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US student Otto Warmbier held in North Korea 'confesses to severe crime'

An American student detained in North Korea since early January and accused of carrying out a hostile act against the state has been paraded before

29/02/2016

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Two Koreas, two reactions after illegal rocket launch

In central Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, the news of the successful space shot was greeted with public pride and enthusiasm. Giant screens

07/02/2016

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S Korea denounces N Korea rocket launch as 'unacceptable provocation'

North Korea has launched a long-range rocket, in defiance of international warnings. Pyongyang’s neighbours, along with Washington, have denounced

07/02/2016

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North Korea launches rocket, defying international warnings

North Korea has defied international warnings and launched a long-range rocket. Pyongyang had notified UN agencies that it planned to carry out the

07/02/2016

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World condemns North Korean satellite launch

At some time over the next seven days North Korea says it is to launch a communications satellite. Pyongyang has brought the launch window forward

06/02/2016

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North Korea holds US student accused of hostile act

North Korea says it has detained a US university student accused of committing an unspecified “hostile act”. The official KCNA news agency reported

22/01/2016

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North Korea celebrates 'hydrogen bomb' test

Kim Jong-Un leads his nation in celebrating hydrogen bomb test which the country claims demonstrates a major breakthrough in their nuclear weapons

09/01/2016

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North Korea releases video of missile test

Pyongyang ramps up the rhetoric with Seoul in the South

09/01/2016

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North Korea: new subway train a source of national pride

Why such crowds in the Pyongyang Metro? According to these images filmed by the official news agency, inhabitants of the North Korean capital took to

07/01/2016

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US doubts North Korean H-bomb claims

The UN plans to introduce a series of new measures against North Korea after the county’s state run news agency announced that Pyongyang had

06/01/2016

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North Korea's defiant steps toward nuclear weaponry

When Kim Jong Un’s father Kim Jong Il died in 2011, his dynastic inheritance of the presidential role came backed by North Korea’s atomic weapons

06/01/2016

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North Korea claims big nuclear breakthrough with H-bomb test

North Korea says it has successfully conducted its first test of a hydrogen bomb. The test, the fourth time the isolated state has exploded a nuclear

06/01/2016

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North Korea: Kim Jong Un warns Seoul in New Year message

North Korean leader delivers New Year message Talks of “ruthless holy war” No mention of nuclear arms or programme The leader of North Korea has

01/01/2016

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Top aide to Kim Jong-un killed in car crash in N Korea

Analysts warn the death of a top North Korean negotiator could spark a possible deterioration in ties with its southern neighbour. Secretary of the

30/12/2015

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North Korea develops hydrogen bomb, claims Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has claimed his country has developed a thermonuclear bomb — one step up from the less-powerful atomic bomb. But many

10/12/2015

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Night parade in Pyongyang

11/10/2015

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Party in Pyongyang: North Korea celebrates 70 years of Worker's Party

Pyongyang parties: North Korea celebrates 70 years of the ruling Worker's Party with a military parade and a warning to the US.

10/10/2015

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Dozens dead in North Korea floods

It has emerged that heavy rain in North Korea killed 40 people, stranded thousands in flash floods and caused “massive” damage at the weekend

28/08/2015

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Stop propaganda or come under fire, Pyongyang warns Seoul

Pyongyang issues Seoul with an ultimatum: stop making anti-North Korea broadcasts or face military action.

21/08/2015

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North Korea moves to war footing over Seoul's border broadcasts

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday declared the country’s front-line troops on a war footing, after tensions with South Korea soared following

21/08/2015

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Marking the end of WWII in North Korea

15/08/2015

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North Korea turns clocks back as it announces new time zone

North Korea now has its own new time tone. The country turned its clock back by 30 minutes on Friday to mark its liberation from the Japanese at the

15/08/2015

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North Korea remembers its history

28/07/2015

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Local elections in North Korea draw 99.97%

20/07/2015

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North Korea marks 21st anniversary of Kim Il Sung's death

08/07/2015

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North Korea celebrates new airport

02/07/2015