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State Department: U.S. prisoners freed by North Korea and returning home
U.S. citizens Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller have been freed from detention by the North Korean government and are returning to the United States,...
Japanese woman abducted by North Korea died of drug overdose in 1994: report
New findings have revealed that a Japanese national abducted by North Korean agents decades ago as a schoolgirl died from an overdose of medication in...
New North Korean uranium plant in operation, report says
Nuclear-armed North Korea has started operating a new plant inside its uranium enrichment complex, boosting its capacity to generate fuel that could be...
Lockdown: North Korea orders Ebola quarantine on all foreigners
North Korea will quarantine foreigners entering the country for 21 days over fears of the spread of Ebola, even though no cases of the disease have been...
South Korea spy agency says North hacking thousands of smartphones
North Korea attempted to hack tens of thousands of South Korean smartphones this year, using malware disguised in mobile gaming apps, the South’s...
North Korea proposes U.N. inspector visit to avoid Kim Jong Un trial
North Korea raised the possibility of allowing a United Nations human-rights investigator to visit the country for the first time if the world body backs...
Japanese delegation in North Korea to discuss abductee issue
A Japanese government delegation will make a four-day visit to North Korea from Monday to assess Pyongyang’s investigation of the fate of Japanese nationals...
S. Korea activists, residents clash over anti-North leaflets
South Korean activists scuffled with egg-throwing residents of a border town Saturday as they attempted to launch propaganda leaflets into the North despite...
North Korea shuts borders to tourist groups over rising Ebola fears
North Korea is planning to stop foreign tourist groups from entering the country because of concerns over Ebola.
N. Korea frees one American prisoner, but two others face unsure future
The White House said on Tuesday that detained American tourist Jeffrey Fowle had been released from North Korea and was on his way home to be with his...
Kim Jong Un apparently absent from key North Korean event
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un apparently missed a key political anniversary event Friday, extending a month-long absence that has fueled rampant speculation...
North Korea acknowledges labor camps for 1st time
North Korea publicly acknowledged the existence of its labor camps for the first time Tuesday, an admission that appeared to come in response to a highly...
Close ‘evil’ prison camps, U.S. secretary of state urges North Korea
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry denounced human rights abuses in North Korea on Tuesday and called on Pyongyang to shut down its penal colonies riddled...
U.S. secretary of state urges North Korea to close ‘evil’ prison camps
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry denounced human rights abuses in North Korea on Tuesday and called on Pyongyang to shut down its penal colonies riddled...
North Korea says jailed American tried to become ‘second Snowden’
An American recently sentenced to six years hard labour by a North Korean court pretended to have secret U.S.
American man arrested for trying to swim to North Korea to see Kim Jong Un
An American man has been arrested by South Korean border guards after trying to swim to North Korea to meet the reclusive state’s leader, Kim Jong...
Americans detained in N. Korea appeal for help through U.S. media
North Korea gave foreign media access on Monday to three detained Americans who said they have been able to contact their families and—watched by officials...
Getting personal: North Korea ridicules Kerry’s ‘hideous lantern jaw’
In its latest personal attack on a prominent official from a rival country, North Korea on Wednesday said U.S.
Sleepy port city focus of North Korea international tourism push
Where do you go in North Korea if you’re in the mood for a barbecue by the beach, maybe some pier-side fishing, or a dip in the ocean? For many North...
North Korea threatens to pull out of Asian Games in the South
North Korea threatened Friday to review its decision to enter the upcoming Asian Games in South Korea, a day after their talks on the games broke down.
Hissy fit? North Korea fires more missiles in show of anger at S. Korea drills
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Sunday in an apparent show of anger at an upcoming joint military drill between South Korea and...
North Korean nuclear and missile expert dies; state fires more missiles
One of North Korea’s key nuclear architects died of a heart attack on Tuesday as the recluse nation conducted its fourth missile test in two weeks.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un takes centre stage with a limp
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un limped onto the stage on the anniversary of his grandfather’s death, footage broadcast by state media on Tuesday...
Seoul: North Korea fires more short-range missiles
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into its eastern waters Sunday, a South Korean official said, an apparent test fire that comes just days after...
North Korea detains U.S. tourist, three now in custody
North Korea said it had detained an American tourist for violating its laws after entering the secretive state in April, bringing the number of U.S.
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