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NKorea hails launch despite risk of consequences
North Korea, though struggling to feed its people, is now one of the few countries to have successfully launched a satellite into space from its own ...
A look at North Korea's missile arsenal
North Korea's missile program is a point of national pride, with state TV regularly broadcasting past liftoffs set to rousing military anthems.
NKorea rocket a gift to leaders, warning to world
Why would North Korea launch a rocket into space now? The act invites additional sanctions for a country where the U.N. says millions are going ...
NKorea extends window, still readies rocket launch
North Korea is pressing ahead with preparation for a long-range rocket launch after extending its liftoff window by another week until Dec. 29 because ...
NKorea extending rocket launch period to Dec. 29
North Korea on Monday extended the launch period for a controversial long-range rocket by another week until Dec. 29, citing technical problems.
No sign of imminent rocket launch in North Korea
North Korea held off launching a long-range rocket Monday, the first day of a 13-day window during a frigid, snowy stretch of winter weather, a day ...
US: Situation 'dangerous' ahead of NKorea launch
The commander of American troops in Japan said Thursday that the situation ahead of North Korea's planned launch of a long-range rocket this month is ...
SKorea to reroute flights on NKorean rocket path
South Korea said Monday that it plans to reroute passenger flights over the Yellow Sea to avoid possible collisions with debris from a long-range ...
North Korea gears up to launch long-range rocket
North Korea is gearing up to fire a long-range rocket this month in a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile ...
NKorea preps rocket launch that would irk China
Satellite photos indicate North Korea has moved two sections of a long-range rocket in preparation for a launch that would alarm both its adversaries ...
Sources: North Korea replaces defense minister
North Korea has replaced its defense minister with a hardline military commander believed responsible for deadly attacks on South Korea in 2010, ...
US, SKorea ready to respond to NKorea provocation
The U.S. defense chief expressed relief Wednesday that North Korea has not followed through on a threat to launch a military strike in response to ...
Reading 'Gone with the Wind' in Pyongyang
The former black marketeer has read it. So has the beautiful young librarian, and the aging philosophy professor who has spent his life teaching the ...
From North Korea's Oz to its forgotten cities
From here, Pyongyang can seem like a dream. At what passes for rush hour on a Wednesday morning, there are few sounds in Kaesong's main traffic circle ...
NKorean soldier defects to SKorea across border
A North Korean soldier killed two of his superiors Saturday and defected to South Korea across the countries' heavily armed border in a rare crossing ...
North Korea: Spark could set off nuclear war
A North Korean minister lashed out at the United States on Monday, warning that its "hostile" policy has left the Korean peninsula a spark away from ...
NKorean parliament holds second session this year
North Korea's parliament convened Tuesday for the second time in six months, passing a law that adds one year of compulsory education for children in ...
NKorea parliament holding closely watched session
North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament is convening a new session that is drawing attention because it is the second in less than six months.
South Korea fires on North Korean fishing boats
South Korea's navy fired warning shots Friday toward North Korean fishing boats that crossed a disputed maritime boundary, but the shots didn't hit ...
Storms dampen hopes for bountiful NKorea harvest
First came an extended dry spell in the spring, followed by a summer of flash floods and typhoons. Now, with North Korean farmers preparing to head ...
Thousands in SKorea attend funeral for Rev. Moon
Tens of thousands of mourners sobbed, sang, prayed and vowed to cherish the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's teachings Saturday as they said goodbye to their ...
Is North Korea experimenting with change?
Deep in the North Korean countryside, in remote villages that outsiders seldom reach, farmers are now said to be given nearly one-third of their ...
Romantic comedy gets twist with NKorean acrobats
It's a classic tale of a small-town girl who follows her dreams to the big city. But in this case, the girl is a North Korean coal miner, the big city ...
Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92
The Rev. Sun Myung Moon was a self-proclaimed messiah who built a global business empire. He called both North Korean leaders and American presidents ...