News: North Korea

We have started to collect the most important news related to North Korea in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to North Korea – overview

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• December 29th 2009 – November 3rd 2009
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• September 15th 2009 – August 9th 2009
• August 6th 2009 – July 2nd 2009
• July 2nd 2009 – June 4th 2009
• June 4th 2009 – April 24th 2009
• April 23rd 2009 – April 4th 2009
• April 3rd 2009 – March 9th 2009
• March 8th 2009 – January 16th 2009
• January 15th 2009 – November 10th 2008
• November 7th 2008 – October 1st 2008
• September 26th 2008 – July 30th 2008
• July 25th 2008 – June 24th 2008
• June 24th 2008 – April 11th 2008
• April 10th 2008 – January 24th 2008
• January 21st 2008 – November 28th 2007
• November 27th 2007 – September 4th 2007
• September 2nd 2007 – August 1st 2007
• August 1st 2007 – July 9th 2007
• July 7th 2007 – May 16th 2007
• May 12th 2007 – March 22nd 2007
• March 22nd 2007 – February 13th 2007
• February 13th 2007 – December 5th 2006
• November 30th 2006 – October 20th 2006
• October 20th 2006 – October 9th 2006
• October 9th 2006 – August 4th 2006
• August 3rd 2006 – June 29th 2006
• June 28th 2006 – April 27th 2006
• April 25th 2006 – January 15th 2006
• January 7th 2006 – November 11th 2005

North Korea: news

Kabul to deport Korean Christians

Thursday, August 3rd 2006, 19:07
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghanistan says it will deport hundreds of South Korean evangelical Christians amid fears for their safety.
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S Korean man jailed for slashing

Thursday, August 3rd 2006, 6:43

A man who attacked South Korean opposition leader Park Geun-hye during an election rally is jailed for 11 years.
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N and S Korean guards trade shots

Tuesday, August 1st 2006, 6:43

North and South Korean troops exchange shots across their border for the first time in nearly a year.
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N Korea cancels gymnastics gala

Saturday, July 29th 2006, 22:21

North Korea cancels a massive festival featuring thousands of gymnasts and soldiers because of flooding.
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N Korea rejects calls for talks

Friday, July 28th 2006, 13:02

Asian and Western nations fail to persuade North Korea to resume nuclear talks at a regional forum.
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N Korea defiant over Asean talks

Thursday, July 27th 2006, 16:48
related countries: United States

Hopes appear to be fading for talks with North Korea on the sidelines of the Asean regional summit in Malaysia.
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N Korea talks 'unlikely' at Asean

Wednesday, July 26th 2006, 6:09
related countries: Malaysia

Hopes are fading that the Asean meeting in Malaysia can bring progress on the issue of North Korea.
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'Hundreds dead' in N Korea floods

Friday, July 21st 2006, 10:25

Hundreds are dead or missing in North Korea after days of heavy rain, according to state media.
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North halts inter-Korean reunions

Wednesday, July 19th 2006, 15:10
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

North Korea halts cross-border family reunions in retaliation for Seoul's suspension of food aid.
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Japan mulls new N Korea sanctions

Monday, July 17th 2006, 8:26
related countries: Japan
related places: Pyongyang

Japan reportedly considers further sanctions against N Korea, after Pyongyang denounced the UN resolution.
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N Korea rejects UN missile call

Sunday, July 16th 2006, 9:31

North Korea angrily denounces a UN resolution condemning its missile tests and says it will build up its arsenal.
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Ten die in South Korea flooding

Sunday, July 16th 2006, 6:51
related countries: South Korea

Monsoon floods claim at least 10 lives and force 2,000 people from their homes in an eastern South Korea.
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UN votes for N Korean sanctions

Saturday, July 15th 2006, 21:22

The UN Security Council votes unanimously to impose sanctions on North Korea following recent missile tests.
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Korean missile vote split looms

Saturday, July 15th 2006, 6:46
related countries: China, Japan, United States

The US and Japan insist on a UN vote condemning North Korean missile launches as China threatens to veto it.
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No advance in N Korea diplomacy

Thursday, July 13th 2006, 10:38
related countries: Russia

China's draft resolution on N Korea fails to satisfy all parties, as talks with Pyongyang make no progress.
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Push to end bitter row on N Korea

Tuesday, July 11th 2006, 12:26

Fresh diplomatic efforts are under way to end the row over how to respond to North Korea's missile tests.
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Push to end bitter row on N Korea

Tuesday, July 11th 2006, 9:42

New diplomatic efforts are under way to end a row between foreign allies over North Korea's missile tests.
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UN delays N Korea sanctions vote

Monday, July 10th 2006, 23:55
related countries: China, United States
related places: Pyongyang

A UN Security Council vote on sanctions over North Korea's missile tests is postponed to give diplomacy more time.
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US urges talks on N Korea tests

Sunday, July 9th 2006, 14:10
related countries: United States

The US calls for negotiations over North Korea's missile tests, but threatens isolation if more tests follow.
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US spurns N Korean talks demands

Saturday, July 8th 2006, 11:36
related countries: United States
related places: Pyongyang

The US rejects calls from North Korea to lift sanctions as a condition for talks on Pyongyang's nuclear plans.
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Japan seeks N Korea sanctions

Saturday, July 8th 2006, 5:16
related countries: Japan

Japan presents a draft resolution to the UN Security Council urging sanctions over North Korea's missile tests.
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S Korea suspends North food aid

Friday, July 7th 2006, 19:43
related countries: China, United States

South Korea suspends food and fertiliser aid to the North in the wake of its missile tests, reports say.
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Outcry over N Korea missile test

Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 16:21
related countries: Japan

World powers condemn North Korea for test-firing missiles, as the UN Security Council holds emergency talks.
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N Korea tests long-range missile

Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 7:21
related countries: Japan

North Korea test-fires at least six missiles, including the long-range Taepodong-2, sparking global condemnation.
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Hwang accepts faked clone blame

Tuesday, July 4th 2006, 7:48

Hwang Woo-suk, the South Korean cloning expert, admits "broad responsibility" for faked stem cell research.
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US dismisses North Korea threat

Tuesday, July 4th 2006, 0:29
related countries: United States
related places: White House

The White House calls a North Korean threat of a nuclear strike if it is attacked by the US "deeply hypothetical".
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Bush, Koizumi talk beef and NK

Thursday, June 29th 2006, 22:34
related countries: Iran, Japan, United States
related places: Washington

US beef and North Korea's missile plans are discussed as Junichiro Koizumi makes his final US trip as Japan's PM.
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Abductee sticks to N Korean line

Thursday, June 29th 2006, 9:23

A man thought to have been kidnapped by North Korea denies it, keeping to the North's version of events.
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