South Korea confirms anti-missile system site
North Korea threatened Monday to take "physical action" against the planned deployment of the powerful anti-missile system.
Jul 13, 2016, 12:44 PM ISTNorth Korea fires missile from submarine but it appears to have failed: South Korea
South Korea and the United States said on Friday they would deploy an advanced missile defence system in South Korea to counter the threat from nuclear-armed North Korea.
Jul 09, 2016, 10:05 AM ISTNorth Korea says US sanctions on Kim Jong-Un 'a declaration of war'
North Korea said Friday that the new US sanctions targeting its leader Kim Jong-Un amounted to a "declaration of a war" and vowed to take strong retaliatory measures.
Jul 07, 2016, 23:33 PM ISTSouth Korea welcomes US blacklist for North Korea leader
Washington's move to place North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on its sanctions blacklist for the first time was welcomed by South Korea Thursday, with Seoul saying it would highlight human rights abuses in the hermit state.
Jul 07, 2016, 14:31 PM ISTUS sanctions North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un for rights abuses
The United States placed North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on its sanctions blacklist Wednesday, saying he is directly responsible for a long list of extreme human rights abuses in his country.
Jul 06, 2016, 22:55 PM ISTBingeing Kim Jong-Un piling on the pounds: Seoul`s spies
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has piled on around 40 kilos (90 pounds) since he took power four years ago, bingeing on food and drink, South Korea`s spy agency said Friday.
Jul 01, 2016, 15:04 PM ISTNorth Korea leader Kim Jong-Un gets new `top post`
North Korea has created a new, supreme governing commission with leader Kim Jong-Un as its chairman, underlining the 33-year-old`s absolute control over every aspect of state policy in the isolated, nuclear-armed nation.
Jun 30, 2016, 07:27 AM ISTUS, South Korea, Japan hold first anti-North Korea missile drill
The trilateral exercise included a ballistic target tracking operation to test the Aegis anti-missile systems used by the United States, South Korea, and Japan.
Jun 29, 2016, 09:55 AM ISTNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Un hails successful test of new missile, says it can strike US Pacific bases
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un hailed the successful test of a powerful new medium-range missile as a direct threat to US military bases across the Pacific, as the UN Security Council met late Wednesday to consider its response.
Jun 23, 2016, 07:43 AM ISTNorth Korea leader Kim Jong-Un says missile test a success, threat to US
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has hailed the successful test of a powerful new medium-range missile, saying it poses a direct threat to US military bases in the Pacific, state media reported Thursday.
Jun 23, 2016, 04:12 AM ISTI'll meet N Korea's Kim Jong-un in US, says Trump
Trump, however, speculated that the meeting probably would never happen.
Jun 16, 2016, 13:07 PM ISTChina bans exports of nuclear-use technology to North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has not visited China since coming to power and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has not been to Pyongyang.
Jun 15, 2016, 15:00 PM ISTNorth Korean anti-tobacco push up in smoke as Kim keeps puffing
A North Korean anti-smoking campaign has apparently failed to persuade young leader Kim Jong-Un to quit, despite his late father's warning that "a cigarette is like a gun aiming at your heart".
Jun 11, 2016, 11:00 AM ISTNorth Korea plant makes kimchi under Kim`s `loving care`
North Korea is producing kimchi at a new plant "built under the loving care" of leader Kim Jong-Un, who praised the spicy pickle as "one of the world`s five health foods", state media said Friday.
Jun 10, 2016, 08:48 AM ISTHillary Clinton says Donald Trump dangerous, unfit to be commander in chief
Americans will go to the polls on November 8 to elect a president to replace Barack Obama.
Jun 03, 2016, 04:14 AM ISTSouth Korea says North ballistic missile test failed
North Korea on Tuesday appeared to have tried and failed with a fresh ballistic missile launch in violation of existing UN resolutions, South Korea`s Defence Ministry said.
May 31, 2016, 06:41 AM ISTNorth Korean leader`s aunt runs dry-cleaner in US: Reports
The aunt of North Korea`s supreme leader Kim Jong-Un lives anonymously in the United States, where she runs a dry-cleaning business after having defected in 1998, The Washington Post reported Friday.
May 28, 2016, 13:31 PM ISTNorth Korea warns South Korea of retaliatory strikes
North Korea Saturday warned South Korea of "merciless retaliatory strikes", a day after the South fired warning shots at North Korean boats near their disputed sea border.
May 28, 2016, 10:14 AM ISTNorth Korean leader's aunt runs dry-cleaning store in New York
The aunt of North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-Un lives anonymously in New York, where she runs a dry-cleaning business after having defected in 1998, according to a media report.
May 28, 2016, 10:12 AM ISTNorth Korea crowns Kim Jong party chief as rare congress closes
North Korea on Monday wrapped up its first ruling party congress for 36 years -- an event seen as a formal coronation for leader Kim Jong-Un , who was appointed to the post of party chairman.
May 09, 2016, 22:11 PM IST