North Korea's Kim basks in birthday, nuclear glory
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Singing soldiers and flower shows marked the birthday of the man dubbed North Korea's "invincible brilliant commander" by state media, as regional powers wondered whether he would abide by a nuclear deal.
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Putting the four decades he spent as a US Army deserter in North Korea behind him, Charles Jenkins was greeted Tuesday by cheering crowds in his wife&#39;s hometown on this wind-swept Japanese island.
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From Casino Pyongyang with love "He likes to gamble, feast on Korean food and take late-night tipples of cognac with his friends. He is also said to spend hours rejuvenating from his nocturnal adventures in the city's saunas." The Asia Times, on North Korean dauphin Kim Jong Namâ¦
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North Korea pledges to boost its 'war deterrent', days after missing a deadline for declaring its nuclear activities.
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The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Sunday that an explosion detected early this month over North Korea was probably not a nuclear blast but it could not be ruled out.
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Fidel Castro's 80th birthday celebration kicked off on Tuesday with the ailing Cuban leader nowhere in sight but hundreds of admirers from around the world were on hand to pay homage.
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North Korea pledges to boost its "war deterrent", days after missing a deadline for declaring its nuclear activities.
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Before his defection 11 months ago, Kim, a 35-year-old with round-rimmed glasses and a self-assured air, enjoyed the relatively blessed life of the North Korean elite.
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A large cloud appeared over North Korea in satellite images several days ago, but a US official told CNN it is &quot;no big deal&quot; and not the result of a nuclear explosion.
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SEOUL, South Korea  - A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea on an important anniversary of the communist regime, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Sunday.
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North Korea&#39;s Parliament head Kim Yong Nam, right, inspects a guard of honor with Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People&#39;s Congress, during a welcome ceremony in Beijing, China, Monday, Oct. 18, 2004.
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The head of a U.N. nuclear watchdog delegation said on Friday it was "satisfied" with a tour of a North Korean reactor complex that the secretive state has promised to scrap under an aid-for-disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency said.
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North Korea&#39;s No. 2 leader, Kim Yong-nam, arrived in Beijing Monday as China renewed efforts to revive six-party talks on Pyongyang&#39;s nuclear program.
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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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IF there&#39;s one in every crowd, among the throngs of North Koreans wanting to escape Kim Jong-il&#39;s despotism there is now Kim Ki-ho.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has no problem flying, crisscrossing his rugged country on military planes, contrary to popular belief that he avoids air travel at all cost, a South Korean expert said.
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North Korea says it will not abandon its weapons programme after the South admitted nuclear activities.