North Korea

Insight Bureau: As many as 200 construction workers are feared dead in North Korea, after the collapse of a tunnel at a nuclear test site on Tuesday. The latest sixth test at the site on September 3, most likely triggered landslides and…

Seoul, March 18: North Korea on Friday launched a new ballistic missile which flew some 800 km before falling into the sea, followed by another missile which may have exploded mid-air, South Korean military officials said. The North Korean…

Seoul, March 11: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday ordered his army to prepare new nuclear tests amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula due to international sanctions imposed on Pyongyang and joint military maneuvers by…

Seoul, Feb 17: At least four US F-22 stealth fighters flew over South Korea's airspace on Wednesday in an apparent show of force toward North Korea's recent nuclear test and rocket launch. The nuclear-capable US fighter jets flew low over…

Seoul, Feb 12: All communication hotlines between South Korea and North Korea have been cut-off after the shutdown of an inter-Korean factory park, Seoul's defence ministry said on Friday. Defence Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun said…

Payongayong, Feb 11: North Korea has executed its army chief Ri Yong-gil, according to unconfirmed South Korean media reports. Senior officials in North Korea have previously been absent from view for long periods only to reappear.…

Washington, Feb 11: The US Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed the legislation to widen harsher sanctions on North Korea in response to its recent nuclear test and missile launch. The Senate legislation expands and tightens…

United Nations, Feb 8: The UN Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned the launch using ballistic missile technology by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday, said a press statement of the council. "This launch,…