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NKorean uranium nuclear test would raise stakes
As North Korea warns that it plans its third nuclear test since 2006, outside governments and analysts are trying to determine a crucial question: ...
SKorea: Satellite working normally, sending data
The first satellite launched from South Korean soil is working normally, officials said Thursday, a day after Seoul achieved its space milestone ...
Tremors, gases will be best proof of NK nuke test
With North Korea appearing set to detonate an atomic device, the U.N. agency that detected two previous tests says it is prepared to confirm an ...
North Korean leader vows strong action
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take "substantial and high-profile important ...
Japan launches 2 intelligence satellites
Japan launched two intelligence satellites into orbit on Sunday amid growing concerns that North Korea is planning to test more rockets of its own and ...
Images suggest NKorea ready for nuke test
Recent satellite photos show North Korea could be almost ready to carry out its threat to conduct a nuclear test, a U.S. research institute said ...
What's the threat? North Korean rhetoric, reality
According to its official statements, North Korea is ready to go to the brink. But how serious are Pyongyang's threats? This week, new U.N.
US: US, China oppose North Korea nuclear test
Washington and Beijing agreed Friday that any North Korean nuclear test will lead to North Korea's further isolation and set back efforts to restart ...
Envoy: SKorea's Park open to dialogue with NKorea
South Korea's new president will not tolerate North Korean provocations but will continue to push for dialogue with Pyongyang, a special envoy to ...
US: NKorea nuke test plan 'provocative'
North Korea's plan to conduct a third nuclear test is "needlessly provocative" and will only increase its isolation, the White House said Thursday, ...
NKorea warns that nuke test may be imminent
North Korea's top military body warned Thursday that the regime is poised to conduct a nuclear test in response to U.N. punishment, and made clear ...
Launch, sanctions, nukes: NKorea may repeat cycle
North Korea's nuclear agitations follow a well-worn route. It starts with a long-range rocket launch. The United Nations punishes the act with ...
Questions and answers about China and North Korea
China took a step against longtime ally North Korea on Tuesday by voting in favor of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Pyongyang's ...
After UN acts, NKorea vows 'nuclear deterrence'
North Korea swiftly lashed out against the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of its December launch of a long-range rocket, saying Wednesday that ...
UN condemns North Korea's rocket launch
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution condemning North Korea's rocket launch in December and imposing new sanctions ...
NKorea eases rules, lets visitors bring cellphones
North Korea is loosening some restrictions on foreign cellphones by allowing visitors to bring their own phones into the country. However, security ...
Analysis: Can Obama fulfill wish on Asia outreach?
President Barack Obama wants Asia to be a growing focus of his second-term foreign policy, but whether that happens could depend on his ability to ...
UN urges focus on North Korea human rights record
The U.N.'s top human rights official said Monday that as many as 200,000 people are being held in North Korean political prison camps rife with ...
Schmidt joins elite few to glimpse net in NKorea
Google chairman Eric Schmidt's glimpse of the Web being used at a top university in Pyongyang makes him part of a tiny elite that has seen the ...
Google's Schmidt urges Internet openness in NKorea
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Thursday it's up to North Korea to shed its self-imposed isolation and allow its citizens to use the ...
Google exec gets look at NKoreans using Internet
Students at North Korea's premier university showed Google's executive chairman how they look for information online: They Google it. But surfing the ...
Analysis: US irked by Google chief's NKorea plans
Google chief Eric Schmidt's plan to visit North Korea has put the Obama administration in the awkward position of opposing a champion of Internet ...
Richardson: NKorea trip is private, humanitarian
Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says the State Department should not be nervous about a visit he's making to North Korea with Google's ...
Google chairman heading to North Korea
When he lands in North Korea, even Google's executive chairman will likely have to relinquish his smartphone, leaving him disconnected from the global ...
North Korea striker to play for SKorean club
A South Korean club says it has signed North Korea striker Jong Tae Se from Cologne. The Suwon Samsung Bluewings say they have agreed to pay the ...