Otto Warmbier

North Korea accuses US of exploiting American student's death

North Korea on Friday accused the US of exploiting the death of Otto Warmbier, the American student who was held prisoner in Pyongyang for over a year.

Sep 29, 2017, 08:59 AM IST

US student held in North Korea died of oxygen-starved brain: Coroner

An American student who had been imprisoned in North Korea for 17 months died from lack of oxygen and blood to the brain, an Ohio coroner said on Wednesday.

Sep 28, 2017, 10:03 AM IST

North Korea accuses US of 'smear campaign' over Warmbier death

President Donald Trump has slammed the treatment of 22-year-old American Otto Warmbier, who spent more than a year in detention in the secretive state, as "a total disgrace". 

 

Jun 23, 2017, 16:01 PM IST

North Korea says Otto Warmbier's death a mystery, blames Barack Obama's policy of strategic patience

North Korea said on Friday the death of U.S. university student Otto Warmbier soon after his return home was "a mystery to us as well" and denied accusations that he had died because of torture and beating during his captivity.

Jun 23, 2017, 15:00 PM IST

North Korea calls Donald Trump a 'psychopath'

North Korea on Thursday called US President Donald Trump a "psychopath" as tensions soar following the death of American student Otto Warmbier, who was evacuated in a coma from North Korean detention last week.

Jun 22, 2017, 13:53 PM IST

Donald Trump says China tried but failed to help on North Korea

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Chinese efforts to persuade North Korea to rein in its nuclear program have failed, ratcheting up the rhetoric over the death of an American student who had been detained by Pyongyang.

Jun 21, 2017, 09:22 AM IST

South Korea's Moon Jae urges North Korea to return detainees swiftly

The South Korean government will make every effort for the return of those held in North Korea, presidential spokesman Park Soo-hyun told a briefing. 
 

Jun 20, 2017, 20:53 PM IST

Donald Trump slams North Korea after US student's death

On Twitter, Republican Senator Marco Rubio wrote that Warmbier "should never have been in jail for tearing down a stupid banner. And he most certainly should not have been murdered for it."
 

Jun 20, 2017, 16:43 PM IST

North Korea tour firms mull ban on Americans after Otto Warmbier death

North Korea claimed Otto Warmbier fell into a coma soon after he was sentenced last year.
 

Jun 20, 2017, 14:50 PM IST

US student dies after release from North Korea

The 22-year-old was medically evacuated to the United States last Tuesday, suffering from severe brain damage.

Jun 20, 2017, 08:58 AM IST

US student, freed from North Korea with neurological injury, was ''brutalized'' : Father

Otto Warmbier was arrested for trying to steal an item with a propaganda slogan, according to North Korean media.

Jun 16, 2017, 00:29 AM IST

US student freed from North Korea has ''severe'' neurological injury

Otto Warmbier, a University of Virginia student, was "brutalized and terrorized" by the North Korean regime, his father Fred Warmbier said at the news conference. 

Jun 15, 2017, 20:40 PM IST

American student released from North Korea prison arrives in US

The release of Warmbier, 18 months into a 15-year sentence, came as US President Donald Trump invited South Korea`s new leader Moon Jae-In to Washington for talks.

Jun 14, 2017, 13:15 PM IST

Jailed US student flown out of North Korea `in coma`

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said his agency had "secured" the 22-year-old`s release in talks with North Korea.

Jun 14, 2017, 11:07 AM IST

North Korea releases US student, Secretary of State Tillerson says

Warmbier, a University of Virginia student from suburban Cincinnati, was on his way back to the United States after being released while serving a 15-year prison sentence.

Jun 13, 2017, 22:21 PM IST

North Korea releases US student Otto Warmbier 'in coma'

Otto Warmbier’s release came as former US basketball star Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea on Tuesday.

Jun 13, 2017, 22:21 PM IST

North Korea gives Korean-American 10 years hard labour: Report

North Korea on Friday sentenced a detained Korean-American, Kim Dong-Chul, to 10 years hard labour on charges of subversion and espionage, China`s official Xinhua news agency said.

Apr 29, 2016, 10:13 AM IST

North Korea releases video showing crime which US student committed – Must Watch

North Korea has released security camera footage of American student Otto Warmbier committing the crime that got him 15 years of imprisonment and hard labour.

Mar 18, 2016, 17:23 PM IST

North Korea releases CCTV footage of US student stealing banner

North Korea has released CCTV images showing American student Otto Warmbier removing a political banner from a wall in a hotel - a "crime" that saw him sentenced to 15 years hard labour.

Mar 18, 2016, 11:24 AM IST

White House urges North Korea to pardon jailed American

The White House on Wednesday accused North Korea of jailing a 21-year-old American student for political reasons and called for his immediate release.

Mar 17, 2016, 00:51 AM IST