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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: ‘prepare to attack the US’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un tells generals to prepare for an attack on the US, according to state media, after American stealth bombers flew over the Korean peninsula.
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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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Amnesty says North Korea extending prison camps
New satellite images show North Korea is extending the size of its prison camps and mistreating its own people on a massive scale under Kim Jong-un, a new report by Amnesty claims.
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North Korea threatens to scrap ceasefire agreement
Kim Jong-Un’s officials vow to tear up the 1953 armistice if the US presses ahead with proposed sanctions and continues military drills.
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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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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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Obama warning to North Korea during frontier visit
US President Barack Obama warns that North Korea’s plans for a rocket launch next month will increase the reclusive state’s isolation.
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North Korea pays respects to ‘dear leader’
As Kim Jong-il’s body is put on display in a glass coffin in Pyongyang, the spotlight turns to Kim Jong-un, his father’s likely successor as North Korean leader.
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Gaddafi could have underground escape road – engineer
Muammar Gaddafi could have an underground escape route from his military compound to Tripoli International Airport, an engineer who worked on plans to renovate its infrastructure told Channel 4 News.