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10 March 2018, 08:36 AM
Americans should worry about Kim's mental fitness, not Trump's: White House
The White House defends Donald Trump’s tweet about the size of his nuclear button, saying Americans should be concerned about the North Korean leader’s mental fitness, not their president‘s.
4 January 2018, 05:20 AM
NKorea reopens cross-border communications with SKorea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reopens a key cross-border communication channel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years as the rivals explored the possibility of sitting down and talking after months of acrimony and fears of war.
3 January 2018, 11:44 AM
Kim Jong Un attends concert feting N Korea missile launch
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a concert replete with pop music and thunderous applause to fete the successful launch of his country's first intercontinental ballistic missile.
11 July 2017, 06:11 AM
N Korea warns of strike on Seoul's presidential palace
North Korea warns that its military is ready to attack Seoul's presidential palace unless South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologizes for "treason" and publicly executes officials responsible for what Pyongyang says are plans to attack its leadership.
27 March 2016, 05:30 AM
North Korea fires five short-range missiles into sea
North Korea fires five short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast -- the latest in a series of launches ordered by leader Kim Jong-Un amid rising military tensions.
21 March 2016, 12:38 PM
N Korea fires ballistic missile into sea
North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea, South Korean and US officials say.
18 March 2016, 04:42 AM
'Artificial earthquake' detected in North Korea
A small artificial earthquake has been detected in North Korea, according to South Korean officials who say it was probably due to "blasting work".
16 March 2016, 12:59 PM
North Korea has miniaturised nuclear warheads: Kim Jong-Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un says his country has successfully miniaturised a thermo-nuclear warhead, as Pyongyang continues to talk up its nuclear strike capabilities amid rising military tensions on the Korean peninsula.
9 March 2016, 11:57 AM
China urges US, N Korea to hold direct talks
China's foreign ministry urges the United States and North Korea to sit down with each other face-to-face and resolve their problems, as tension continues to climb on the Korean peninsula after North Korea's latest rocket test.
16 February 2016, 06:21 AM
N Korea 'executes' army chief
North Korea executes its army chief of staff Ri Yong-gil, according to unconfirmed South Korean media reports.
10 February 2016, 15:44 PM
North and South-Korea in rare talks to improve ties
Officials from North and South Korea are meeting for rare talks aimed at improving long-strained ties, after a military standoff in August.
26 November 2015, 05:54 AM
Plane-loving Kim gets private runways
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un takes to the skies, building a series of small runways long enough to land light, private aircraft next to some of his palaces.
20 August 2015, 06:26 AM