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North Korea`s Kim Jong Un behind sacking of powerful uncle?

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 04, 2013, 11:21

Jang Song Thaek was likely sacked as vice chairman of the powerful National Defence Commission and as a department head of the ruling Workers` Party.

Kim Jong-Un`s powerbroker uncle ousted: South Korea

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 03, 2013, 14:54

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un`s uncle, seen as his nephew`s political regent and one of the most powerful men in the country, has been ousted and several of his associates executed, South Korean officials said on Tuesday.

N Korean leader`s aunt defected to US in 1998: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 05, 2013, 14:30

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un`s aunt fled to the US while looking after her nephew during his time at a Swiss boarding school in the 1990s, a report said today.

UN inquiry chief left in tears by North Korea brutality

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 11:03

The head of a UN inquiry into North Korea rights abuses told how he had been reduced to tears by witness accounts of people who fled the hardline state.

Kim removes many key figures to cement leadership: South Korea

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 08, 2013, 20:23

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has replaced officials holding almost half of the nation`s key posts in an attempt to strengthen his control over the country, a South Korean report showed on Tuesday.

North Korea close to developing nuclear warhead: Expert

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 10:20

North Korea may need only one more nuclear test before developing a nuclear warhead small enough to mount on a long-range ballistic missile, a Chinese expert said Wednesday.

Study proposes US, China zones in collapsed North Korea

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 08:13

The United States should consider negotiating a separation line with China in a collapsed North Korea, a study said.

Dennis Rodman to try `basketball diplomacy` with North Korea

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 09:17

Former NBA player Dennis Rodman hopes some "basketball diplomacy" will open doors with North Korea and possibly lead to dialogue between its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Barack Obama.

North Korea`s Kim Jong-un has a baby daughter: Rodman

Last Updated: Monday, September 09, 2013, 10:09

Kim`s wife Ri Sol had appeared to be pregnant in pictures issued last year by North Korea`s state news agency.

Rodman says he met North Korean leader again

Last Updated: Saturday, September 07, 2013, 14:20

Retired NBA star Dennis Rodman left North Korea today, professing his affection for autocratic leader Kim Jong Un and angrily rejecting calls to lobby for the release of imprisoned American citizen Kenneth Bae.

Syria`s Assad sends congratulations to N Korea`s Kim

Last Updated: Saturday, September 07, 2013, 10:07

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has sent a message of congratulations to North Korea`s leader Kim Jong-Un as the communist country marks its 65th anniversary, state media said on Friday.

North Korea leader may have replaced Army chief

Last Updated: Friday, August 30, 2013, 13:38

North Korea`s young leader Kim Jong-Un appears to have replaced his hawkish, ageing Army chief in what analysts suggested Friday was a further bid to tighten control over the military.