Tag: North Korea
Kim Jong Un says missile launch shows that North Korea has...
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said after supervising the test launch of an intermediate-range missile that the country now has the capability to...
US moves to lock North Korea out of global financial system
The United States took steps Wednesday to lock North Korea out of the world financial system as it officially branded the country a “global...
North Korea ‘will not use nuclear weapons’ unless threatened
The leader of North Korea has said the country will not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is threatened, state media report.
North Korea first...
North Korea tests sub-launched missile: South
North Korea on Saturday tested what appeared to be a submarine launched ballistic missile in the Sea of Japan, the South Korean defence ministry...
China announces restrictions on trade with North Korea
China on Tuesday banned imports of gold and rare earths from North Korea as well as exports to the country of jet fuel and...
North Korea video shows rocket attack on South’s president
An official North Korean website has released a new propaganda video portraying a multiple rocket attack on South Korea’s presidential Blue House and other...
After Brussels, leaders tackling threat of nuclear terrorism
Still reeling from attacks in Brussels and Paris, world leaders are wrestling this week with the chilling prospect of the Islamic State group or...
North Korea in focus as Washington nuclear summit kicks off
North Korea’s nuclear defiance will feature prominently during the first day of a major security summit hosted by President Barack Obama in Washington Thursday.
Obama...
N. Korea fires five short-range missiles into sea
North Korea on Monday fired five short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast -- the latest in a series of launches ordered...
North Korea faces new sanctions by Obama after launch of nuclear...
President Barack Obama imposed sweeping new sanctions on North Korea on Wednesday intended to further isolate the country's leadership after recent actions by Pyongyang...
North Korea leader orders nuclear warhead test, missile launches
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered an upcoming nuclear warhead test and multiple ballistic missile launches, escalating Pyongyang's face-off with the international community...
North Korea fires missiles, to ‘liquidate’ South Korean assets
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions, as South Korean and U.S....
N Korea Leader Kim Jong orders nuclear warheads 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...
UN imposes toughest-ever sanctions on North Korea after 4th nuclear test
The United Nations Wednesday approved the toughest sanctions on North Korea till date.
The sanctions came in response to its fourth nuclear test and rocket...
US to present draft UN sanctions resolution on North Korea
The United States will submit to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday a draft resolution that would expand sanctions against North Korea over its...
North Korea escalates war of words in standoff with Seoul
North Korea responded to an unusually harsh verbal attack by South Korea's president against the North's leader and its recent nuclear test and rocket...
Rocket launch by North Korea is matter of deep concern: FO
Foreign Office Spokesperson Mohammed Nafees Zakaria has said that the rocket launch by North Korea on Monday last is a matter of deep concern.
Responding...
