North Korea video appeal by family of `kidnapped` daughter
In the footage, the parents wept and demanded South Korea return their daughter, So Gyong-A.
Apr 28, 2016, 08:42 AM IST
North Korea sets party congress date amid nuclear test fears
North Korea on Wednesday formally set May 6 for the opening of a landmark ruling party congress -- the first in nearly four decades and an event many fear will be preceded by a fifth nuclear test.
Apr 27, 2016, 16:53 PM IST
Need powerful nuclear deterrence to counter US hostility: North Korea
North Korea needs a powerful nuclear deterrence to counter U.S. hostility and threats, the foreign ministry was quoted by the state news agency KCNA as saying on Tuesday.
Apr 26, 2016, 21:38 PM IST
N Korea offers to send 'abducted' defectors' parents to South
North Korea today said that it wanted to set up a meeting - in Seoul if necessary - between a dozen recent defectors and their parents to prove Pyongyang's claim that the former were abducted by South Korea.
Apr 21, 2016, 14:52 PM IST
North Korea could conduct its fifth nuclear test before May: South Korea
North Korea could conduct its fifth nuclear test before May, South Korean officials said on Sunday.
Apr 17, 2016, 20:27 PM IST
North Korea claims restaurant workers tricked into defecting
Pyongyang's state media on Friday claimed a group of 13 North Koreans working at a restaurant China had been tricked into defecting by South Korean spies.
Apr 15, 2016, 13:20 PM IST
Seoul says NKorea launch of a missile appears to have failed
A North Korean launch of a missile on the birthday of its revered founder appears to have failed.
Apr 15, 2016, 07:09 AM IST
US ready to raise pressure on North Korea,open to talks: John Kerry
The United States is prepared to "ratchet up" pressure on North Korea after its latest provocations but remains open to talks, US Secretary of State John Kerry said today.
Apr 11, 2016, 15:46 PM IST
Pyongyang shows N-attack against US in propaganda video
North Korea has released a video that simulates the launch of a nuclear attack on Washington and threatens the US with pre-emptive strikes, South Korean authorities said on Monday.
Mar 28, 2016, 16:24 PM IST
N Korea threatens military attack on Seoul's presidential palace
Democratic People`s Republic of North Korea has warned of military attack on Seoul`s presidential palace unless South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologises for `treason` and publicly executes officials responsible for what Pyongyang says are plans to attack its leadership.
Mar 27, 2016, 14:38 PM IST
North Korea warns of strike on Seoul's presidential palace
Upping its rhetoric a notch, North Korea has warned that it will attack Seoul's presidential palace unless it receives an apology from South Korean President Park Geun-hye for "treason."
Mar 26, 2016, 20:33 PM IST
Korean-American arrested by Pyongyang says was spying for South
A Korean-American detained in North Korea admitted to attempting to steal military secrets as he was paraded in front of media groups in Pyongyang Friday.
Mar 25, 2016, 15:31 PM IST
North Korea court sentences American student to 15 years hard labour
North Korea's supreme court sentenced American student Otto Warmbier, who was arrested while visiting the country, to 15 years of hard labour on Wednesday for crimes against the state.
Mar 16, 2016, 14:11 PM IST
US Treasury official to China to discuss North Korea
A top US Treasury official will visit China this week to discuss North Korea`s menacing actions and sanctions aimed at curbing the country's "destabilizing behavior," the Treasury announced Monday.
Mar 14, 2016, 20:49 PM IST
N Korea issues fresh threats as US stages military drill with South
North Korea hit out at Washington and Seoul Saturday, pledging to launch a blitzkrieg in the Korean peninsula, as the United States and South Korea launched their largest-ever joint landing drill.
Mar 12, 2016, 13:43 PM IST
Will liquidate South Korea assets in joint projects: North Korea
North Korea said Thursday it would dispose of all assets left behind by South Korean firms involved in two now-shuttered joint projects, further raising already elevated tensions on the divided Korean peninsula.
Mar 10, 2016, 09:57 AM IST
Kim Jong Un says country has miniaturised warheads: North Korean media
Pyongyang has previously claimed it has nuclear warheads small enough to put on long-range missiles, but experts have questioned such claims.
Mar 09, 2016, 06:04 AM IST
North Korea threatens pre-emptive nuclear strike on South, US
Pyongyang has issued dire warnings of nuclear attack in the past, usually during periods of elevated military tensions of the Korean peninsula.
Mar 07, 2016, 05:58 AM IST
Philippines impounds North Korean ship under UN sanctions
The Philippines said Saturday it had impounded a North Korean vessel in response to tough new United Nations sanctions introduced in response to Pyongyang`s recent nuclear and ballistic missile tests.
Mar 05, 2016, 10:21 AM IST
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un orders nuclear arsenal on 'standby'
The North's nuclear warheads must be deployed "on standby so as to be fired at any moment," Kim was quoted as saying by the North's official KCNA news agency on Friday.
Mar 04, 2016, 13:11 PM IST
