Tag: N Korea
Russia rejects US call to sever North Korea ties
MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday rejected a US call to cut ties with North Korea in response to Pyongyang's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
"We...
US believes it can defend against N. Korea missiles, for now
WASHINGTON: The US military remains confident it can - at least for the moment - protect against any North Korean missile threat, a US...
North Korean defector found to have ‘enormous parasites’
A North Korean soldier who was shot while fleeing across the border has an extremely high level of parasites in his intestines, according to...
200 feared dead in accident at North Korea nuclear test site
TOKYO: More than 200 people are feared to have died when a tunnel caved in at North Korea’s nuclear test site after its latest detonation,...
NATO warns N Korea military action would have ‘devastating consequences’
BRUSSELS: Military intervention against North Korea would have "devastating consequences", NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday, after US President Donald Trump said diplomatic efforts...
US labels N Korea ‘war’ claim absurd
NEW YORK: The United States dismissed as "absurd" North Korea's accusation that President Donald Trump has declared war against the regime, after Pyongyang said...
Japan urges world to put pressure on N Korea to abandon...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Thursday for the world to put the “greatest possible pressure” on North Korea to abandon its nuclear missile programme.
“The international...
North Korea’s missile test baffles global market
World stock markets spiralled lower on Tuesday after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan, deepening geopolitical worries but sending the euro and...
N. Korea issues new threats as US stages military drill with...
North Korea hit out at Washington and Seoul Saturday, pledging to launch a blitzkrieg in the Korean peninsula, as the United States and South...
N. Korea leader orders nuclear arsenal on ‘standby’
Leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered North Korea's nuclear arsenal to be readied for pre-emptive use at any time, in an expected escalation of military...
N. Korea defence minister executed: S. Korea intelligence
North Korean Defence Minister Hyon Yong-Chol has been executed by anti-aircraft fire for disloyalty and showing disrespect to leader Kim Jong-Un, South Korea's intelligence...
N Korea says US rejected invitation to Pyongyang
North Korea said on Sunday the United States had rejected an invitation to send one of its top diplomats to Pyongyang, accusing Washington of...
N Korea threatens ‘merciless’ strike against US-S Korea drill
North Korea warned Sunday of a possible “merciless” pre-emptive strike as it blasted an upcoming joint US-South Korean military exercise as a rehearsal for...
N Korea fires two more missiles into sea
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Sunday, Seoul’s military said, in an apparent show of anger at an upcoming joint military...
N Korea ‘readies’ rockets to strike US bases
North Korea’s leader has responded to America’s use of nuclear-capable B-2 bombers in joint South Korean military drills with more angry rhetoric, saying his...
Iran, N Korea and Syria block UN arms treaty
Iran, North Korea and Syria have blocked adoption of a UN treaty that would regulate the multibillion-dollar international arms trade which required agreement by...
India alleges Pakistani hand in North Korean nuclear test
India officially protested against the third nuclear test by North Korea on Wednesday, which it sees as evidence of a clandestine proliferation network from...
