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Woman with Vietnamese passport held in Malaysia over death of Kim Jong-un’s half-brother
World | Feb 15, 2017, 05:18 PM ISTA woman carrying a Vietnamese passport was arrested today in connection with the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother, Malaysian police said.
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Kim Jong-un’s half-brother 'killed' in Malaysia, reports point to female spies and poisoned needles
World | Feb 14, 2017, 07:06 PM ISTNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother has been killed in Malaysia, a government source said on Tuesday, sparking speculation over whether North Korea was behind a high-profile assassination.
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North Korean athletes face being sent to coal mines after falling short of Kim Jong-un's Rio Olympics medal target
Other Sports | Aug 25, 2016, 08:16 PM ISTNorth Korean athletes are faced with the possibility of being sent down to the coal mines after failing to fulfil their supreme leader’s expectations of at least five gold medals in Rio Olympics.
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North Korea terms US sanctions on Kim Jong-un as ‘declaration of war’, threatens to retaliate
World | Jul 08, 2016, 06:42 PM ISTNorth Korea has reacted sharply to the US sanctions against its leader Kim Jong-un and termed it a "declaration of war".
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US Presidential elections: North Korea prefers ‘wise’ Donald Trump over ‘dull’ Hillary Clinton
World | Jun 01, 2016, 04:22 PM ISTPresumptive US Republican presidential candidate has found support from an unlikely source – North Korea, with an editorial in the country’s state-run newspaper DPRK all praise for the real estate magnate.
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'Kim Yo-jong ka Swayamvayar': North Korean dictator turns matchmaker for his sister
Life | May 24, 2016, 02:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: North Korea, generally, hit headlines for all the wrong reasons but the latest news from the communist state could be termed good to bizarre. The North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is looking for
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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un gets the Photoshop treatment
World | May 18, 2016, 06:42 PM ISTNorth Korean dictator Kim Jong Un gets the Photoshop treatment
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North Korea expels BBC scribe for insulting its dignity, speaking ill of leadership
World | May 09, 2016, 03:40 PM ISTa crew of the BBC – including Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, producer Maria Byrne and cameraman Matthew Goddard – were on Monday expelled from the country after being detained for allegedly speaking ill of its country and its leadership.
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North Korea fires 5 short-range projectiles into sea
World | Mar 21, 2016, 02:49 PM ISTSeoul: North Korea fired five short-range projectiles into the sea on Monday, Seoul officials said, in a continuation of weapon launches it has carried out in an apparent response to ongoing South Korea-U.S. military drills
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North Korea 'has miniature nuclear warhead': Kim Jong-un
World | Mar 09, 2016, 08:20 AM ISTNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has claimed that his scientists have developed miniaturised nuclear warheads that can fit on ballistic missiles, media reports said on Wednesday.
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South Korea protests and shuts down joint industrial park with North Korea
World | Feb 11, 2016, 02:04 PM ISTPaju (South Korea): Under the gaze of armed soldiers, large white trucks streamed across the world's most armed border Thursday as South Korean workers began shutting down a jointly run industrial park in North Korea.Following
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North Korea 'executes' army chief of staff Ri Yong-gil
World | Feb 11, 2016, 11:59 AM ISTSeoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had his army chief executed for corruption and other charges, a South Korean official said Thursday.If true, the execution of Ri Yong Gil, chief of the North Korean
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North Korea warns of war with South Korea after artillery fire
World | Aug 21, 2015, 06:18 PM ISTPyongyang, North Korea: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday declared his frontline troops in a "quasi-state of war" and ordered them to prepare for battle a day after the most serious confrontation between
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On August 15, North Korea will switch to a new time zone
World | Aug 07, 2015, 02:43 PM ISTPyongyang: North Korea has decided to switch to a new time zone from August 15, 30 minutes away from the same time zone as Japan and South Korea, state news agency Korean Central News Agency
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North Korean leader has so far executed 70 officials
World | Jul 09, 2015, 04:27 PM ISTSeoul, South Korea: Young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has executed 70 officials since taking power in late 2011 in a "reign of terror" that far exceeds the bloodshed of his dictator father's early
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North Korea executes defence chief for 'falling asleep' at an event
World | May 13, 2015, 03:52 PM ISTSeoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un executed his defence chief for sleeping during a meeting and talking back to the young leader, South Korea's spy agency today said, citing what it called credible information.National
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North Korea executes defense chief for dozing off: Report
World | May 13, 2015, 10:09 AM ISTSeoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un executed his defense chief for sleeping during a meeting and talking back to the young leader, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Wednesday, citing what it called credible
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North Korean leader open to summit with South
World | Jan 01, 2015, 08:41 AM ISTNorth Korea: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in a nationally televised New Year's Day speech, says he is open to a summit with his South Korean counterpart.Kim said he sees no reason why there
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South Korean to drop Sony film in North by balloon
World | Dec 31, 2014, 11:18 AM ISTSouth Korea: A South Korean activist said Wednesday that he will launch balloons carrying DVDs of Sony's “The Interview” toward North Korea to try to break down a personality cult built around dictator Kim Jong
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North Korea threatens strikes on US amid hacking claims
World | Dec 22, 2014, 09:08 AM ISTSeoul,South Korea: President Barack Obama is “recklessly” spreading rumors of a Pyongyang-orchestrated cyberattack of Sony Pictures, North Korea says, as it warns of strikes against the White House, Pentagon and “the whole U.S. mainland, that