North Korea tests another missile: South

North Korea has test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, a South Korean official says.

Japan powerbroker's surprise North Korea visit

Martin Fackler A political aide to the Prime Minister of Japan made a sudden, rare visit to North Korea on Tuesday. Japanese officials refused to say what he was doing there.

Two charged in US over North Korea WMD plot

Andrew Harris A Taiwanese man called a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction by the US in 2009 and his Chicago-area son have been charged with trying to evade federal laws curbing the spread of such weapons,...

US tour on coup charge in North Korea

A US tour operator is facing indictment in North Korea on charges that he tried to overthrow the government there, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said Saturday.

North Korea to pull workers out of joint project

SEOUL: North Korea said it was withdrawing all workers and suspending operations at its joint industrial zone with South Korea – the only surviving symbol of inter-Korean cooperation.

North Korea closes China border to tourists

The biggest border crossing between North Korea and China has been closed to tourist groups, a Chinese official says, as nuclear tensions mounted, but business travel was allowed to continue.

North Korea likely to have nuclear warhead for its missiles: Pentagon

Ernesto Londoo WASHINGTON: North Korea likely has a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on a ballistic missile, according to a new assessment by the Pentagon's intelligence arm that comes amid growing alarm over...

Kerry on mission to damp down region's fears over North Korea

Jo Biddle US Secretary of State John Kerry demanded North Korea abandon an expected missile launch as the communist state threatened a nuclear strike on Japan amid a chilling new evaluation of its offensive...

North Korea keeps world guessing

All eyes are on North Korea to see if it marks the birthday of late founder Kim Il-sung on Monday with a missile launch, despite tension-reducing noises from Seoul and Washington.

BBC 'put students at risk' in North Korea

Dominic Harris The BBC has denied claims that it put students from a London university at risk when an undercover journalist accompanied them on a field trip to North Korea.

US chopper crashes near North Korea

A US military helicopter has crashed near the North Korean border, a South Korean defence official says. There were no reported casualties.

US sees North Korea launch possible due to Kim's inexperience

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's inexperience raises the risk of miscalculation even though it is unlikely his regime will launch a missile that directly threatens South Korea, a US military...

North Korea refuses South access to Kaesong

SEOUL: North Korea has barred a delivery of supplies to South Koreans in the closed Kaesong industrial zone, as the South's president said it was time to stop rewarding Pyongyang's provocations.

Workers denied access to North Korea

Sangwon Yoon South Korean workers have been denied access to an industrial park jointly run with North Korea for the first time since 2009.

North Korea moves push tension to the limit

North Korea’s deadly game of brinkmanship took several steps towards armed conflict on Thursday as it appeared to move a missile capable of hitting South Korea and Japan to its east coast.

North Korea warns it can't protect embassies

Foreign diplomats in Pyongyang are discussing a North Korean evacuation advisory as concerns grow that the isolated state was preparing a missile launch at a time of soaring nuclear tensions.

North Korea threatens to strike US mainland

SEOUL: North Korea has put its artillery and ‘‘strategic’’ rocket units on combat ready status, with orders to prepare for strikes against the US mainland, Hawaii and Guam, state media is reporting.

North Korea cuts military hotline with South

North Korea says it is cutting a military hotline with South Korea, meaning that all direct inter-government and military contact has been suspended after it previously cut a Red Cross link.

Human rights lost in North Korea's atomic glare

Bob Carr We cannot lose sight of the connection between the nation's missile project and the brutal treatment of its own people.

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