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North Korea tests long-range missile engine capable of striking US

The new 'indigenously designed' engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile is capable of attacking US.

Ananya Roy Apr 09, 2016

North Korea sees major internet outage following Panama Papers leaks

Analysts at Dyn Research indicated the downtime may have been intentional.

Jason Murdock Apr 07, 2016

China slaps sanctions on North Korea following nuclear tests

Bans on imports of gold and rare earth elements used in high-tech products are announced.

Romil Patel Apr 06, 2016

Watch North Korea's hilariously bad propaganda video that shows the 'bombing of Seoul'

The 'strike' also seemed to take out a number of government buildings.

Adam Justice Apr 05, 2016

Panama Papers: British banker Nigel Cowie at centre of North Korea links

British banker Nigel Cowie set up DCB Finance Ltd in 2006 and registered it in the British Virgin Islands.

Ananya Roy Apr 05, 2016

Obama hits back at Trump for suggesting Japan acquire nuclear weapons to deal with North Korea

US President Barack Obama said the one who made the comments is ignorant about foreign policy or nuclear policy.

Ananya Roy Apr 02, 2016

Nuclear terror attacks should not be ruled out, warns atomic energy agency head

World has seen a 'big achievement' in barring nuclear terrorism but threat remains, says IAEA director general.

Adam Justice Apr 01, 2016

Barack Obama and Xi Jinping narrow differences during 'candid' talks on sidelines of nuclear summit

Presidents of the US and China agree to push more for denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 01, 2016

North Korea: Kim Jong-Un tells citizens to prepare 'to chew on the roots of plants' as famine looms

North Korean citizens were urged to continue showing loyalty to the North Korean leader.

William Watkinson Mar 30, 2016

North Korea threatens to attack South Korea over a reported plot to kill Kim Jong-un

Relations between the two Koreas is especially tense at the moment, due to military exercises on both sides

Mar 27, 2016

North Korea: Kim Jong-un simulates attack on South Korean president's official residence

North Korea has carried out live-fire artillery drill simulating attack on Blue House, official residence of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye.

Maria Khan Mar 25, 2016

North Korea: Lone assassin 'most likely method' to assassinate Kim Jong-un claims study

Academic study argued it was plausible that someone may wish to eliminate him.

Henry Austin Mar 25, 2016

More US experts now believe it's 'probable' North Korea has miniature nuclear warhead

North Korea is getting within striking range of the US, officials fear.

Mary Papenfuss Mar 25, 2016

South Korea goes on high alert after North Korea tests solid-fuel rocket engine

North Korea claims testing solid-fuel rocket engine as tensions in Korean peninsula tightens.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 24, 2016

Kim Jong-un orders North Korean military to bury enemies in the sea

North Korean leader oversees military drill amid tensions on the Korean peninsula.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 20, 2016

UN Security Council denounces North Korea missile launches

Security Council members unanimously condemn Pyongyang's 'unacceptable' ballistic missile tests.

Karthick Arvinth Mar 19, 2016

North Korea's secret underground nuclear explosions sniffed out by radioactive gas

A device that finds the 'smoking gun' of nuclear tests has been developed.

Matt Atherton Mar 18, 2016

One North Korean ballistic missile explodes in mid-air

North Korea fired two mid-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan in a show of defiance.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 18, 2016

North Korea launches ballistic missile into the sea days after new sanctions, South Korea claims

The launch comes just days after fresh sanctions were imposed by the UN on Pyongyang.

William Watkinson Mar 18, 2016

North Korea: US calls for Otto Warmbier's 'immediate release'

The 21-year-old student allegedly attempted to steal a political slogan.

William Watkinson Mar 17, 2016

Kim Jong-un orders more nuclear warhead tests and ballistic missile launches

North Korea threatens to carry out defiant acts in coming days in the wake of looming UN sanctions.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 15, 2016

Calls for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to be prosecuted for crimes against humanity

Political prison camps, torture, "slave-like labour" and religious persecution keep citizens in terror.

Fiona Keating Mar 14, 2016

North Korea raises spectre of destroying Manhattan with nuclear blast

All people would be 'killed immediately and the city burned down to ashes'

Mary Papenfuss Mar 14, 2016

North Korea calls Seoul's hacking allegations 'sound of eating corpses from crow's mouth'

Pyongyang denies carrying out cyberattack on South Korean officials' smartphones.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 13, 2016

One of North Korea's submarines is reportedly missing amid missile firing tensions

US official believes that the boat has sunk but Pyongyang has not mentioned the disappearance.

Henry Austin Mar 12, 2016

North Korea's Kim Jong-un orders more nuclear tests

North Korean leader exhorts Pyongyang's scientists to bolster nuclear attack capability.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 11, 2016

North Korea reportedly fires 2 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

Concern grows over North Korea's activities as missile tests follow 'miniature nuke' claim.

Mark Piggott Mar 10, 2016

Kim Jong-un claims North Korea has already miniaturised nuclear warheads

For the first time Kim directly comments on Pyongyang's abilities to miniaturise nuclear warheads.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 09, 2016

North Korea steals data from South Korean officials' smartphones

North Korean hackers pick up data from smartphones of top South Korean officials in high-profile cyber attack.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 08, 2016

North Korea fires missiles after UN approves crippling sanctions

All of Pyongyang's projectiles fell into the sea but Seoul said it was keeping a close watch.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 03, 2016

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