November 20, 2014 Luxuries Flow Into North Korea Despite Sanctions The North Korean leadership's appetite for imported luxuries, highlighted by three Lincoln limousines at Kim Jong Il's funeral, has spread to growing numbers of the country's elite, despite UN sanctions designed to force Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
November 20, 2014 U.S. Food Aid to North Korea Is a Step Towards Nuclear Talks The United States is poised to announce a significant donation of food aid to North Korea this week, the first concrete accomplishment after months of behind-the-scenes diplomatic contacts between the two wartime enemies. An agreement by North Korea to suspend its controversial uranium enrichment program will likely follow within days.
November 20, 2014 Man Who Threw Shoes at Iran's Ahmadinejad Reportedly Arrested A fired factory worker who threw his shoes at the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a visit to the northern city of Sari, has been arrested, the Mehr news agency reported Monday.
November 20, 2014 South Korea Activists Send Balloons Containing Propaganda Leaflets Into North Korea South Korean activists and defectors are launching giant balloons containing propaganda leaflets into North Korea.
November 20, 2014 North Korea Calls Kim Jong Un Head of Powerful Committee North Korea's state media on Monday called Kim Jong Il's heir the head of the ruling Workers' Party Central Committee, which would give Kim Jong Un power over one of the country's highest decision-making bodies more than a week after his father's death.
November 20, 2014 North Korea calls long-range rocket launch a success The White House called North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket a "highly provocative act that threatens regional security," and even the North's most important ally, China, expressed regret.
November 20, 2014 North Koreans mark 100th anniversary of founder Kim Il-sung's birthday 50,000 North Korean troops and civilians gathered at Kim Il-sung Stadium Saturday in Pyongyang for a parade and celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the birthday of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung, while also rallying around their current leader, Kim Jung-un.
November 17, 2014 North Korea's Kim Jong Il Reportedly Has Chronic Kidney Failure North Korean leader suffers from kidney failure that requires dialysis, and also has partial paralysis after a 2008 stroke, South Korea claims.
November 17, 2014 Two North Korean Naval Boats Briefly Cross Western Sea Border With South Korea A North Korean patrol boat sailed about 1.6 miles into the South-controlled waters on Saturday night but quickly retreated after a South Korean broadcast warning, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
November 17, 2014 Clinton: U.S., China Must Act Together on North Korea Opening high-level U.S.-China strategic and economic talks in Beijing, Clinton said North Korea must be held to account for sinking a South Korean warship, determined to have been caused by a North Korean torpedo.
