North Korea’s Kim Jong-un promoted to top military rank
July 18th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been accorded the title of Marshal of the Korean People's Army, the country's top-most military rank, state-run news agency ... Read more...
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North Korean army chief removed (Lead)
July 16th, 2012 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, July 16 (IANS) North Korea's army chief, Vice Marshal Ri Yong Ho, has been relieved of his post due to his illness, Xinhua reported Monday, citing the official ... Read more...
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Kim Jong-un’s mystery woman revealed: Hyon Song-wol
July 11th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Pyongyang, July 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The mystery woman who accompanied North Korean leader on many official outings is none other than Hyon Song-wol.She is a popstar whose hits include Excellent Horse-Like Lady, ... Read more...
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North Korean leader ‘having affair with married singer’
July 11th, 2012 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
London, July 10 (IANS) North Korea's Kim Jong-un is having an affair with a previously married singer who has been pictured with the leader at several recent events, media reports ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens South Korean president
April 23rd, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang , April 23 (IANS) North Korea has threatened to launch "special operations" against South Korea's president, the official KCNA news agency said Monday.A special mission team of the Korean ... Read more...
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Pyongyang protests US-South Korea military drill
March 4th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, March 4 (IANS) Pyongyang Sunday protested against the ongoing joint US-South Korean military exercise in South Korea.South Korea and the US launched a two-month joint military exercise, code-named Foal ... Read more...
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Kim Jong Il’s aide’s death reveals internal strife in N-Korea
June 7th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 7 (ANI):The death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il's trusted political ally in a car crash has exposed the internal stife in the ruling regime against the backdrop of ... Read more...
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North Korea’s Zimbabwe warm-up match called off after protests
June 1st, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Harare, June 1 (DPA) The North Korea football team's controversial planned pre-World Cup warm-up session in Zimbabwe here has been called off following threats of protests in the African country, government sources ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens nuclear retaliation on Korean War anniversary
June 25th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, June 25 (DPA) North Korea ratcheted up tension on the Korean Peninsula Thursday, threatening nuclear retaliation and insisting it would never give up its atomic weapons.
In an opinion piece ... Read more...
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Korea tension rises as North threatens war
May 27th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
Tension on the Korean peninsula has escalated after North Korea said it no longer considers itself bound by the terms of the 1953 armistice between the two Koreas and threatened to use ... Read more...
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North Korea threatens military action against South Korea (Lead)
May 27th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 27 (DPA) North Korea Wednesday threatened military action against Seoul, one day after South Korea joined a US-led initiative to intercept ships carrying illicit weapons, further escalating tensions on the ... Read more...
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Its ravioli and pasta for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il
March 15th, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo(Japan), Mar.15 (ANI): North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, it seems, not only wants to test his missiles, but also fancies eating ravioli and pasta regularly.
So deep is his love for ... Read more...
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North Korea places troops on combat alert
March 9th, 2009 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 9 (DPA) North Korean troops have gone on combat alert in response to annual US-South Korean manoeuvres, the country's official news agency reported.
The North Korean Army's Supreme Command vowed massive ... Read more...
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North Korea and UN command in South Korea hold talks
March 2nd, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 2 (DPA) High-ranking officials of the North Korean army and the United Nations Command (UNC) in South Korea met Monday as tension on the Korean peninsula mounted.
North Korea asked for ... Read more...
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North Korean Army announces five measures for boosting ties with South Korea
November 24th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang, Nov. 24 (ANI): The head of Democratic People''s Republic of Korea (DPRK) delegation to the inter-Korean general-level military talks Monday announced five measures on the bilateral ties with South Korea, ... Read more...
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North Korean soldier defects over border with South Korea
April 28th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by admin
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Seoul, April 28 (DPA) The first North Korean army officer in 10 years has defected over the heavily fortified inter-Korean border to South Korea, army spokesman said Monday. The 28-year-old soldier fled ... Read more...
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