Kim Jong-un

With parliamentary backing they could be used within two weeks.

The US president issued another stark warning to Pyongyang.

Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said Japan could exercise the right to 'collective's self-defence in support of the US.

Seoul's army says Pyongyang will face the US and South Korea's 'strong and resolute retaliation'.

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un both like to win. But the nuclear game is not one either wants to to play.

Pyongyang said this week it was "carefully examining" a plan to strike the US territory.

AFP photographer Ed Jones is one of the few Western journalists allowed to enter North Korea on a regular basis.

Diana's legacy extended to the pariah hermit kingdom.

Micronesian island in Pacific has become a major player in the escalating conflict between US and North Korea.

The former Late Show host is expected to return to the small screen with a six-part series.

Pyongyang said it could target the Pacific Ocean island.

The rogue state is now closer than ever to being fully-fledged nuclear power.

Tokyo warns North Korea's rapid progress in nuclear and missile programmes poses 'a new level of threat'.

Foreign ministers of rival Koreas met on the sidelines of the Asean security conference in Manila.

UN Security Council imposes crippling sanctions on North Korean individuals and entities.

US State Department said the North Korea travel ban will come into effect on 1 September.

Duterte warns the North Korean leader could trigger a nuclear war in Asia threatening the entire region.

US officials say the submarine could be preparing to test the underwater launch system for a missile

The bombers were flanked by South Korean and Japanese warplanes.

The president said China was doing 'nothing' despite making billions of dollars in trade with the US.

Pyongyang asks Washington to abandon its 'hostile policy" to ease Korean peninsula tensions.

The hermit kingdom's armed forces pledged to fight for Kim Jong-un during a special army gathering.

Only elites access the web in North Korea, and they apparently love World of Tanks.

The comment from Pyongyang comes after CIA director spoke of regime change.

South Korean military is closely watching movement in North Korea to check for any provocative act.

Tensions have risen following the death of a US student and increased missile tests by North Korea.

UN food agency calls for immediate intervention to step up humanitarian aid to North Korea.

Rodong Sinmun calls on South Korea to shed 'confrontation and hostility' for inter-Korea talks.

Song Young-moo meets troops at highly sensitive demilitarised zone.

Pyongyang's warning comes as at a time when the UNSC is preparing punitive measures to North Korea's latest ICBM test.