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North Korea reacts to UN's stern message. What's really going on?

March 4, 2016

North Korea reacts to UN's stern message. What's really going on?

When it comes to North Korea it appears these new U.N. sanctions were worth the wait.

North Korea makes nuclear threat

March 4, 2016

North Korea makes nuclear threat

The South Korean Yonhap news agency says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his country's nuclear weapons made ready for use at a moment's notice.

Seoul: North Korea fires short-range projectiles into sea

March 3, 2016

Seoul: North Korea fires short-range projectiles into sea

North Korea fired several short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast Thursday, Seoul officials said, just hours after the U.N. Security Council approved the toughest sanctions on Pyongyang in two decades for its recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.

US sanctions North Koreans for missile, nuclear programs

March 2, 2016

US sanctions North Koreans for missile, nuclear programs

The United States on Wednesday sanctioned a dozen individuals and five organizations tied to North Korea's nuclear and weapons proliferation efforts.

UN approves toughest sanctions on North Korea in 20 years

March 2, 2016

UN approves toughest sanctions on North Korea in 20 years

The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved the toughest sanctions on North Korea in two decades on Wednesday, reflecting growing anger at Pyongyang's latest nuclear test and rocket launch in defiance of a ban on all nuclear-related activity.

Russia delays US-penned North Korea sanctions vote at UN

March 1, 2016

Russia delays US-penned North Korea sanctions vote at UN

Russia on Tuesday again delayed a requested United Nations vote on new sanctions against North Korea in response to its recent nuclear test and rocket launch.

Russia holds up vote on US-drafted North Korea sanctions resolution at UN

February 29, 2016

Russia holds up vote on US-drafted North Korea sanctions resolution at UN

The vote on the U.S.-penned and Chinese-approved United Nations Security Council resolution that calls for strong sanctions on North Korea over its January nuclear test and February long-range missile launch is being delayed by Moscow.

North Korea presents detained University of Virginia student to media

February 29, 2016

North Korea presents detained University of Virginia student to media

North Korea presented a detained American student before the media on Monday in Pyongyang, where he tearfully apologized for attempting to steal a political banner -- at the behest, he said, of a member of a church back home who wanted it as a "trophy" -- from a staff-only section of the hotel where he had been staying.

Patent scandal ensnares what one lawmaker calls 'FIFA of UN agencies'

February 26, 2016

Patent scandal ensnares what one lawmaker calls 'FIFA of UN agencies'

A bipartisan array of congressional legislators vented frustration at a small but economically important United Nations body, which one lawmaker dubbed “the FIFA of U.N. agencies,” and its autocratic chief, who has been the subject of a probe into illegal break-ins of the offices of his own staffers.

Proposed UN sanctions on North Korea would be the toughest yet, US says

February 25, 2016

Proposed UN sanctions on North Korea would be the toughest yet, US says

A United Nations draft resolution punishing North Korea would impose the toughest sanctions yet for its latest nuclear test and rocket launch, according to U.S. ambassador Samantha Power, who said Thursday, "The world will not accept your proliferation."