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.

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North Korea: news

N Korea to try reporters in June

Thursday, May 14th 2009, 21:30
related countries: United States
related places: March, June

North Korea sets a date for the trial of two US female journalists it accuses of entering the country illegally.
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Seoul 'rescues' N Korean vessel

Monday, May 4th 2009, 11:36
related countries: South Korea, Somalia
related places: Seoul

A South Korean warship foils a pirate attack on a North Korean cargo ship off Somalia, officials in Seoul say.
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N Korea threatens nuclear tests

Wednesday, April 29th 2009, 14:01

North Korea threatens to carry out a nuclear missile test unless the UN apologises for criticising the North's recent rocket launch.
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NZ reports first swine flu cases

Tuesday, April 28th 2009, 11:28
related countries: Mexico

New Zealand has confirmed the first cases of swine flu in the country - also thought to be the first in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Kim's son 'joins top North Korea panel'

Monday, April 27th 2009, 11:24

The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has reportedly been given a job in a top government agency.
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North Korea urged back to talks

Saturday, April 25th 2009, 19:48
related countries: United States

The US urges North Korea to return to its nuclear obligations after it says it is re-processing spent nuclear fuel again.
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N Korea 'restarts' nuclear process

Saturday, April 25th 2009, 9:25

North Korea says it has started reprocessing spent nuclear fuel rods, allowing it to produce weapons-grade plutonium.
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N Korea in defiant nuclear stance

Friday, April 24th 2009, 10:12
related countries: Russia

North Korea confirms it will not re-join international negotiations on its nuclear disarmament, despite Russian pressure.
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US journalists 'face North Korea trial'

Friday, April 24th 2009, 9:59
related countries: United States
related places: Pyongyang

Two US female journalists arrested by North Korea are to face trial, Pyongyang's state news agency says.
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Russian minister to appeal to N Korea

Thursday, April 23rd 2009, 8:47
related countries: Russia

Russia's foreign minister is in North Korea, where he is expected to urge the leadership to return to disarmament talks.
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Korean killer gets death penalty

Wednesday, April 22nd 2009, 9:22

A 38-year-old South Korean man is sentenced to death over the murders of 10 people between 2005 and 2008.
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N Korea accuses South over border

Wednesday, April 22nd 2009, 8:46

North Korea accuses the South of moving a border marker post, amid worsening relations between the two neighbours.
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Hill confirmed as US Iraq envoy

Tuesday, April 21st 2009, 22:45
related countries: Iraq, United States

The Senate confirms Christopher Hill, the former US chief negotiator with North Korea, as the next US ambassador to Iraq.
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Right-hand man?

Tuesday, April 21st 2009, 16:40

Why all eyes are on the North Korean leader's trusted ally
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Right-hand man?

Tuesday, April 21st 2009, 16:40

Why all eyes are on the North Korean leader's trusted ally
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S Korea blogger found not guilty

Monday, April 20th 2009, 10:09

A 31-year-old South Korean blogger accused of spreading false information on the internet walks free from court.
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IAEA chief urges N Korea dialogue

Monday, April 20th 2009, 5:58

The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog calls for international dialogue to end the stand-off with North Korea.
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US nuclear monitors leave N Korea

Friday, April 17th 2009, 15:18
related countries: United States

US nuclear monitors follow UN inspectors in leaving North Korea, which has quit nuclear talks after UN criticism of its rocket launch.
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UN sent N Korea firm 'blacklist'

Thursday, April 16th 2009, 3:54
related countries: Japan, United States

The US and Japan inform the UN of North Korean companies they say support the country's weapons programme.
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Tensions high in North Korea row

Wednesday, April 15th 2009, 7:41
related countries: United States

The US joins other nations in urging N Korea to return to nuclear talks as the row over its rocket launch deepens.
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N Korea orders UN inspectors out

Wednesday, April 15th 2009, 1:41

North Korea orders UN nuclear inspectors to leave the country, the organisation's nuclear watchdog says.
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N Korea urged to return to talks

Tuesday, April 14th 2009, 17:41
related countries: China, Russia

China and Russia urge North Korea to reconsider its decision to abandon talks over its nuclear programme.
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Is N Korea a threat to the world?

Tuesday, April 14th 2009, 12:12
related places: Pyongyang

Pyongyang says it will quit talks on its nuclear activities. How can the country be dissuaded?
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Angry N Korea quits nuclear talks

Tuesday, April 14th 2009, 11:33

North Korea says it is ending talks on its nuclear activities and will restore its disabled nuclear reactor after UN criticism.
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UN condemns N Korea rocket launch

Monday, April 13th 2009, 21:44

The UN Security Council condemns North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket, and says it will tighten sanctions.
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Key nations 'agree N Korea draft'

Saturday, April 11th 2009, 21:02

Key countries agree a draft statement on North Korea's rocket launch, diplomats at the UN say.
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Japan renews N Korea sanctions

Friday, April 10th 2009, 2:52
related countries: Japan

Japan's government decides to extend and tighten its sanctions against North Korea after its recent rocket launch.
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N Korea leader appears in public

Thursday, April 9th 2009, 12:31

North Korea's Kim Jong-il makes his first major state appearance since he had a suspected stroke last year.
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N Korea celebrates rocket launch

Wednesday, April 8th 2009, 12:16
related places: Pyongyang

Thousands of North Koreans rally in Pyongyang to celebrate what the state media say was a successful satellite launch.
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Caution urged on N Korea response

Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 11:38

Russia and China call for "restraint" in the way the world responds to North Korea's controversial rocket launch.
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Clinton presses UN over N Korea

Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 0:06
related countries: United States

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the UN must make a strong response to North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket.
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North Korea accuses the South of poisoning its football players

Monday, April 6th 2009, 8:33
related countries: South Korea

North Korea accuses South Korea of poisoning its football players before last week's World Cup qualifier match.
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No accord at UN talks on N Korea

Monday, April 6th 2009, 4:52

An emergency UN Security Council meeting on North Korea's rocket launch ends without agreement, officials say.
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North Korea space launch 'fails'

Sunday, April 5th 2009, 13:01
related countries: United States
related places: North

A North Korean rocket fails to put a satellite into orbit, US and South Korean officials say, hours after the North claims success.
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Defiant N Korea launches rocket

Sunday, April 5th 2009, 10:09
related countries: Japan

North Korea goes ahead with a rocket launch, a move condemned by its neighbours and major global powers.
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What response to North Korea?

Sunday, April 5th 2009, 7:28

Pyongyang says it has launched a long-range rocket despite warnings. What should the international response be?
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N Korea skips first launch chance

Saturday, April 4th 2009, 14:39

The first window for the launch of North Korea's controversial rocket passes without a blast-off, possibly due to poor weather.
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N Korea 'preparing rocket launch'

Friday, April 3rd 2009, 12:32
related countries: United States

North Korea is said to be making final preparations for a planned rocket launch despite warnings by the US and its allies.
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N Korea warned over rocket launch

Thursday, April 2nd 2009, 11:34
related countries: South Korea, United States

US President Obama and South Korea's Lee Myung-bak agree a "stern, united response" to any North Korea rocket launch.
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UN sanctions sought on N Korea

Thursday, April 2nd 2009, 5:15
related countries: Japan, United States

Japan, South Korea and the US garner support for UN sanctions if North Korea launches a missile, as reports suggest it is ready to do.
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Two Koreas meet on football pitch

Wednesday, April 1st 2009, 13:26

North and South Korean footballers meet in a World Cup qualifier, amid increasing political tensions on the peninsula.
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