N Korea lays out talks pre-conditions
2013-04-18 10:35
North Korea has laid down rigid pre-conditions for any talks with
Seoul or Washington, including the withdrawal of UN sanctions and a
guaranteed end to South Korea-US joint military drills.
- Lose 'nuclear stick' N Korea tells US
- North Korea bars delegation
- Kerry visit prioritises US-Asia dialogue
North Korea bars delegation
2013-04-17 07:56
North Korea has barred a delegation of South Korean businessmen from
delivering food and supplies to 200 of their staff inside the closed
Kaesong joint industrial zone.N Korea threatens South for 'monstrous' act
2013-04-16 10:00
North Korea has threatened the South with imminent "sledge-hammer"
retaliation, unless Seoul apologised for anti-Pyongyang protestors
burning effigies of its revered leaders.North Koreans oblivious to tensions
2013-04-15 13:09
Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean
missile launch, Pyongyang residents have spilled into the streets to
celebrate the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il-Sung.
North Korea lets in tourists, athletes
2013-04-14 20:29
Despite its own safety warnings, North Korea has stayed open to tourists and trotted out athletes.BBC uses LSE as cover in N Korea
2013-04-14 15:42
The London School of Economics has criticised the BBC's tactics for using a student-organised trip to North Korea as "cover".
South Korea stops anti-North leaflet launch
2013-04-13 10:00
South Korean police have stopped a planned launch of anti-North
Korea leaflets across the border, an activist says, as Seoul seeks to
open dialogue and defuse soaring tensions with Pyongyang.N Korea in holiday mode amid missile fears
2013-04-12 12:01
North Koreans seem to be in full holiday swing crowding a Pyongyang
flower show and packing cinemas ahead of a key national holiday, while
the Korean Peninsula simmers in tension.US presses China to rein in ally N Korea
2013-04-12 07:51
The US has slammed North Korea's belligerence and pressed China to
rein in its ally, as US officials downplay a chilling spy agency report
that Pyongyang has a nuclear-armed missile.N Korea missiles won't reach US - Hagel
2013-04-11 21:14
Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says neither Iran nor North Korea is
capable of attacking the US with a missile armed with a nuclear warhead.North Korea's leader showing off power
2013-04-11 18:26
Top US intelligence officials say North Korea's new leader is trying
to show the world and his people that he is in charge, rather than
trying to trigger military conflict.US radar to counter N Korea threat
2013-04-11 10:10
A powerful US military sea-based radar is now in place to detect any
possible missile launches by North Korea, says a senior US defence
official.Guam ups alert level after N Korea threats
2013-04-11 07:58
Guam, a US territory in the western Pacific, has raised its official
threat level and tested its emergency alert system after warnings from
North Korea identifying the island as a potential missile target.North Korea 'playing with fire'
2013-04-10 17:06
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has called on North Korea
to stop its "war of rhetoric" and says the isolated communist state is
"playing with fire".Gerard and Aaron give SA the thumbs up
2013-04-10 08:48
Aaron Eckhart and Gerard Butler have been welcomed enthusiastically
by hundreds of fans in Johannesburg for the premiere of their film Olympus Has Fallen, and the feeling, they say, is mutual.US will protect allies from North Korea
2013-04-09 22:29
A top US military commander says he favoured shooting down a North
Korean missile only if it threatened the United States or Washington's
allies in the region.SA concerned about Korean tensions
2013-04-09 15:32
South Africa is concerned about rising tensions in the Korean
Peninsula, Deputy International Relations Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim says.
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No panic in Guam over N Korea threats
2013-04-09 09:28
Guam resident Gina Tabonares-Reilly has refused to let North Korea's
threats against her island home disrupt daily life, saying it would be
"suicide" for Pyongyang to launch an attack.N Korea suspends last project with South
2013-04-08 22:11
North Korea has suspended its sole remaining major project with the
South after weeks of threats against the United States and South Korea.S Korea denies N Korea 'nuclear test'
2013-04-08 11:04
South Korea's Defence Ministry has denied suggestions that a nuclear
arms test was imminent in North Korea, contradicting earlier government
comments.
US preparing for possible N Korea actions
2013-04-07 21:38
The Pentagon has bolstered its missile defences as it "can't take
the chance" that North Korea won't soon engage in some military action.North Korea advises diplomats to leave
2013-04-06 08:15
Foreign diplomats in Pyongyang are discussing a North Korean
evacuation advisory, as the US says it "would not be surprised" by a
missile launch.
North Korea's Twitter account hacked
2013-04-04 19:39
North Korea's Twitter account has been hacked with Anonymous allegedly grabbing North Korea data.Isolated South Koreans tough it out
2013-04-04 11:00
Fear and anxiety are spreading among hundreds of South Korean
workers sitting 10km inside North Korea and trying to ride out a growing
military crisis that is edging ever closer.
US deploys radar amid N Korea tensions
2013-04-03 07:52
The United States has deployed a sophisticated radar off the coast
of Japan capable of tracking North Korean missiles and has sent a second
destroyer to the region, officials say.Lose 'nuclear stick' N Korea tells US
2013-04-17 12:01
North Korea says it is open to talks, but not as long as the United
States is "brandishing a nuclear stick," while Washington insisted that
negotiations depend on Pyongyang.
Kerry visit prioritises US-Asia dialogue
2013-04-16 11:06
Secretary of State John Kerry has offered the first signs of his
priorities in Asia by offering dialogue to ease a crisis with North
Korea, while vowing to keep a strong US interest in the region.US helicopter crashes near N Korea border
2013-04-16 07:55
A US military helicopter has crashed near the North Korean border, a
South Korean defence official says, with no reported casualties.US urges talks amidst N Korea threat
2013-04-15 07:55
Secretary of State John Kerry has said the US will talk with North
Korea if it takes "meaningful steps" towards peace, as the world
anticipates a missile launch.North Korea rejects South's talks call
2013-04-14 16:47
North Korea has rejected South Korea's offer to resolve rising nuclear tension through dialogue.North Korea denies cyberattack on South
2013-04-13 14:15
North Korea has denied involvement in a cyberattack that shut down
nearly 50 000 computers and servers at South Korean broadcasters and
banks last month.Kerry hits back as N Korea threatens Japan
2013-04-12 14:02
US Secretary of State John Kerry has demanded that North Korea
abandon an expected missile launch as the communist state threatens a
nuclear strike on Japan.Kerry in S Korea amid missile test fears
2013-04-12 09:00
US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in South Korea,
travelling into a region bracing for a possible North Korean missile
test and risking that his presence could spark another provocation.Kerry heads to S Korea as tensions soar
2013-04-11 22:20
US Secretary of State John Kerry has headed for South Korea on his
maiden trip to Asia in a show of US support for regional allies as
tensions soar over a feared new missile test by the North.Pentagon: N Korea could launch nukes
2013-04-11 21:14
A new Pentagon report says North Korea probably has nuclear weapons that can be launched by ballistic missile.N Korea keeps world on edge over launch
2013-04-11 15:55
North Korea is keeping the world on edge over an expected missile
launch while it turns its own energies to celebrating leaders past and
present amid soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula.
Nukes? What nukes? Life goes on in South Korea
2013-04-11 09:00
While North Korea fires off threats to the South, it's business as
usual in the country that knows the North's mind games too well, says
resident Lebogang Mogashoa.S Korea, US raise alert status
2013-04-11 00:54
South Korean and US forces have raised their alert status to "vital threat" before an expected North Korean missile test.S Korea blames North for computer crash
2013-04-10 10:00
North Korea was responsible for a cyberattack that shut down tens of
thousands of computers and servers in South Korea in March, officials
in Seoul say.N Korea border crossing shut to tourists
2013-04-10 08:45
The biggest border crossing between North Korea and China has been
closed to tourist groups, says a Chinese official as nuclear tensions
mounts.US calls North Korea threat 'unhelpful'
2013-04-09 18:49
The US has dismissed as "unhelpful" North Korea's warning that
foreigners should consider leaving the South because a "thermo-nuclear"
war on the peninsula was possible.N Korea urges foreigners to evacuate South
2013-04-09 15:01
North Korea has said the Korean peninsula was headed for
"thermo-nuclear" war and advised foreigners to consider leaving South
Korea.N Korean workers 'no-show' at Kaesong
2013-04-09 09:03
North Korean workers have failed to report to work at the joint
Kaesong industrial zone with South Korea after Pyongyang suspended
operations, upping the pressure on Seoul.North Korea actions deemed 'troubling'
2013-04-08 22:11
The UN atomic watchdog chief has called North Korea's drive to
restart a nuclear site "troubling" and says his team could not detect
whether the regime planned a new nuclear test.N Korea preparing for nuclear test: South
2013-04-08 07:44
North Korea appears to be preparing for a fourth nuclear test, South
Korea says, following intelligence reports of heightened activity at
its main atomic test site.Embassies staying in North Korea
2013-04-06 20:34
Staff at embassies in North Korea appear to be remaining in place
despite an appeal by authorities in Pyongyang for diplomats to consider
leaving because of heightened tension.N Korea warns embassies of conflict risk
2013-04-05 16:04
North Korea has asked embassies in Pyongyang that might wish to get
staff out if there is a war to submit plans to it by 10 April, says
Britain.N Korean defector sneaks home
2013-04-04 13:00
A North Korean refugee who settled in the South in 2007 has returned
home in a stolen fishing boat in the middle of an escalating military
crisis, says a Seoul official.N Korea military 'cleared' to attack US
2013-04-04 07:49
North Korea has warned that its military has been cleared to attack
the US using "smaller, lighter and diversified" nuclear weapons, while
the US said it will strengthen regional protection.N Korea bans South from industrial park
2013-04-03 07:52
North Korea has told South Korea that it is banning access to their
Kaesong joint industrial park, but has said South Koreans in the complex
would be allowed to leave, say officials.