North Korea Releases Detained NYU Student To South Korea
North Korea has been holding South Korean national Joo Won-moon since April, after he admitted to illegally crossing the border in hopes of a "great event."
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China Calls On North Korea To Halt Planned Space Launch, Nuclear Test
Beijing says "all parties" involved in the North Korean nuclear issue should refrain from actions that could increase tensions.
North Korea Says Its Main Nuclear Reactor Is Operating Again
The restart of a reactor that produces weapons-grade plutonium was announced by the Korean Central News Agency, which also says North Korea is ready to use nuclear weapons "any time."
South Korean Man Who Slashed U.S. Ambassador Gets 12-Year Sentence
U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert was at a performing arts center in Seoul preparing to give a speech on relations between the U.S. and the two Koreas when he was attacked.
After Days Of Talks, Tense Standoff, North And South Korea Reach Detente
South Korea has agreed to stop blaring propaganda from speakers across the border and the North has agreed to lift its semi-war status.
Koreas Hold Talks Aimed At Preventing Larger Conflict
Hours before the deadline set by North Korean for Seoul to halt propaganda broadcasts across the border, the two sides said they would meet face-to-face at the border village of Panmunjom.
As Tensions Rise, North Korea Puts Frontline Troops On 'Semi-War State'
The North warned that if South Korea does not stop blaring propaganda from speakers across the border by Saturday, it would take military action.
North And South Korea Trade Artillery Fire; No One Is Hurt
Joint exercises between the U.S. and South Korea have raised tensions in the region. Thursday's exchange was the first time the North and South had traded fire in five years.
North Korea's Receding Time Zone
The reclusive authoritarian regime has announced that it will turn back its clocks half an hour beginning next week to mark 70 years since liberation from Japan.
Is N. Korea Facing A Famine Or Just Seeking More Aid?
The country warned in June it faces its worst drought in a century. That's raised concerns — and some doubts about the severity of the situation. In the 1990s, 1 million died in a famine.