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Un-breakable habit: Kim spotted smoking again despite dad’s dire warnings
His father told him “a cigarette is like a gun aiming at your heart”.
North Korea’s Kim holds colourful mass rally to close rare congress
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over a mass rally and parade on Tuesday in the capital’s main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling...
Kim faces threat from ‘lone assassin’ … as he threatens South Korea president
A lone assassin from Kim Jong-Un’s inner circle is the most likely method by which the North Korean leader would be eliminated, according to new...
U.S. Senate bill aims to derail N. Korea’s nuclear weapons drive
The Senate has unanimously approved legislation that aims to derail North Korea’s drive for nuclear weapons by hitting Pyongyang with more stringent...
Kim Jong-Un’s ‘steps up reign of terror’ as he orders execution of military chief
The chief of North Korea’s military has been executed by order of the country’s leader, Kim Jong-Un, it has been reported.
Kim Jong Un rattles his sabre … but pledges to work for peace and stability in Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was ready for war if provoked but he stayed away from past threats involving his country’s nuclear weapon...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s hydrogen bomb claim draws scepticism
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared on Thursday to claim the country has developed a hydrogen bomb, a step up from the less powerful atomic bomb,...
Kim Jong-un’s aunt sues defectors for claiming she had plastic surgery
The aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has launched legal action against three defectors, claiming they made defamatory statements about her.
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un hails accord with South as ‘landmark occasion’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called this week’s accord between the rival Koreas “a landmark occasion” paving the way for defused military...
N Korea escapes slashed under Kim Jong-Un amid crackdown on defections
The number of people escaping from North Korea has halved since Kim Jong-Un came to power, amid a crackdown on defections. An increase in phone bugging...
Kim Jong-Un ruffles feathers at North Korean turtle farm
An angry North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un left managers shell-shocked after a visit on Tuesday to a terrapin farm.
Kim Jong-Un leaves terrapin farmers shell-shocked
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un left managers shell-shocked during an angry visit to a terrapin farm.
Tough at the top: Kim Jong-Un ‘climbs North Korea’s highest peak’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has climbed the country’s highest mountain, state-run media has reported.
We’ll Apple-y take it: iTunes give green light to spoof Kim Jong-Un game
The makers of a satirical App game about North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un say Apple has now allowed it on iTunes despite previously rejecting it. Little...
There can be only Un: North Korea bans people’s use of leader’s name
In North Korea, there can be only one Kim Jong Un. A South Korean official said Wednesday that Pyongyang forbids its people from using the same name as...
North Korea reveals rank of leader Kim’s sister
North Korea revealed Thursday the official title of Kim Jong-Un’s younger sister, who is widely tipped to become a close and influential aide to...
Health boost for Kim Jong Un as North Korean leader pictured without cane
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have recovered from the health problem that has seen him walking with a stick in the last month.
Mystery solved? South Korean spy agency says Kim Jong Un had ankle surgery
South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday it has solved the mystery of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s public absence, which set off a frenzy...
N. Korea’s Kim Jong-Un reappears after extended absence
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visited a residential district and a scientific establishment, state media said early on Tuesday, ending a lengthy absence...
New star shines in North Korea amid speculation over ‘missing’ leader Kim
He’s climbed from an obscure desk job in North Korea to the most powerful position outside the ruling Kim family.
North tells South: There is ‘no problem’ with Korean leader Kim Jong Un
A senior North Korean official has denied reports that the country’s leader Kim Jong Un is ill, saying there is “no problem at all,”...
'Missing' North Korean despot Kim Jong Un is 'suffering from gout'
Kim Jong Un has not been seen in public for three weeks and now a North Korea expert has offered a possible explanation: the leader has gout.
Rare North Korean pictures show Kim Jong-Un guiding rocket launch
Photographs of the North Korean leader at a rocket-firing drill have been released by the secretive state through its television station.
'Act of war': North Korea rails against U.S. comedy about assassination plot
North Korea is warning that the release of a new American comedy about a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong Un would be an “act of war.” Pyongyang...
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