Big Explosion Reported in N.Korea
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A huge explosion rocked an area in North  Korea near the border with China three days ago and the  accident appears to be much worse than a train blast that  killed at least 170 people in April, Yonhap news agency  reported on Sunday.
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SEOUL, South Korea - A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea, sending a huge mushroom cloud into the air on an important anniversary of the communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday.    The Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified source in Beijing, said the explosion happened Thursday in Yanggang province near the border with China...
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On September 11, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported a huge blast and a 2.5 mile diameter mushroom cloud in North Korea 6 miles southwest of Yongjori Missile Base...on Thursday.
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_ North Korea said Monday that a huge cloud caused by an explosion several days ago was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project, and the reclusive government invited a British diplomat to visit the site to
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North Korea says last week&#39;s massive explosion in a remote area of the country&#39;s north was the result of deliberate demolition work.
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SEOUL, South Korea - A huge explosion in the northern part of North Korea sent a plume of smoke more than two miles wide into the air on an important anniversary of the secretive communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday. Secretary of State Colin Powell said the explosion Thursday was not a nuclear test but that it was not known yet what caused it...
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Pyongyang says the huge explosion last week was to demolish a mountain for a hydro-electric project.
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Revelations over the weekend about a massive and mysterious explosion on North Korea&#39;s border with China have intensified the feverish speculations about the country&#39;s nuclear programme.
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SEOUL : South Korea has said it is investigating sketchy reports of a big explosion in North Korea last week but was unsure what triggered the blast near a secret underground military base.
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A huge explosion in North Korea last week  was a deliberate blast to pave the way for a hydro-electric  dam, the BBC quoted the North's foreign minister as telling a  visiting British official Monday.
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South Korean officials said on Sunday that a massive explosion generating a huge cloud of smoke on North Korea's northern border with China on Sept. 9 was an unspecified accident and apparently not a much-feared nuclear test.
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A huge explosion rocked North Korea last week but U.S. and South Korean officials said on Sunday it was unlikely to have been a nuclear weapons test despite the appearance of a "peculiar cloud" over the area.
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Intelligence officials in South Korea say the mysterious blast in North Korea may have been from a hydro-electric dam project, as Pyongyang claims.
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A South Korean news report says a large explosion rocked North Korea&#39;s northernmost inland province of Yanggang last Thursday, sending a huge mushroom cloud into the air.
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A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea, sending a huge mushroom cloud into the air on an important anniversary of the communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday.
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ELEANOR HALL: A huge explosion in North Korea near the border with China has sparked fears around the world about the communist regime&#39;s nuclear capacity.
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A huge explosion in North Korea last week may have been due to a combination of demolition work for a power plant and atmospheric clouds, South Korea's spy agency said on Wednesday.