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North Korea ‘must calm down’ says UN
North Korea’s vow to restart all its mothballed nuclear facilities is met with dismay by the United Nations, which urges leaders to end “aggressive” threats and begin talks.
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South Korea vows to retaliate if North strikes
South Korea’s president vows to strike back quickly “without any political considerations” if the North stages any attack on its territory.
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Pope’s Easter message calls for world peace
Pope Francis uses his first Easter mass as pontiff to call for a political solution for “dear Syria” and “reconciliation” for the crisis between North and South Korea.
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North Korea enters a ‘state of war’ with South
North Korea is claiming it has entered a “state of war” with South Korea as tenions continue to escalate in the region.
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North Korea scraps armistice and shuts down hotline
North Korea is scrapping its non-aggression pact with South Korea and shutting a shared border point in response to UN sanctions, insisting it reserves the right to a “pre-emptive nuclear attack”.
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North Korea will ‘never bow’ to UN, following nuclear test
North Korea says it will “never bow” to UN pressure to disarm following its nuclear test on Tuesday, the third in the country’s history.
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How dangerous is North Korea’s nuclear programme?
North Korea’s nuclear test could be easily dismissed as posturing by the far east’s petulant black sheep, but experts say it also shows where the country sees its weapons future.
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Rocket attack on New York: the latest in North Korean propaganda
North Korea’s latest propaganda video shows a rocket attack on New York but, as John Sparks asks, is anyone listening?
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Google’s Eric Schmidt criticised over North Korea trip
Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt’s planned trip to North Korea with a former diplomat is branded “unhelpful” by the US government.
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North Korea: Could Google open up the dictatorship?
Google chief Eric Schmidt has ignited controversy by planning a visit to North Korea in what the company claims is a “personal trip”. But could the web giant open up the world’s most secretive regime?
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Security concerns after North Korean missile launch
A North Korean missile launch receives international condemnation after US warning systems detect a rocket, with William Hague calling it a “provocative act”.
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North Korean flag fiasco delays Olympic game
An Olympic women’s football game is delayed after officials display the South Korean flag, instead of the North Korean flag, before kick-off.
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North Korea's embarrassing failure
According the state propagandists in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (or North Korea to the rest of us), this year was going to be big and glorious. So it was rather surprising to see an official admission of failure from the state’s news agency this morning.
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North Korea: is the heir apparent influencing policy?
An interesting article in today’s Asia Times may throw some light on today’s incident in the Yellow Sea off the two Koreas.
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The North Korea nuclear question
Today’s exchange of fire highlights increasingly sour relations between North and South Korea but of more concern is the possible size and viability of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal.