January 13, 2015 North Korea-South Korea talks scrapped over delegations The Koreas' first high-level talks in years have been scrapped because of a stalemate over who will lead each delegation, South Korea said Tuesday, a day before they were to begin. The cancellation is a blow to tentative hopes that the rivals were about to improve ties following years of rising hostility.
January 13, 2015 North Korea proposes talks with South Korea, opening shut-down communications North Korea is proposing working-level meetings with rival South Korea in the North Korean border city of Kaesong on Sunday.
January 13, 2015 North Korea's Kim Jong Un has his own pop band Britain had the Spice Girls. America had Destiny's Child. North Korea has ... the Moranbong Band?
January 13, 2015 UN announces team to investigate claims of torture and labor camps in North Korea The United Nations has announced a team of three human rights investigators in a bid to gather information on alleged torture and imprisonment camps in North Korea.
January 13, 2015 Bank of China cuts off North Korea bank accused of supporting nuclear program One of China's biggest banks said Tuesday it has halted business with a North Korean bank accused by the U.S. of financing Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programs in the latest sign of Beijing's anger with its estranged ally.
January 13, 2015 North Korean defector recalls tensions in military before Kim Jong-un's takeover A former North Korean military lieutenant who defected to China says there were deep tensions in the Korean People’s Army before Kim Jong-un’s takeover.
January 13, 2015 Websites and organizations run by North Korean defector groups report cyberattacks Websites and organizations run by North Korean defectors in South Korea say they have suffered cyberattacks, one week after computer systems at some South Korean banks and TV networks were widely disrupted.
January 13, 2015 Killings of North Korean doctors, polio vaccinators show continuing dangers in north Nigeria North Korean doctors hacked to death by machete-wielding attackers.
January 8, 2015 Deserting North Korean soldier reportedly kills 4 Chinese in border town A North Korean man believed to be an army deserter has been arrested and accused of killing four Chinese nationals in their homes during attempted robberies, according to published reports.
January 8, 2015 North, South Korean warships exchange warning shots Warships from the rival Koreas exchanged warning shots Tuesday after a North Korean ship briefly violated the disputed western sea boundary, a South Korean defense official said.
