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No American boots on ground in N Korea: Pentagon

US Army Brigadier General Neil Tolley said that the US military has been parachuting special forces ...

US troops parachuted into North Korea: official

US and South Korean special forces have been parachuting into North Korea to collect intelligence on...

US denies parachuting into North Korea

Brigadier General Neil Tolley reportedly said the US troops had been entering the North Korea for ``...

N Korean farmers cite grave drought; aid unlikely

The US government suspended food handouts to North Korea in 2009 after Pyongyang expelled foreign fo...

`N Korean officials killed in staged accidents’

Thirty North Korean officials who were involved in talks with South Korea were executed or died in s...

S Korea to chemically castrate child sex offender

A 45-year-old man will get an injection aimed at inhibiting sexually violent impulses.

S Korea, Australia to hold first joint naval drill

The two-day drill beginning next Monday will mobilise some 10 surface warships and submarines.

North Korea vows to bolster nuclear programme

North Korea has intensified its war of words against the United States by pledging to bolster its nu...

Images show more N Korean work at nuclear test sitee

North Korea has ramped up work at its nuclear test site, according to an analysis of satellite image...

Japan asks US to remove memorial to Korean sex slaves

A team of Japanese officials recently visited New York to ask the US to remove a plaque outside a pu...

Three executed for cannibalism in North Korea

Three people have been executed in North Korea for allegedly selling or eating human flesh, accordin...

Chinese fishermen released by North Korea

The fishermen were captured on May 8 in the Yellow Sea between China and North Korea.

US envoy warns N Korea against new nuclear test

A top US official warned North Korea against "further miscalculation" amid fears of a new nuclear te...

G8 asks N Korea to refrain from provocative action

Leaders of the G8 countries have asked North Korea to refrain from any provocative actions like miss...

China, N Korea ties turn sour over fishermen abduction

The fishermen along with their three boats were abducted by unidentified North Koreans on May 8 in C...

North Koreans capture 29 Chinese fishermen

The Foreign Ministry of China is in touch with North Korean authorities and hoped to resolve the sit...

Indonesia urges N Korea to continue talks

Indonesia`s President has urged North Korea to keep communication channels open to prevent misunders...

S Korea’s Lee to meet Suu Kyi today

South Korean President Lee Myung Bak will on Tuesday meet democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi for th...

China can achieve this year`s development goals`

Wen noted that Chinese economy is currently enjoying sound development momentum and people`s living ...

China, S Korea, Japan warn N Korea on nuclear test

China, S Korea and Japan leaders warned that a fresh nuclear test by N Korea will be unacceptable.

S Korean monks caught gambling, drinking, smoking

Gambling outside of licensed casinos and horse racing tracks is illegal in South Korea and frowned u...

‘Outside media changing N Korean worldview’

North Korea is separated from the more prosperous South Korea by a heavily militarised frontier, and...

North Korea threatens to bolster nuclear arsenal

The UN Security Council imposed fresh sanctions on North Korea as a response to its failed rocket la...

Was N Korean leader Kim Jung-un’s grandpa traitor?

Archives revealed that North Korean leader Kim Jung-un’s grandfather collaborated with Japanese Army...

Babies’ flesh in Chinese-made capsules?

South Korean authorities claimed that they have seized Chinese-made capsules containing powdered rem...

South Korea, US launch major aerial drill

South Korea and the US launched a biannual joint aerial drill amid speculations of a potential nucle...

Fire at karaoke bar in South Korea, nine killed

The South Korean authorities suspect a gas explosion may have caused the fire.

N-armed Pak, N Korea, Iran pose threat to Russia

A nuclear-armed Pakistan, Iran and North Korea pose a threat to Russia`s security though they are no...

South Korea starts building two Nuclear reactors

South Korea started construction work on two nuclear reactors in what President Lee Myung-bak descri...

IAEA won’t be `surprised` by North Korea nuke test

North Korea`s military has warned of imminent "special actions" that would reduce South Korea`s gove...

North Korea jams signals, disrupts South flights

Pilots and airlines have been warned about the jamming, which is the heaviest around Seoul’s main In...

‘N Korea has enough uranium for 6 nuclear bombs’

North Korea has appeared to have started relying on enrichment activities because of its dwindling s...

UN imposes sanctions on three North Korean firms

The UN has decided to freeze the assets of three North Korean state-owned companies and ban them fro...

S Korea suspects North jamming flight signals

South Korean officials were quoted as telling reporters that over 250 flights in and out of the coun...

`UN panel prepares to expand N Korea sanctions`

The United States, South Korea, Japan and European nations have submitted to the UN Security Council...

S Korea to help Pak to revive religious tourism

A 19-member delegation from South Korea launched the "Gandhara Peace Caravan".

North Korea allows Chinese tourist train

China decided to grant approved outbound destination status to the DPRK in September 2008.

N Korea’s Kim observes military drill amid threats

North Korea has threatened "sacred war" against South Korea`s conservative government.

New photo shows work at N Korea nuclear test site

New satellite imagery appears to show a train of mining carts and other preparations under way at No...

‘UN probes claim China broke N Korea sanctions’

Allegations are that China supplied technology for a North Korean missile launcher in a possible bre...

`North Korea`s new missiles are fakes`

Analysts` observation casts more doubt on North Korea`s claims of military prowess after its recent ...

S Korea seeks more N Korean sanctions: Report

South Korea is seeking to extend UN sanctions to 19 more North Korean institutions following the cou...

US warns N Korea to refrain from hostile acts

The White House has warned North Korea to refrain from future hostile acts amid indications Pyongyan...

Have weapons capable of striking US: N Korea

A senior North Korean Army official says his country is armed with "powerful mobile weapons" capable...

N Korea`s 3rd nuclear test anytime `soon`: Source

North Korea has almost completed preparations for a third nuclear test.

US confronts China over N Korean rocket launcher

The White House has accused China of supplying North Korea with technology for a missile launcher th...

N Korea`s 3rd nuclear test anytime `soon`: Source

North Korea has almost completed preparations for a third nuclear test and has the capacity to carry...

China`s Hu urges N Korea to seek peace

Hu sent his congratulations to North Korea`s Kim Jong Un on his assuming the title of Workers` Party...

Sri Lankan President leaves for South Korea

Several bilateral agreements would be signed during Mahinda Rajapaksa`s visit with emphasis on bilat...

N Korea vows to reduce South to ashes

North Korea regularly criticises Seoul and just last week renewed its promise to wage a sacred war.

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