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Military, Other Leaders To Brief Senators On N. Korea

US defense leaders and other top officials will give a classified briefing on North Korea to all senators in an unusual...

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College Confirms N. Korea Detains US Citizen Amid Tension

A foreign-funded university in North Korea has confirmed the arrest of a US citizen who was lecturing there -- the...

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N.Korean Media Issue Threat To ‘wipe Out’ US

An official North Korean website warned Monday that Pyongyang will "wipe out" the United States if Washington starts a...

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North Korean University Names Detained US Citizen

A North Korean university has named the US citizen detained on Saturday as Kim Sang-duk, also known as Tony Kim. The...

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North Korea ‘ready To Sink’ US Aircraft Carrier Vinson

North Korea is "ready to sink" a US aircraft carrier heading for the peninsula, state media have said. A commentary in...

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North Korea ‘detains American Citizen’

An American citizen has been detained in North Korea as he tried to leave the country, South Korean media say. The man...

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N. Korea Detains US Citizen

A US citizen has been arrested as he tried to fly out of North Korea, becoming the third American to be detained there,...

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Australia, New Zealand Hit Back At North Korea Threat

Australia and New Zealand stiffened their rhetoric against North Korea Sunday after the isolated state threatened...

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US Warship In West Pacific For Japan Navy Drills

The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will start joint exercises with Japan's navy on Sunday, Tokyo's defence ministry said,...

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US Supercarrier Due In Sea of Japan ‘in Days’

The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will arrive in the Sea of Japan in days, Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday, after...

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China Must Pressure On North Korea To Resolve Nuclear Threat

China must put more pressure on neighbour and ally North Korea, as fears grow over the country's nuclear threat,...

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US Naval Armada To Be In Sea of Japan In Days

The US supercarrier Carl Vinson will arrive in the Sea of Japan in days, Vice President Mike Pence said in Australia...

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S.Korea Outrage Over Trump’s China Comment

Buffeted by the currents of diplomacy, South Korea is sometimes described as a "shrimp between two whales", and US...

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New Actor Trump Heightens N. Korea Drama

Geopolitical tensions flare every spring on the Korean peninsula, but analysts say the anxiety of recent weeks has been...

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UN Security Council Threatens New Sanctions On N.Korea

The UN Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned North Korea's latest missile test and threatened to impose new...

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US Accuses Iran of ‘alarming Provocations’ Amid Nuclear Tensions

The US secretary of state has accused Iran of "alarming ongoing provocations" aimed at destabilising the Middle East...

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US Accuses Iran of ‘alarming Provocations’ Amid Nuclear Tensions

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has accused Iran of “alarming ongoing provocations” aimed at destabilising the...

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Mike Pence Praises Indonesia’s Moderate Islamic Culture

US Vice President Mike Pence Thursday praised Indonesia's moderate form of Islam as 'an inspiration' at the start of a...

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Next S. Korea Leader To Rein In Trump Over North

When South Korea fills a presidential vacuum next month, analysts say the first order of business for its new leader...