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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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
'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.
'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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