" cruise missiles on Thursday, South Korea's defence ministry said, in what would be the latest in a string of tests in defiance...
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Lessons In Loyalty As N.Korea Celebrates Children’s Day
These pictures from North Korea show school children playing with imitation AK47s and throwing mock grenades as they learn military skills to 'beat down any enemies'. Pupils at Pyongyang Number Four...
Lessons In Loyalty As N.Korea Celebrates Children’s Day
To celebrate Korean Children's Union Day on Tuesday, the pupils of Pyongyang Number Four Primary School threw mock grenades at targets, crawled under a frame and threw themselves over a fence -- all...
N. Korea Says Ballistic Missile Test Successful
North Korea on Tuesday boasted its test of a precision-guided missile was "successful", saying it had zeroed in within a few metres of a target provocatively close to Japan the day before. The...
China’s UN Envoy Says ‘no Reason’ Not To Talk With N.Korea
China's UN ambassador said Tuesday that there was "no reason" to refuse dialogue with North Korea despite a series of ballistic missile tests that have been strongly condemned by the Security...
Hero’s Welcome In Pyongyang For North’s Missile Developers
Thousands of men lined the streets of Pyongyang to give scientists and workers behind North Korea's latest missile test a hero's welcome. Pictures from the despotic state showed hundreds of...
Hero’s Welcome In Pyongyang For North’s Missile Developers
Thousands of men in their Sunday best and women in colourful traditional dress lined the streets of Pyongyang to give the scientists and workers behind North Korea's latest missile test a hero's...
Putin Warns Against ‘intimidating’ North Korea After Latest Missile Launch
Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned North Korea's latest missile launch as "dangerous" but warned against "intimidating" Pyongyang. Speaking in China, Putin called for a peaceful solution...
N. Korea Demands Extradition of South’s Spy Chief
North Korea on Friday demanded the extradition of the South's spy chief, a Chinese businessman, and unnamed US CIA agents over a supposed conspiracy to assassinate leader Kim Jong-Un. Last week...
New Phase For South Korea’s President Moon
South Korea's new president is a former pro-democracy activist and special forces soldier whose electoral victory caps a turbulent political career -- he was jailed by his predecessor's father. Moon...
S.Korea’s Moon To Seek Change With North
The election of South Korea's new president Moon Jae-In heralds a sea change in Seoul's approach towards the nuclear-armed North -- and puts it on a potential collision course with Washington. The...
North Korea Detains Another US Citizen
North Korea has detained another US citizen for committing "hostile acts", it said Sunday, its second arrest of an American in a fortnight with tensions high between Pyongyang and Washington. The...
North Korea Claims CIA Plotted To Kill Kim Jong-Un
North Korea has accused US and South Korean agents of plotting to kill its Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un. A North Korean referred to only as “Kim” was paid to carry out an attack with biochemical...
N. Korea Accuses CIA of Plot To Assassinate Kim Jong-Un
North Korea on Friday accused the CIA of plotting with South Korea to assassinate leader Kim Jong-Un, amid soaring tensions in the flashpoint region. The CIA and Seoul's Intelligence Services have...
Empty Slopes At N.Korea’s Ski Resort
On the ski fields of Mount Taehwa, groomed pistes snake down wooded hillsides to a luxurious hotel and a giant screen showing a North Korean army choir. But the runs are empty. Work began on...
Rights Group Urges China To Release N. Korean Refugees
China should immediately reveal the whereabouts of eight North Koreans it detained last month, Human Rights Watch said Monday, adding they risk severe torture if they were returned to the North. Most...
Kim Family Values On Show At North Korea Parade
Before tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians marched before him, along with some of the most fearsome weapons at his command, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and his audience were shown...
Trump Says ‘things Will Work Out Fine’ With Russia
US President Donald Trump expressed confidence Thursday that US-Russian relations will "work out fine" after icy bilateral talks in Moscow, as he looked to China to "deal properly" with North Korea....
N.Korea Seeks To Brighten Image With White ‘fairyland’
The penthouse apartments at the top of the tallest tower in Pyongyang's showpiece development offer impressive views, ice green wallpaper and purple sofas - but had no hot water when the project...
Kim Assassination Suspects Should Not Be Ambushed
Two women accused of assassinating the half-brother of North Korea's leader risk being subjected to a "trial by ambush", a defence lawyer said Thursday, accusing the police of failing to share key...