UAE terminates North Korean diplomatic mission, ends visas
The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday it was ending the mission of North Korea`s non-resident ambassador and terminating its own envoy`s services in Pyongyang, the foreign ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency WAM.
Oct 12, 2017, 21:22 PM IST
Will settle the final score against Trump with a hail of fire: North Korea
United States President Donald Trump has "lit the wick of war" with North Korea and his country will be made to pay with "a hail of fire", a Russian news agency quoted North Korea's foreign minister as saying on Wednesday.
Oct 12, 2017, 06:36 AM IST
United States flies bombers over North Korea as Donald Trump discusses options
The U.S. military flew two strategic bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force late on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump met with top defence officials to discuss how to respond to any threat from North Korea.
Oct 11, 2017, 09:27 AM IST
North Korea preparing long-range missile test: RIA cites Russian lawmaker
North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, a Russian lawmaker just returned from a visit to Pyongyang was quoted as saying on Friday.
Oct 06, 2017, 23:15 PM IST
North Korea gets second web connection via Russian firm
North Korea has a 6,800-strong unit of trained cyberwarfare specialists, according to Seoul`s defence ministry, and has been accused of launching high-profile cyberattacks including the 2014 hacking of Sony Pictures.
Oct 05, 2017, 13:17 PM IST
Donald Trump tells Rex Tillerson: Stop negotiating with North Korea's ''Little Rocket Man''
United States President Donald Trump took to twitter to advise Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to stop negotiating with North Korea`s Rocket Man because the US will do what has to be done.
Oct 01, 2017, 23:19 PM IST
Thinking the unthinkable in China: Abandoning North Korea
Observers say the public debate might be a tactic to try and coerce Pyongyang into cooling its weapons programme.
Oct 01, 2017, 19:47 PM IST
US directly communicating with North Korea, seeks dialogue
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made the disclosure about the communications during a trip to China and said it was important to find a way to reduce tensions with North Korea.
Sep 30, 2017, 23:56 PM IST
Donald Trump's visit to China 'most important bilateral event': Xi Jinping
China regards US President Donald Trump's November visit as "the most important bilateral event", President Xi Jinping on Saturday said, as the two countries grappled to deal with deepening crisis over North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes.
Sep 30, 2017, 21:21 PM IST
'North Korea seen moving missiles out of rocket facility'
Several North Korean missiles were recently spotted moved from a rocket facility in the capital Pyongyang, South Korea's Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) reported late Friday amid speculation that the North was preparing to take more provocative actions.
Sep 30, 2017, 15:36 PM IST
South Korea, US conduct air defence drills
South Korea and the US have conducted joint air drills in the Korean peninsula amid heightened tensions with Pyongyang, authorities said here on Saturday.
Sep 30, 2017, 11:20 AM IST
North Korea accuses US of exploiting American student's death
North Korea on Friday accused the US of exploiting the death of Otto Warmbier, the American student who was held prisoner in Pyongyang for over a year.
Sep 29, 2017, 08:59 AM IST
North Korean firms in China ordered to close by January
Branches of China's biggest banks have told AFP that they have suspended financial transactions for North Koreans, a measure that is not required under UN sanctions.
Sep 28, 2017, 22:12 PM IST
North Korea accuses Donald Trump of exploiting Otto Warmbier death
Three Americans accused of various crimes against the state remain behind bars in the North.
Sep 28, 2017, 19:01 PM IST
Malaysia bans all citizens from travelling to North Korea
Malaysia has banned its citizens from travelling to North Korea as the country faces increasing diplomatic pressure over its weapons programs. The foreign ministry announced the ban in a statement today and said it would last until further notice.
Sep 28, 2017, 13:09 PM IST
US student held in North Korea died of oxygen-starved brain: Coroner
An American student who had been imprisoned in North Korea for 17 months died from lack of oxygen and blood to the brain, an Ohio coroner said on Wednesday.
Sep 28, 2017, 10:03 AM IST
China says war on Korean peninsula would have `no winners
China warned on Tuesday that a conflict on the Korean peninsula would have "no winners", after North Korea accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on it.
Sep 26, 2017, 14:43 PM IST
Taiwan bans all trade with North Korea
The Taiwanese government on Tuesday banned all trade with North Korea, complying with various UN resolutions despite Taipei not being a member of the organisation.
Sep 26, 2017, 14:24 PM IST
US declared war on us, we will shoot their planes down: North Korea
"The whole world should clearly remember it was the U.S. who first declared war on our country," Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told reporters in New York.
Sep 25, 2017, 21:39 PM IST
North Korea condemns Donald Trump in letter to international parliaments
Pyongyang called Trump`s comments an "intolerable insult to the Korean people, a declaration of war against North Korea and grave threats to the global peace", Efe news quoted the report as saying.
Sep 25, 2017, 10:39 AM IST
