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Joint bobsled team between North Korea and South Korea would be 'embarrassing,' a 'laughing stock,' coach says

January 26, 2018

Joint bobsled team between North Korea and South Korea would be 'embarrassing,' a 'laughing stock,' coach says

South Korea's bobsled coach scoffed at the idea of a joint Olympic team with North Korea, saying Wednesday the venture would be an embarrassment and make the sport a “laughing stock."

Kissinger calls North Korea's nukes 'most immediate challenge to international peace'

January 26, 2018

Kissinger calls North Korea's nukes 'most immediate challenge to international peace'

Allowing North Korea to keep nuclear weapons would send a terrible message to other countries seeking to gain leverage in global politics, former U.S. national security adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned Thursday.

Kim Jong Un's ex, North Korea's girl band leader appears at Olympic meeting despite gruesome execution rumors

January 25, 2018

Kim Jong Un's ex, North Korea's girl band leader appears at Olympic meeting despite gruesome execution rumors

Kim Jong Un’s rumored ex-girlfriend and the leader of the regime’s only all-girl music group appeared at the meeting between the North and the South on Monday — one of the few images of Hyon Song Wol in public after years of speculation she was executed by the despot’s firing squad.

Kim Jong Un's favorite girl band may be among 140-member art troupe from North Korea heading to Olympics

January 25, 2018

Kim Jong Un's favorite girl band may be among 140-member art troupe from North Korea heading to Olympics

Kim Jong Un's favorite girl band may be among the 140-member art troupe North Korea agreed on Monday to send to the Winter Olympics in South Korea.

North and South Korea to march together in Winter Olympics opening ceremony under unification flag

January 25, 2018

North and South Korea to march together in Winter Olympics opening ceremony under unification flag

North and South Korea are set to put aside their differences and march side-by-side in the Winter Olympics’ opening ceremony — forcing the South to give up waving its country’s flag — as the nations form their first joint Olympic team, Seoul announced Wednesday.

Doomsday Clock reaches 2 minutes to midnight - closest point to nuclear annihilation since Cold War

January 25, 2018

Doomsday Clock reaches 2 minutes to midnight - closest point to nuclear annihilation since Cold War

The Doomsday Clock was moved on Thursday to two minutes to midnight – marking the closest the symbolic point of global Armageddon that the clock represents has reached since 1953.

North Korea calls for unification of Korean Peninsula

January 25, 2018

North Korea calls for unification of Korean Peninsula

North Korea on Thursday called for “all Koreans at home and abroad” to take steps toward unification without the help of any other countries.

North Korea planning military event on eve of Winter Olympics

January 25, 2018

North Korea planning military event on eve of Winter Olympics

North Korea is preparing to stage a major event marking the 70th anniversary of the its military’s founding on Feb. 8 -- just one day before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea.

North Korea proudly displays captured USS Pueblo as war trophy

January 25, 2018

North Korea proudly displays captured USS Pueblo as war trophy

This week marks the 50th anniversary of when the USS Pueblo was captured by North Korea -- and the Hermit Kingdom is seizing on the opportunity to aggrandize the U.S. Navy ship’s capture as a trophy against Washington amid escalating tensions.

North Korean defector may have committed murder before daring escape across DMZ, report says

January 24, 2018

North Korean defector may have committed murder before daring escape across DMZ, report says

A North Korean soldier whose dramatic dash across the Demilitarized Zone to the South was caught on video reportedly committed murder before his stunning defection.