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North Korean prison camps stopped reporting deaths under Kim Jong Un, ex-prisoner claims

November 20, 2017

North Korean prison camps stopped reporting deaths under Kim Jong Un, ex-prisoner claims

Kim Jong Un forced officials to stop reporting deaths at North Korea’s notorious prison camps, according to the claims of a former prisoner, who also detailed the hard labor, bribery and torture inmates endured inside the Hermit Kingdom's detention centers.

Trump designates North Korea as state sponsor of terror

November 20, 2017

Trump designates North Korea as state sponsor of terror

President Trump announced Monday that the United States is designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, something he said “should have happened a long time ago.”

Trump redesignates North Korea a state sponsor of terror: What that means

November 20, 2017

Trump redesignates North Korea a state sponsor of terror: What that means

There are three other countries currently designated a state sponsor of terror by the Department of State.

US nuclear general says would resist 'illegal' Trump strike order

November 19, 2017

US nuclear general says would resist 'illegal' Trump strike order

Amid rising nuclear tensions with North Korea and concern over the potential for war, the top U.S. nuclear commander said on Saturday that he would resist President Donald Trump if he ordered an “illegal” launch of nuclear weapons.

North Korea on 'aggressive schedule' in developing ballistic missile submarine, report says

November 19, 2017

North Korea on 'aggressive schedule' in developing ballistic missile submarine, report says

Kim Jong Un’s regime is pursuing an “aggressive schedule” to construct its first operational ballistic missile submarine, an analysis of satellite images indicated as North Korea scoffs at international condemnation and moves to complete its missile and nuclear program.

Dozens of worms, parasites removed from escaped North Korean soldier

November 18, 2017

Dozens of worms, parasites removed from escaped North Korean soldier

Surgeons treating a North Korean soldier who was severely wounded by gunfire while escaping to South Korea have removed dozens of parasites from his body, including presumed roundworms as long as 11 inches, hospital officials said.

A 'preventive' war with North Korea would be total hell. Here's why

November 18, 2017

A 'preventive' war with North Korea would be total hell. Here's why

The possibility of a preventive U.S. war with North Korea may be more real than foreign and defense policy experts recognize.

'Enormous number' of parasites in North Korean defector's body, doctors say

November 17, 2017

'Enormous number' of parasites in North Korean defector's body, doctors say

Doctors discovered an "enormous number" of parasitic worms slithering inside the body of a man who defected from North Korea this week, the ghastly find illustrating the food and hygiene problems rampant inside the guarded walls of the Hermit Kingdom.

Japan bolstering defenses against North Korea threat, Abe says

November 17, 2017

Japan bolstering defenses against North Korea threat, Abe says

As tensions continue to escalate in East Asia, Japan is bolstering defense measures in response to what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called his nation's most serious security threat since World War II.

American man who tried to enter North Korea from South wanted to help resolve tensions, officials say

November 15, 2017

American man who tried to enter North Korea from South wanted to help resolve tensions, officials say

An American man who was detained by South Korean officials for allegedly trying to cross the mine-strewn Demilitarized Border on Monday — the same day a North Korean soldier defected to the South there — said he attempted the trek to help resolve the Korean Peninsula crisis, officials said.