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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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N. Korea says it test-fired tactical ballistic missile with new guidance technology
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S. Korea vows stern action on future N. Korean attacks on anniversary of deadly shelling
South Korea's Prime Minister Chung Hong-won pledged strong retaliation against any North Korean attacks as Seoul on Sunday commemorated the fourth anniversary of the deadly shelling of a front-line South Korean island."The government and the military will preemptively block the possibility of North Korea's provocations through a water-tight defense posture, and if there is a provocation, we will sternly react to it," the prime minister said in a speech at a ceremony marking the anniversary of th
Nov. 23, 2014
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Seoul offers FM meeting with N. Korea, China
South Korea has proposed to hold a foreign ministers' meeting among the two Koreas and China to enhance cooperation among the neighboring countries, a ranking foreign ministry official said Sunday.South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se proposed the three-way meeting to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi when they met in Beijing on Nov. 7, according to the official, who asked not to be named.Yun had met with Wang ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit."At the foreign minist
Nov. 23, 2014
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N. Korea again vows retaliation against U.N. resolution
North Korea on Sunday again protested last week's United Nations resolution on North Korea's human rights conditions, threatening merciless retaliation against the U.S. and its allies that Pyongyang says were behind the vote at the international body.The latest statement came from the North's powerful National Defense Commission (NDC), adding to the daily condemnation of the resolution endorsed by a U.N. committee. The resolution called on the Security Council to refer the country to the Interna
Nov. 23, 2014
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N. Korean leader guides joint military drill
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guided a joint military drill to highlight improved combat readiness, the country's official news agency said Sunday, amid the North's repeated threats of retaliation against a recent United Nations resolution on its human rights situation.Kim guided the combined drill of two Korean People's Army (KPA) units that included simulations of a coastal landing and attacks on enemy troops, said the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), monitored in Seoul. As is customary, t
Nov. 23, 2014
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N. Korea again vows to bolster war deterrence over U.N. resolution
North Korea denounced the United States Saturday for getting the United Nations to adopt a resolution that calls for the referral of its top leaders to international justice over its dire human rights records, vowing to bolster its war deterrence against "hostile powers."Earlier this week, the U.N.'s Third Committee passed a non-binding resolution calling for North Korea to be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its massive human rights violations. The resolution is based on a
Nov. 23, 2014
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N. Korea again vows to bolster war deterrence over U.N. resolution
North Korea bashed the United States for its alleged role in adopting the United Nations' resolution condemning the North's dire human rights situation, vowing to bolster war deterrence to counter "hostile powers." Earlier this week, the U.N. passed a highly symbolic resolution calling for referring North Korea to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for human rights violations. Referral to the ICC was the key recommendation by U.N. Commission of Inquiry (COI) in its February report based up
Nov. 22, 2014
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Ex-U.S. detainee says he traveled to N. Korea to get arrested
WASHINGTON-- Matthew Todd Miller, one of two Americans released from North Korea earlier this month, said he traveled to the communist nation with the purpose of getting arrested so that he could interact more with ordinary people in the North. That's why he damaged his tourist visa during the flight to Pyongyang, he said in an interview with the NK News website. It proved more difficult than he thought to get arrested there because North Korean authorities urged him to leave, but he refused and
Nov. 22, 2014
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N. Korea conducts ejection launcher test for submarine missile: report
WASHINGTON-- North Korea has conducted a test of an ejection launcher that helps fire missiles from submarines in a sign that the communist nation is making progress in its efforts to develop a submarine-based ballistic missile, a news report said Friday. The land-based test simulated the initial stage of boosting a missile out of a submarine launch tube and is a sign that the rogue state is moving ahead with plans for underwater missile strike capabilities for a future nuclear-tipped missile
Nov. 22, 2014
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‘Putin ready for summit with Kim’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after holding talks with Kim’s special envoy.Russia confirmed that it is ready for contact with North Korea at various levels, including the highest level, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in response to a question from a Korean news provider whether his discussions with the North’s special envoy, Choe Ryong-hae, included the possibility of
Nov. 21, 2014
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S. Korea warns N. Korea against provocations
South Korea warned North Korea to stop provocations against Seoul, saying they would eventually lead to the communist country's self-destruction.The warning by the defense ministry came hours after Pyongyang said that South Korea "should never forget the lesson from the bitter defeat" in the shelling of Yeonpyeong and "the mad provokers are bound to be beaten or killed by the (North) Korean People's Army."Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of North Korea's shelling of the South's front-line isl
Nov. 21, 2014
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Former first lady's aides in talks with N. Korea over her trip plan
North Korea agreed Friday to former South Korean first lady Lee Hee-ho's plan to make an overland trip to the communist country, one of her aides said.The North also promised to allow the wife of late former President Kim Dae-jung to stay at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang, according to former culture minister Kim Sung-hoon.But no date has been set yet for the date of Lee's planned visit and the size of her entourage, he added."We agreed to discuss the matters in the second working-
Nov. 21, 2014
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N. Korea, Russia seek to improve military ties
Top North Korean and Russian military officials held talks in Moscow on ways to improve defense ties between the former communist allies, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday.No Kwang-chol, vice chief of the General Staff of the North's Army, met with his Russian counterpart, as No is accompanying Choe Ryong-hae, a special envoy of the North's leader Kim Jong-un, on his Russia trip, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)."Both sides had a wide-ranging exchange of views on putting
Nov. 21, 2014
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U.S. calls N. Korea's nuclear test threat 'cause of great concern'
North Korea's threat to conduct a nuclear test in anger over a U.N. human rights resolution is a "cause of great concern," the State Department said Thursday, urging Pyongyang to take steps to give up its nuclear program.The North's foreign ministry formally issued the nuclear threat earlier Thursday, saying the resolution compels the regime "not to exercise restraint any longer in conducting a new nuclear test" and vowing to strengthen its "war deterrence" against the United States.It also accu
Nov. 21, 2014
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Russian FM: Putin ready for summit with N.K. leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Moscow's top diplomat said Thursday after holding talks with Kim's special envoy.Russia confirmed that it is ready for contact with North Korea at various levels, including the highest level, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in response to a question from Yonhap News Agency whether his discussions with the North's special envoy, Choe Ryong-hae, included the possibility of Kim's visit to Russia.Lav
Nov. 21, 2014
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‘Russia’s top envoy to Pyongyang transferred to Seoul’
Russia’s ambassador to North Korea has been named as the country‘s top envoy to South Korea, diplomatic sources said Thursday, raising hopes that the move would help promote cooperative projects among the three nations.Alexander Timonin, Russia’s top envoy to Pyongyang, is likely to replace the incumbent ambassador Konstantin Vnukov starting as early as March next year.Timonin has had experience in dealing with trilateral cooperation among the two Koreas and Russia before he began to serve as th
Nov. 20, 2014
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N.K. vows action against U.N. rights move
North Korea continued its scathing verbal attacks Thursday against the adoption of a landmark U.N. resolution on its grave human rights record, again threatening a fresh round of nuclear tests.A U.N. committee on Tuesday approved the text condemning the “longstanding and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross” rights breaches in line with a Commission of Inquiry study released in February.The panel has been endorsing a resolution to address the situation each year since 2005. But the latest on
Nov. 20, 2014
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N.K. threatens nuke test after U.N. resolution on human rights
North Korea continued scathing verbal attacks Thursday against the adoption of a landmark U.N. resolution on its grave human rights record, again threatening a fresh round of nuclear testing.A U.N. committee on Tuesday approved the text condemning the “longstanding and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross” rights breaches in line with a Commission of Inquiry study released in February.The panel has been endorsing a resolution to address the situation each year since 2005. But the latest one
Nov. 20, 2014
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S. Korea set to mark anniversary of NK shelling of border island
South Koreans are poised to pay tribute to soldiers killed in North Korea's artillery shelling of a western border island four years ago, officials said Thursday, as tensions continue to run high along the sea border. On Nov. 23, 2010, the North fired some 170 rounds of artillery at the front-line island of Yeonpyeong, killing two South Korean marines and two civilians, and wounding 16 others. It was Pyongyang's first artillery attack on South Korean soil since the end of the 1950-53 Korean wa
Nov. 20, 2014
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N. Korea slams U.N. resolution on its human rights
North Korea lashed out at a United Nations resolution on the country's human rights on Thursday, vowing to intensify its nuclear weapons deterrence in the face of what it claims is growing hostility toward the country.The reaction from the North came two days after a U.N. committee passed a strongly-worded resolution, calling on the UN Security Council to refer the communist country to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its dire human rights situation."We completely reject the forceful
Nov. 20, 2014
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U.S. says U.N human rights resolution sends clear message to N. Korea
A U.N. human rights resolution on North Korea sends a clear message to Pyongyang that the international community is paying attention to the problem and those most responsible must be held accountable, the State Department said Wednesday.The resolution, which calls for referring North Korea to the International Criminal Court for human rights violations, passed through the Third Committee of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, a move that almost guaranteed its formal adoption at the General As
Nov. 20, 2014