North Korea

US president rules out dialogue unless Pyongyang commits to denuclearising Korean Peninsula.

Karthick Arvinth Apr 25, 2016

Spanish troupe became first to perform traditional dance in secretive state.

Tom Porter Apr 22, 2016

South Korean President Park Geun-hye orders military to be ready to respond to any provocation from Pyongyang.

Karthick Arvinth Apr 18, 2016

North Korean and Western scientists collaborate on study of DPRK's little-studied active volcano.

Hannah Osborne Apr 15, 2016

The attempted missile test appears to have failed, South Korea said.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 15, 2016

North Korea celebrates the birthday of Kim Il-Sung, founder of the DPRK, on 15 April on the Day of the Sun.

Staff Reporter Apr 15, 2016

Unnamed colonel worked for North Korean military's General Reconnaissance Bureau before defecting in 2015.

Karthick Arvinth Apr 11, 2016

The new 'indigenously designed' engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile is capable of attacking US.

Ananya Roy Apr 09, 2016

Analysts at Dyn Research indicated the downtime may have been intentional.

Jason Murdock Apr 07, 2016

Bans on imports of gold and rare earth elements used in high-tech products are announced.

Romil Patel Apr 06, 2016

The 'strike' also seemed to take out a number of government buildings.

Adam Justice Apr 05, 2016

British banker Nigel Cowie set up DCB Finance Ltd in 2006 and registered it in the British Virgin Islands.

Ananya Roy Apr 05, 2016

US President Barack Obama said the one who made the comments is ignorant about foreign policy or nuclear policy.

Ananya Roy Apr 02, 2016

World has seen a 'big achievement' in barring nuclear terrorism but threat remains, says IAEA director general.

Adam Justice Apr 01, 2016

Presidents of the US and China agree to push more for denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 01, 2016

North Korean citizens were urged to continue showing loyalty to the North Korean leader.

William Watkinson Mar 30, 2016

Relations between the two Koreas is especially tense at the moment, due to military exercises on both sides

Mar 27, 2016

North Korea has carried out live-fire artillery drill simulating attack on Blue House, official residence of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye.

Maria Khan Mar 25, 2016

Academic study argued it was plausible that someone may wish to eliminate him.

Henry Austin Mar 25, 2016

North Korea is getting within striking range of the US, officials fear.

Mary Papenfuss Mar 25, 2016

North Korea claims testing solid-fuel rocket engine as tensions in Korean peninsula tightens.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 24, 2016

North Korean leader oversees military drill amid tensions on the Korean peninsula.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 20, 2016

Security Council members unanimously condemn Pyongyang's 'unacceptable' ballistic missile tests.

Karthick Arvinth Mar 19, 2016

A device that finds the 'smoking gun' of nuclear tests has been developed.

Matt Atherton Mar 18, 2016

North Korea fired two mid-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan in a show of defiance.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 18, 2016

The launch comes just days after fresh sanctions were imposed by the UN on Pyongyang.

William Watkinson Mar 18, 2016

The 21-year-old student allegedly attempted to steal a political slogan.

William Watkinson Mar 17, 2016

North Korea threatens to carry out defiant acts in coming days in the wake of looming UN sanctions.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 15, 2016

Political prison camps, torture, "slave-like labour" and religious persecution keep citizens in terror.

Fiona Keating Mar 14, 2016

All people would be 'killed immediately and the city burned down to ashes'

Mary Papenfuss Mar 14, 2016