Tag: North
North Korea delays rocket lift-off
North Korea has extended the launch period for its planned rocket launch by one week, citing technical problems. The Korean Committee of Space Technology...
NATO shelling kills one, hurts two in NWA
One person was killed and two others were injured as US-led NATO troops fired mortar shells from Afghanistan into the Datakhel area of North...
North Korea finds ‘secret unicorn lair’
In an announcement Friday that seems better suited for a fairy tale, a North Korean state news agency reported that archaeologists recently reconfirmed the...
North Korea threatens repeat of island shelling
North Korea has threatened to repeat its 2010 artillery attack on a border island, as South Korea prepares to mark on Friday the second...
North Korea says proud of its human rights record
North Korea’s U.N. delegation declared on Friday that it was proud of Pyongyang’s social system and human rights record and rejected as baseless a...
‘Paranormal Activity 4’ tops N America box office
Horror flick “Paranormal Activity 4” opened atop the North American box office this weekend, while political thriller “Argo” held onto second place, industry figures...
25 captive labourers recovered from North Waziristan
The political administration recovered at least 25 abducted labourers from North Waziristan on Friday. According to police, unidentified men who had come from South...
Buy an engagement ring, get a free gun
A jewelry store in North Liberty, Iowa, is offering a most unusual deal—a free shotgun to customers who purchase an engagement ring. "Diamonds are...
Dozens die in battles for key north Syria towns: watchdog
Dozens of people have died in battles between Syrian troops and rebels for strategic northern towns, a watchdog said Thursday, adding that war planes...
Cash-starved North Korea secretly sells gold
North Korea has been secretly selling gold to make up for shortages of hard currency after it spent millions of dollars on celebrating the...
Operation in North Waziristan
Operation clean-up in North Waziristan is capturing the headlines of the newspapers and becoming a part of the highlights of the news on the...
Samiul Haq warns against operation in NWA
Difah-e-Pakistan Council Chairman and JUI-S Ameer Samiul Haq has said that the proposed operation in North Waziristan is a conspiracy against the country and...
N Korea, Iran look to boost cooperation
North Korea’s ceremonial head of state has vowed to strengthen ties with Iran and reaffirmed a shared hostility towards the United States during a...
US drone takes out six militants in North Waziristan
At least six suspected militants were killed and several others injured when a US drone fired four missiles on a compound and a vehicle...
N Korea threatens war over US-South Korea drill
North Korea’s leader has warned of an “all-out” war against the South while denouncing its ongoing joint military drill with the United States, state...
What happens to North Korean athletes when they fail to bring...
ABC reported on Thursday that the state offers a carrot-and-stick approach to the Olympic Games; athletes can look forward to refrigerators, cars, and televisions...
N. Korea’s Kim secure but not seeking reform: think-tank
North Korea's Kim Jong-Un faces no threat to his rule despite the sacking of his military chief, but also shows no sign of seeking...
