2 hrs ago | Pan-African News Wire
33rd Anniversary of the Kwagju Massacre in South Korea
Rodong Sinmun Terms Kwangju Massacre Fascist Violence Pyongyang, May 21 -- Military hooligans turned Kwangju of south Korea into a "bathtub of blood" in May, 33 years ago.
7 hrs ago | The Japan Times
Ms. Park's triumphant U.S. visit
There were fears that the departure of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak would mark a deterioration of relations between his country and its security ally, the United States.
18 hrs ago | The Standard
Japan seeks to talk with NKorea
Japan's government is looking into re-opening official talks with North Korea to resolve questions over the abductions of Japanese citizens decades ago, raising concerns among allies who fear Tokyo's focus on that issue might weaken efforts to reign in Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
22 hrs ago | Reuters
North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing
North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a "special envoy" from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a high-powered delegation in what appeared to be a bid to mend frayed relations with its most important ally.
Yesterday | WATE-TV Knoxville
North Korea sends leader's special envoy to China
The American Cancer Society - one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups - is 100 years old this week.
Yesterday | KTEN-TV Denison
North Korea sends leader's special envoy to China
Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.
Japan considers resuming talks with North Korea
Japan has started looking into resuming inter-governmental talks with North Korea after a surprise visit to Pyongyang by an aide to Japan's prime minister, the and other newspapers said on Wednesday.
How the World's Dullest Story Became the Target of a Massive Leak Investigation
Four years ago, Fox News reporter James Rosen wrote a story saying the CIA had learned that North Korea planned to carry out a nuclear test if the UN approved additional sanctions: What's more, Pyongyang's next nuclear detonation is but one of four planned actions the Central Intelligence Agency has learned, through sources inside North Korea, that ... (more)
Chongryon Officials Flay S. Korean Chief Executive's Trip to U.S.
Officials of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan made public statements on May 16 condemning the south Korean chief executive's sycophantic and country-selling trip to the U.S. Ri Tong Je, chairman of the Association of Koreans in Japan for Peaceful Reunification, denounced the south Korean chief executive for having worked hard to ... (more)
South Korea See North's Threats at Unprecedented Levels
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-Se speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, April 2, 2013.
Court rules against man for emailing NKorean spy
South Korea's Supreme Court has upheld a ruling sentencing a man to a year and half in prison for exchanging emails with an alleged North Korean spy and praising Pyongyang on his website.
China Urges North Korea To Free Fishing Boat
The boat's owner claims the 16-strong crew were held at gunpoint and then seized by North Koreans in Chinese waters on May 5. Yu Xuejun, who was not on board at the time, has said a 66,000 fee was demanded for the return of the vessel.
The Obama administration's snooping scandal mushroomed yesterday when it was revealed that the Justice Department seized a trove of information about Fox News correspondent James Rosen in an effort to aid a leak investigation - including tracking the reporter's movements in and out of the State Department.
Pyongyang frees Chinese fishermen
North Korea has released 16 Chinese fishermen and their boat, media reports said.
TOKYO: Can Iijima's trip to North Korea be conducive to solving abduction issue?
Is there any chance of finding a toehold to break the long-standing impasse on the problem of Japanese abducted by North Korean agents? The effectiveness of the diplomatic strategy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration is now being tested over the issue.
Firefighter trapped in six-alarm blaze at Dallas condo
A firefighter was trapped early Monday in a six-alarm blaze at a Dallas condominium complex, the city's fire department said.
Are Kaesong curtains drawn for good?
Page 1 of 2 Are Kaesong curtains drawn for good? By Aidan Foster-Carter In a triumph of hope over experience, our last report ended with the cautious thought that new leaders in the two Koreas, each with a dynastic background, might have "a tacit basis for understanding". It is early days yet, but so far 2013 has gone in the opposite direction.
North Korea on Monday fired a projectile into the sea off its east coast for the third day in a row, South Korean officials said, urging Pyongyang to refrain from "tension-creating acts." The South Korean Defense Ministry still needs to analyze exactly what the North fired, said Choi Yong-su, an official in the ministry's spokesperson's office.
SKorea: NKorea fires sixth projectile into waters
South Korean men watch a TV news program reporting missile launch conducted by North Korea, at a Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 20, 2013.
China 'Has Secret Plan to Replace N.Korean Leader'
China is secretly pursuing plans to install North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's older brother Kim Jong-nam at the head of the renegade country in case the regime collapses, Germany's Deutsche Welle reported Thursday.