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Why Japan's Shinzo Abe coasted to an election victory despite being far from popular
The incumbent ran on predictable platform in unpredictable times and prevailed despite his ambition to change the constitution few have an appetite for.
Kim Jong-nam's alleged assassins revisit the murder scene at Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia
Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong had allegedly killed North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's estranged half-brother at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Watch North Korea's 'Kim Jong-un' take Manhattan
A new video from YouTube comedian QPark showed New Yorkers' reactions to seeing the nuclear-hungry supreme leader wandering through the city.
Japan's Shinzo Abe clinches two-third majority and promises to 'deal firmly' with North Korea
Prime Minister Abe's ruling coalition secures a resounding victory in snap polls, giving the bloc a supermajority in the lower house.
Could North Korea be framed for global cyberattacks?
According to reports, the hermit kingdom's hacking unit has swelled to 6,000-people strong - conducting operations even as the country's internet remains weak.
North Korea warns nuclear war could break out 'at any moment'
Pyongyang's deputy envoy to the UN says the situation in Korean peninsula "has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment".
Kim Jong-un resumes work on the 'worst building in human history' in North Korean capital
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered workman to finish building the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang. It is better known as the "worst building in the history of mankind".
Posters liken Narendra Modi to Kim Jong-un in north India
The posters were put up by traders in Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh state.
North Korea labels Donald Trump a 'war merchant and strangler of peace'
Pyongyang also accused the US of trying to 'make money' from the tensions in the Korean peninsula.
North Korea issues fresh threat against Guam: Our hand closer to 'trigger'
Pyongyang warns it will fire 'salvo of missiles' at the US territory of Guam over US' recent military actions near the Korean peninsula.
US Navy strike group led by aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan holds drills near Korean peninsula
The 100,000-tonne supercarrier is holding maritime exercises along with Japanese naval forces in a move which is bound to further escalate tensions with North Korea.
North Korea accuses Trump of having 'lit the wick of war' between Pyongyang and US
North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho said the reclusive regime is prepared to respond to the US with a "hail of fire, not words".
North Korea brags to Russia about ICBM capable of hitting US west coast
Russian lawmaker Anton Morozov relayed North Korea's ambitions to his party after a visit to the dictatorship, Russian media reported.
Kim Jong-un thinks Trump is bluffing – does the world face an accidental nuclear war?
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un are embroiled in a vicious war of words. But could fiery rhetoric soon erupt into a devastating conflict?
US flies B-1B bombers over Korean peninsula practising night drill
US' strategic bombers were flanked by South Korean and Japanese fighters just as President Donald Trump holds discussions with high-ranking officials on handling North Korea.
Who is Kim Yo-jong? Everything we know about Kim Jong-un's little sister and chief adviser
She has quietly been working her way up the political ranks ever since the leader's anointment in 2011, and is now considered one of his closest confidantes.
North Korea's Kim Jong-un elevates younger sister to powerful regime post
Kim Yo-jong, the North Korean leader's sister, becomes an alternate member of the influential WPK (Workers' Party of Korea) central committee's Political Bureau.
Trump issues fresh threat to North Korea: 'Only one thing will work'
When asked to clarify what he meant, President Trump simply responded by saying: "You'll figure that out pretty soon".
North Korean refugees worship their ancestors from behind the border fence at Chuseok festival
Chuseok, Korea's harvest festival, is taking place - and millions of people are leaving the cities to visit their ancestral homes. But for North Korean refugees this is impossible.
Escape to abduction: The horrific fate of North Korean women who escape to China
China refuses to recognise North Korean woman as refugees, leaving many to be sold as wives where they must work in the fields and be violated regularly.
North Korea reportedly resumes operation of inter-Korean industrial complex without Seoul's consent
Pyongyang warns they will confiscate assets of South Korean companies left behind at the industrial zone.
Belfast barber shop under fire for Kim Jong-un 'bad hair day' poster
A local councillor warned that the poster would not "go down very well" in Northern Ireland's capital.
Cash-strapped North Korea turns to art to beat sanctions, but all that is about to change
North Korea's Mansudae studio is "probably the largest art production centre in the world", covering nearly 30 acres and employing about 1,000 artists.
Forced clapping makes Tory conference like a Kim Jong-un rally says MP Jacob Rees-Mogg
North East Somerset MP Jacob Rees Mogg describes the Tory conference rallies as like those held in North Korea.
North Korea threatens Japan with 'nuclear clouds' after Shinzo Abe's remarks
Pyongyang called the Japanese PM a "headless chicken" at the UN General Assembly gathering.
2 women accused of murdering Kim Jong-nam plead not guilty in Malaysia court
The estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un died in February at Kuala Lumpur airport.
If Trump orders attack on North Korea it would boost his support in US says expert
Rusi report says "war is now a real possibility' and would kill hundreds of thousands of people.
Malaysia bars citizens from travelling to North Korea as tensions rise in the Korean peninsula
The travel ban means the region's football governing body is forced to postpone a match between Malaysia and North Korea.
Millions of young men and women volunteer to join North Korean army amid tensions
At least 4.7 million students and workers are claimed to have stepped forward to fight for the Kim Jong-un regime.
Donald Trump warns North Korea of 'devastating' consequences if US uses military option
Military action was not his preferred option, but he was well prepared to use it, the US president warns.