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Why North Korea's Planned Rocket Test Matters

AP | FOSTER KLUG | Posted 05.23.2012

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea may have the bomb, but it hasn't perfected ways to put one onto a missile that could strike faraway enemies lik...

Kim Jong Un Commands Live-Fire Drills

AP | HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 05.15.2012

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un commanded live-fire drills involving all three branches of the military, state media ...

North Korea: Kim Jong Un 'Frightened' Enemies With Nuke Testing

AP | Posted 03.21.2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea on Friday credited new leader Kim Jong Un with spearheading past nuclear testing, as it adds to a growing p...

Is Kim Jong Un Ready To Lead?

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 03.18.2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea — A senior North Korean official dismissed concerns about Kim Jong Un's readiness to lead, saying he spent years working ...

North Korea Issues Special Pardon For Convicts

AP | By HYUNG-JIN KIM | Posted 03.11.2012

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said Tuesday it will issue special pardons for convicts, a rare move that appeared to be aimed at boosting the popul...

North Korea's New Year's Resolutions

AP | Posted 03.02.2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea vowed Sunday to make an all-out drive for prosperity as it unites behind new leader Kim Jong Un, ushering i...

North Korea Ready To Defend Kim Jong Un 'Unto Death'

AP | Posted 03.01.2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea vowed Sunday to stage an all-out drive for prosperity as it unites behind new leader Kim Jong Un, ushering ...

North Korea: Foolish 'Puppet Group' In South Korea Should Not Expect Change From Us

AP | Posted 02.29.2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea announced Saturday that Kim Jong Un has been officially named supreme commander of the military, further st...

Kim Jong Il's Son Hailed As 'Supreme Leader' Of North Korean Military

AP | Posted 02.23.2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea on Sunday aired footage showing the uncle and key patron of anointed heir Kim Jong Un wearing a military un...

Kim Jong Un: Two Years At Swiss School Give Insights Into Possible Next Leader Of N Korea

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

In August 1998, as famine reached a terrible climax in North Korea, the destitute Asian nation enrolled a shy teenager in a Swiss state school. He arr...

Kim Jong Un Named Successor In North Korea: Reports

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

SEOUL, South Korea — One photo shows a chubby-cheeked boy with an impish grin. Former classmates at a Swiss boarding school describe a shy stude...