December 10, 2015 Foreign minister says Russia would back North Korea talks in Geneva Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday his nation would welcome a fresh round of talks on Swiss soil over North Korea's nuclear program, if all the parties were to agree.
December 10, 2015 Flourishing Poppy Fields Outside Prison Camps Are Heroin Cash Crop for North Korea Pinched by tightening economic sanctions and faced with what might become a contentious transition of power, North Korea is ramping up production of one of its key foreign currency generators -- the production of heroin.
December 10, 2015 North Korea detains two South Koreans on charges of espionage South Korea urged North Korea to immediately release two of its citizens detained in the country over alleged espionage charges, the latest in a series of arrests in the North of foreign nationals.
December 10, 2015 US warns China of North Korean chemical weapons threat The United States is trying to enlist Beijing's support for military action against Syria by arguing that it would help deter North Korea from using chemical weapons and threatening security in China's neighborhood, a U.S. official said Tuesday.
December 10, 2015 American arrested in South Korea over alleged attempt to swim to North South Korean border guards arrested an American man who they believe was attempting to swim across the border into rival North Korea, a South Korean defense official said Wednesday.
December 10, 2015 US military helicopter crashes near North Korean border during drill There were no reports of injuries and the cause of the accident, which happened when the helicopter was landing, was being investigated, Reuters reported citing a South Korean news agency.
December 10, 2015 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks publicly for the first time North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has spoken publicly for the first time at a massive celebration marking the 100th birthday of national founder Kim Il Sung.
December 10, 2015 North Korea Warns It Will Fire at South Korea North Korea says it will fire at South Korea if it continues allowing activists to launch propaganda leaflets toward the North.
December 10, 2015 North Korea stages rally to celebrate young leader's rocket launch A triumphant North Korea staged a mass rally of soldiers and civilians Friday to glorify the country's young ruler, who took a big gamble this week in sending a satellite into orbit in defiance of international warnings.
December 10, 2015 North Korea says US sanctions groundless, ineffective North Korea on Sunday criticized the United States for slapping sanctions on Pyongyang officials and organizations for a cyberattack on Sony Pictures -- the latest fallout from a Hollywood movie depicting the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
