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North Korea's new leader makes diplomatic debut
Kim Jong Un the marshal became Kim Jong Un the statesman as he met with Chinese political dignitaries in meetings that marked his first official foray ...
NKoreans perform mass 'Arirang' with new Kim odes
An updated version of North Korea's elaborate "Arirang" performance has opened in Pyongyang. Wednesday's performance featured up to 100,000 North ...
North Korean lifts 3 times body weight for gold
It was a big record for a little guy. North Korea's Om Yun Chol, all of 5 feet and 123 pounds, won a gold medal by confidently lifting an Olympic ...
Both Koreas mark 59th anniversary of war armistice
Elderly North Korean veterans pledged loyalty to their 20-something leader in Pyongyang during Korean War armistice commemorations Friday that were ...
North and South Korea mark war armistice
Veterans in medal-laden uniforms streamed into North Korea's capital Friday for ceremonies marking the end of the Korean War, an annual event being ...
Un becomes 2: North Korea confirms Kim is married
The mystery woman beside young leader Kim Jong Un at recent public events is indeed his wife, North Korea has confirmed, ending weeks of speculation ...
North Korea speculation rampant in Seoul
The surprise news set off a predictable wildfire of speculation and rumors south of the border. Almost as soon as North Korea announced this week that ...
Kim given new title; NKorea introduces army chief
Hundreds of soldiers danced in Pyongyang's plazas after North Korea announced that leader Kim Jong Un was named marshal, a title cementing his status ...
Name that Title _ North Korea's Kim has many roles
Kim Jong Un is not the president of North Korea. That title belongs — eternally, the government says — to his late grandfather Kim Il Sung, the ...
Analysis: Signs emerge Kim leading NKorea his way
From Mickey Mouse and a mysterious female companion, to the whiff of economic reform and the surprising ouster of his military mentor, evidence is ...
NKorea promotes Kim Jong Un to marshal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been granted the title of marshal, state media reported Wednesday, cementing his status as the authoritarian ...
NKorea promotes Kim Jong Un to military's top rank
North Korea says its leader Kim Jong Un has been promoted to marshal, the military's highest rank. North Korean state media made the announcement ...
Reshuffle puts N. Korean leader's mark on military
North Korea is reshuffling its most powerful institution: its million-man military. The authoritarian regime has dismissed the army chief — a key ...
Military mentor to NKorean leader dismissed
Seven months ago, he was the guardian figure always at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's side, a top military official whose experience and position ...
North Korean woman at Kim's side sparks curiosity
A mysterious young woman appearing at the side of North Korea's new leader is the subject of speculation she could be Kim Jong Un's younger sister or ...
Small world: Show for N. Korea's Kim goes Disney
Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh took the stage in North Korea during a concert for new leader Kim Jong Un, in an unusual — and unauthorized — ...
South Korean detained for unapproved trip to North
As North Koreans cheered and waved white "unified Korea" flags, a South Korean activist was detained as soon as he set foot on home soil Thursday, ...
NKorean claims South agents tricked her to defect
In a rare news conference by a repatriated North Korean defector, a woman claimed she was tricked into defecting six years ago by South Korean agents ...
In North Korea, learning to hate US starts early
A framed poster on the wall of a kindergarten classroom shows bright-eyed children brandishing rifles and bayonets as they attack a hapless American ...
Huge US, SKorea war games called warning to NKorea
A huge North Korean flag disappeared behind a tower of flames and thick black smoke Friday as South Korean fighter jets and U.S. attack helicopters ...