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Dennis Rodman pleads with Kim Jong-Un to release American sentenced to 15 years
Basketball hall-of-famer Dennis Rodman, who forged an unlikely friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on a recent trip, appealed Tuesday for the freedom of an American sentenced to 15 years. “I’m calling on the Supreme Leader of North Korea or as I call him ‘Kim’, to do me a…
North Korea set to stage major military drill
North Korea appears to be gearing up for a major military exercise, a report said, amid tensions over an expected missile test and South Korea’s pullout from a joint industrial complex. Preparations are under way near the North’s western port of Nampo for a combined live-fire drill involving artillery units…
‘Inaccurate’ to say North Korea has nuclear missiles: U.S.
The United States on Thursday insisted North Korea did not have nuclear-armed missiles as officials sought to play down a leaked intelligence report warning Pyongyang had likely succeeded in building atomic warheads that could be fit on a ballistic missile. Pentagon spokesman George Little said “it would be inaccurate to…
Evacuation warnings, missile fears stoke North Korea crisis
Foreign diplomats in Pyongyang huddled on Saturday to discuss a North Korean evacuation advisory as concerns grew that the isolated state was preparing a missile launch at a time of soaring nuclear tensions. The heads of all EU missions had agreed to meet to hammer out a common position after…
White House would ‘not be surprised’ by North Korea missile test launch
The White House said Friday it “would not be surprised” if North Korean carries out another missile test, after reports that Pyongyang had moved two mid-range rockets to its eastern coast. “We’ve obviously seen the reports that North Korea may be making preparations to launch a missile, and we’re monitoring…
North Korea bans South from joint industrial zone
North Korea told South Korea on Wednesday that it was banning access to their Kaesong joint industrial park, but said South Koreans in the complex would be allowed to leave, officials said. The Kaesong industrial complex is a crucial source of hard currency for the regime in Pyongyang and seen…
White House says North Korean threats aren’t backed up by troop movement
WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday that despite days of bellicose rhetoric, North Korea had yet to back up its threats with mass troop mobilizations or troop movements. With tensions on the Korean peninsula rising ever higher, Washington reiterated that it took Pyongyang’s war talk seriously but also noted…
U.S. flies B-52 bombers over South Korea
The United States said it was flying training missions of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers over South Korea, in a clear signal to North Korea at a time of escalating military tensions. The flights — part of annual joint South Korea-US military exercises — should be seen as underscoring US commitment and…
Secretary Hagel announces U.S. will bolster defenses against North Korea
The United States is to bolster its defenses against a possible North Korean missile strike by siting 14 more interceptors in Alaska, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Friday. The new batteries will boost by almost half the 30 interceptors already deployed along the California and Alaska coastline and should be…
North Korea carries out third nuclear test
North Korea on Tuesday staged its most powerful nuclear test yet, claiming a breakthrough with a “miniaturised” device in a striking act of defiance to global powers including its sole patron China. The communist state said it had staged its third test with a “successful” underground detonation, in a riposte…
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