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North Korea's mouthpiece Rodong Sinmun says nuclear weapons also in readiness.

North Korea rejects UN resolution saying it has been engineered by US.

North Korea puts ballistic missile with nuclear warhead on standby and abandons peace pacts while South Korea calls emergency meeting.

Military exercise coincides with succession of new South Korean president Park Geun-hye.

Tensions with North Korea and slowing economy top Park's agenda.

South Korea puts military on high alert as it joins US in six-day joint naval exercise.

Barack Obama vows strong action while UN chief Ban Ki-moon and William Hague express grave concerns.

USGS detects 4.9 magnitude quake in North Korea suggesting nuclear test which has drawn strong international condemnation.

USGS detects quake of 4.9 magnitude in North Korea suggesting a nuclear test.

Naval exercise comes amid tensions over North Korea's threat to conduct nuclear test.

Seoul hoping for third time lucky with launch of KSLV-1 after previous rocket failures.

Pyongyang threatens 'physical counter-measures' if Seoul takes part in UN sanctions.

Pyongyang pledges to boost its arms programme and rules out any talks with Seoul.

Close contest is predicted between Park Geun-hye and Moon Jae-in.

South Korean and US missile experts to study debris to find out kind of technology used by North.

Pyongyang says a long-range rocket may be launched at any time between 10 and 22 December.

North Korea may take advantage of Naro-1 launch to pursue its own programme.

Pyongyang's announcement comes two days after South Korea struck a missile deal with the US.

Kim Jong-Un indugles his love of extravagent luxury as his North Korean subjects struggle to feed themselves.

The ribbing is trending on Twitter drawing support as well as criticism that it is racist in taste.

Young female companion pictured with hermit state's new leader may be his sister or partner.

Hackers are reportedly trying to infiltrate South Korea's information system and steal military secrets.

Seoul is ready for dialogues with North Korea, if it abandons provocations, says a senior South Korean governmental official.

North Korea revised its constitution proclaiming itself as a nuclear state while Seoul and Washington refuted the claim.

North Korea's resources have dried up because of international sanctions and cessation of arms exports.

If a report from Seoul is to be believed, North Korea is actively preparing for the launch of another heavy ballistic missile.