December 3, 2015 North Korean diplomat slams U.S. for joint military drills with South North Korea's envoy to the United Nations has accused the U.S. of behaving like a “mentally retarded patient,” by participating in military exercises with South Korea.
December 3, 2015 South Korea president vows broadcasts will continue until North apologizes for mine attack South Korea's president on Monday vowed a hard line and signaled Seoul's mounting frustration as marathon negotiations by senior officials from the rival Koreas stretched into a third day.
December 3, 2015 North Korea says rocket tests not connected to South Korea Pope visit North Korea claimed Friday that the launch of three missiles off its east coast Thursday was not connected to Pope Francis’ historic visit to South Korea.
December 3, 2015 North Korea replaces hardline defense chief with a little-known army general The announcement comes amid tentative signs of an interest in diplomacy after weeks of rising animosity and dueling threats on the Korean Peninsula.
December 3, 2015 Feuds a concern as children inherit Rev. Moon's empire Unification Church patriarch Sun Myung Moon leaves behind children who have been groomed to lead a religious movement famous for its mass weddings and business interests -- if family feuds don't bring down the empire.
December 2, 2015 South Korea says North test-fires two more projectiles North Korea launched two projectiles presumed to be ballistic missiles into the sea on Sunday, South Korea said, the latest in a series of test-firings seen as expressions of anger over its failure to win talks on receiving outside aid, and over ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills.
December 2, 2015 American citizen Merrill Newman deported from North Korea lands in San Francisco An elderly U.S. tourist and war veteran detained in North Korea for more than a month for alleged hostile acts has been deported to China.
December 2, 2015 North Korea rejects South Korea's calls for talks North Korea on Sunday rebuffed a South Korean proposal to resolve rising tensions through dialogue, dismissing it as a "crafty trick" by its rival.
December 2, 2015 Kim Jong Un fires top military officials after standoff with South Korea eases North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed several top officials in the wake of a recent standoff with South Korea, state media reported Friday, in personnel changes that suggest that Kim was holding them responsible for the confrontation that developed in a way that he did not expect.
December 2, 2015 Abnormal Radiation Detected Near Korean Border Abnormal radiation was detected near the inter-Korean border days after North Korea claimed last month to have achieved a nuclear technology breakthrough, South Korea's Science Ministry said Monday.
