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North Korea: Kim Jong-Un's anti-aircraft gun execution latest in brutal killings of party officials
As dictator Kim Jong-Un seeks to tighten his grip on power, brutal purges of party officials continue.
North Korea executes defence chief Hyon Yong-choi for dozing at event attended by Kim Jong-un
Minister of the People's Armed Forces also talked back to dictator.
South Korea vows 'merciless' response to North Korea's missile launch
Seoul expresses serious concerns over Pyongyang's latest test-firing of submarine-based ballistic missile.
North Korea: Pyongyang defies UN ban with underwater ballistic missile test: report
Submarine weapon would give nation longer reach, second-strike capability
North Korea's Kim Jong-un cancels planned visit to Russia
Kim's visit to Moscow would have been his first trip abroad since assuming power in 2011.
Kim Jong-un 'executes 15 top North Korean officials'
Senior political figures and members of an orchestra reportedly executed in North Korean for anti-state activities.
China suspects North Korea has 20 nuclear warheads that could double by next year
The latest estimate claims that Pyongyang has been developing nuclear arms on an accelerated pace than previously thought.
North Korea: Kim Jong Un accepts Putin invitation to attend May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow
International pariahs Kim and Putin will engage in bilateral talks ahead of event marking 70th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazis.
Kim Jong-un scales North Korea's tallest mountain to get energised like a nuclear weapon
North Korean leader Kim was accompanied by fighter pilots as he climbs Mt Paektu.
China invites North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for Second World War anniversary
China invites Kim to attend massive military parade in September, which will mark the anniversary World War II.
North Korea Ebola scare: International runners take part in Pyongyang marathon after ban lifted
North Korea's state media reported hundreds of foreign runners took part in an international marathon in Pyongyang.
US defence chief Ashton Carter in South Korea amid tensions
Carter, on his first Asia tour since taking over, arrives in Seoul after visiting Japan.
The Interview DVDs flown into North Korea with anti-Kim Jong-un propaganda balloons
South Korean activist flies copies of Seth Rogen's movie across the border
North Korea declares no-fly and no-sail zones in East Sea, hints at more missile launches
Pyongyang's moves come as US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter is to visit South Korea.
North Korea fires four short-range missiles into West Sea over US-South Korea drill
Seoul says Pyongyang's missiles are 'provocative show of force' against ongoing military drills.
Amnesty death penalty stats: Rogue states like North Korea mean we'll never get full picture of the horror
Much progress has been made in recent years but the veil of silence can still be difficult to penetrate.
Russian children invited to North Korean youth camps
Top North Korean diplomat extends invitation, as isolated countries strengthen ties.
North Korea: Major wildfire breaks out at DMZ
Strong winds fan wildfire, which initially began on North Korean side of border, to South Korean side.
North Korea threatens to blow up balloons carrying Kim Jong-un film 'The Interview'
Pyongyang warns Korean People's Army will blow up propaganda balloons.
North Korea ready to strike US with nuclear missile 'anytime'
Pyongyang's envoy to London claims Kim Jong-Un's regime has technology to fire nuclear missile
Seoul blames North Korean hackers for December cyberattack on nuclear facility
South Korea says Pyongyang hackers staged a cyberattack to stir up 'social unrest and agitation'.
Vladimir Putin dead or alive? 5 leaders' deaths that were kept secret
The Kremlin has tried to quash rumours that Putin is dead. Here are five reasons why not everyone believes it.
North Korea fires seven missiles as South Korea and US wrap up military exercise
Seoul and Washington conclude computer-simulated Key Resolve joint military exercise.
North Korea declares 2015 as Friendship Year with Russia
Pyongyang intends to boost political and economic ties with Moscow in 2015.
Do Gordon Brown and the pro-EU left think North Korea is the only country outside the EU?
When I saw our former Prime Minister Gordon Brown had said Britain outside the EU would be like North Korea, I felt sorry for the poor man.
Labour's Gordon Brown: EU exit would make Britain the North Korea of Europe
The former prime minister also stressed that pro-Europeans should call for reforms in Brussels.
North Korea: Kim Jong-un marks International Women's Day by gifting cosmetics to pilots' wives
In a surprise gesture in support of International Women's Day, North Korea's Kim Jong-un gifts women cosmetics.
North Korean envoy caught smuggling 27kg of gold in Dhaka
Son Yung Nam, flying from Singapore to Bangladesh capital, detained briefly.
Mark Lippert attack: John Kerry faces down North Korea over 'righteous' assault on US envoy
Mark Lippert slashed with knife by suspected North Korea sympathiser.
US South Korea envoy Mark Lippert knife attack: Suspect is 'pro-Pyongyang political extremist'
Knife-wielding assailant who slashed Washington ambassador in Seoul was known to authorities.