UN calls for pursuing N Korea criminal responsibility on rights
North Korea's leadership should be held criminally responsible for egregious human rights abuses, a UN envoy said today.
Jan 22, 2016, 20:48 PM IST
Kim Jong-Un's favourite liquor shot is a hangover-free booze?
Citing state-owned Pyongyang Times, the Sky News said that the Koryo Liquor, made with ginseng and organic rice, leaves drinkers free of a hangover.
Jan 22, 2016, 19:41 PM IST
North Korea defector returns home and recants in video: Report
The North`s leader Kim Jong-Un has been luring back defectors with the promise of a pardon, offering them rewards and jobs should they return home.
Jan 21, 2016, 15:55 PM IST
'North Korea leader wants nuke deterrent as proof against downfall'
North Korea says it tested a miniaturised hydrogen bomb on January 6.
Jan 15, 2016, 18:09 PM IST
Latest N. Korea sub missile test a `catastrophic failure`: Analysts
North Korea`s "successful" submarine-launched ballistic missile test last month was, in fact, an explosive failure that was not even launched from a submarine, separate expert analyses concluded Wednesday.
Jan 13, 2016, 06:54 AM IST
US House advances tighter sanctions on North Korea
US lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to impose stricter economic sanctions on North Korea, seeking to punish the rebellious Asian nation for its latest test of a nuclear bomb last week.
Jan 13, 2016, 05:07 AM IST
North Korea shocks world with H-bomb claims; Russia, US, China condemn
Defying global public opinion, reclusive North Korea has claimed to have detonated its first hydrogen bomb sending political shock waves around the world and even angering its ally China.
Jan 07, 2016, 00:12 AM IST
North Korea's Hydrogen bomb test: Kim Jong-Un wanted 2016 to kick off with 'thrilling sound'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un personally signed the order three weeks ago authorising Pyongyang's latest nuclear test, calling for 2016 to kick off with the "thrilling sound" of a hydrogen bomb explosion.
Jan 06, 2016, 15:47 PM IST
India expresses 'deep concern' over North Korea hydrogen bomb test
Last month, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un suggested that Pyongyang had already developed a hydrogen bomb.
Jan 06, 2016, 14:15 PM IST
Is North Korea lying about testing hydrogen bomb?
Nuclear experts cast doubt on Wednesday on North Korea's claimed first successful test of a miniaturised hydrogen bomb, saying the detected seismic activity suggested a less powerful device.
Jan 06, 2016, 13:34 PM IST
North Korea's 'successful' hydrogen bomb test a birthday gift to Kim Jong-Un?
North Korea's surprise hydrogen bomb test was personally ordered by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and came just two days before his birthday.
Jan 06, 2016, 09:20 AM IST
Kim Jong-Un vows to raise living standards, warns foreign `provocateurs`
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said raising living standards was his number one priority in an annual New Year`s address on Friday.
Jan 01, 2016, 10:47 AM IST
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un expresses deep grief over death of top aide
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has expressed deep sorrow over the death of a top aide, displaying unusual intimacy towards his "close comrade-in-arms whom nobody can replace".
Dec 31, 2015, 10:10 AM IST
North Korean former number-two resurfaces after purge
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un`s one-time right-hand man was Wednesday confirmed to have made a comeback to Pyongyang`s inner circle.
Dec 30, 2015, 12:30 PM IST
North Korean official in charge of ties with South dies: Pyongyang
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un`s "most trustworthy" aide who oversaw ties with the South has died in a traffic accident, Pyongyang`s state media said on Wednesday, a loss seen as a blow to efforts at reconciliation between the two rivals.
Dec 30, 2015, 08:56 AM IST
Does North Korea have a hydrogen bomb?
North Korea has already tested three atom bombs, which rely on nuclear fission.
Dec 10, 2015, 10:13 AM IST
North Korean leader`s uncle says fear drove defection to US
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un`s uncle has described how fear of the deadly power politics in Pyongyang drove him and his wife to defect to the United States nearly 20 years ago.
Dec 10, 2015, 07:43 AM IST
North Korea tested submarine-launched missile, but launch failed: Report
North Korea appeared to conduct a submarine-launched ballistic missile test on Saturday but it ended in failure with no indication that the missile successfully ejected from the vessel and took off, South Korea`s Yonhap news agency reported.
Nov 28, 2015, 16:23 PM IST
Kim Jong-Un issues bizarre diktat, asks North Korean men to copy his hairstyle, women to follow his wife
Men have been warned in North Korea that they face sanctions if their hair is longer than 2cm and not shaved along the sides like North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un.
Nov 27, 2015, 19:03 PM IST
Talks under way for UN rights chief to visit North Korea
North Korea and the United Nations have both confirmed that discussions are under way for what would be the first visit to the reclusive north Asian country by a UN human rights chief.
Nov 18, 2015, 11:19 AM IST
