North Korea to launch satellite
March 16th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, March 16 (IANS) North Korea has announced it will launch an indigenously-built satellite to mark the birth centenary of late president Kim Il Sung.North Korea is to launch the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
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...
Posted in World |
US, North Korean officials to meet over food aid
March 3rd, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 3 (IANS) Officials from the US and North Korea are scheduled to meet next week in Beijing to finalize details for proposed American food aid, said the State ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
South Korea, US launch joint military exercise
February 27th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Feb 27 (IANS) South Korean and US forces launched their annual military exercise Monday despite a warning by North Korea that it is "ready to fight a war".Exercise "Key ... Read more...
Posted in World |
North Korea threatens war over US-South Korea drills
February 25th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea Saturday threatened to wage a "sacred war" over joint US-South Korean military drills next week.According to Hong Kong-based broadcaster RTHK, the communist state's ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
North Korea warns Seoul over military drill
February 19th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Feb 19 (IANS) North Korea has warned Seoul on its naval drill beginning Monday, terming it a premeditated military provocation", Xinhua reported.The South Korean military will stage a naval ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Kim Jong-il to be embalmed
January 12th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The body of late North Korean "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il is to be embalmed and put on display at a palace in the capital Pyongyang, ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Seoul hopes tensions between Koreas will ease
January 2nd, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Monday said that his country is ready to improve relations with North Korea if Pyongyang "shows its attitude of sincerity", ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Kim Jong-un declared North Korea’s supreme military commander
December 31st, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kim Jong-un, the son of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, has been officially declared the supreme commander of the armed forces, South Korea's Yonhap ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
North Korea mourns Kim Jong-il
December 29th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Dec 29 (IANS) North Korea Thursday held a national memorial service in Pyongyang to mourn its leader Kim Jong-il who died Dec 17.The country held a state funeral Wednesday ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
UN flag at half mast to mourn Kim Jong Il
December 29th, 2011 - 2:48 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Dec 29 (IANS) The UN Wednesday flew its blue and white flag at half mast at its offices across the world to mourn the death of North Korean ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Japan seeks India’s support over North Korea abductions
December 29th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Wednesday sought India's support and understanding on the emotive issue of North Korea abducting Japanese nationals."I requested the understanding ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
North Korea bids farewell to Kim Jong-il
December 28th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Dec 28 (IANS) North Korea Wednesday bid a tearful farewell to the country's late leader Kim Jong-il as his body was taken from the Kumsusan Memorial Palace where it ... Read more...
Posted in World |
South Korea’s former first lady in Pyongyang for condolences
December 26th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) South Korea's former first lady and the Hyundai Group's chairwoman crossed into North Korea Monday to pay condolences over the death of Kim Jong-il.Lee Hee-ho, the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
South Koreans send anti-regime leaflets to North in balloons
December 22nd, 2011 - 6:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of South Korean activists and North Korean defectors launched balloons carrying propaganda leaflets to the North, protesting the succession of power in the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
‘Kim Jong-il’s death was extensive intelligence failure’
December 20th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) South Korean and US intelligence services failed to pick up any clues even after 48 hours of Kim Jong-il's death last Saturday, demonstrating an extensive intelligence ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Kim’s death: Will India-North Korea ties improve?
December 19th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) India is closely watching developments in North Korea following the death of its longtime leader Kim Jong-il, which could improve New Delhi's ties with the ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
No change in Seoul’s fundamentals over Kim’s death: Moody’s
December 19th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Dec 19 (IANS) South Korea's economic fundamentals would not change with the death of North Korea's top leader Kim Jong-il, a senior official at Moody's said Monday."We will continue ... Read more...
Posted in World |
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies on train (Lead, changing dateline)
December 19th, 2011 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Dec 19 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-il died Saturday during a train journey "from a great mental and physical strain". He was 69, the country's official KCNA news ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
North Korea says its building n-reactor
November 30th, 2011 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, Nov 30 (IANS) North Korea Wednesday said it was building a nuclear reactor and its production of low enriched uranium was underway.North Korea said that its nuclear activities related ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US to hold N-talks with Pyongyang
October 20th, 2011 - 3:11 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 20 (IANS) The US will hold talks with North Korea in Geneva next week over its nuclear programme, Xinhua reported Wednesday."This is a continuation of the exploratory meetings ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
US relief supplies arrive in North Korea
September 4th, 2011 - 5:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 4 (IANS) A cargo plane carrying emergency relief supplies from the US has arrived in North Korean capital Pyongyang to help people in flood-hit areas of the country, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Kim Jong-Il wants to build brewery in Russia
August 27th, 2011 - 2:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, who visited Russia earlier this week, is interested in opening a brewery in the country's Far East, a Russian official ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
US concludes ‘constructive’ talks with North Korea
July 30th, 2011 - 5:30 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US and North Korean diplomats concluded Friday their two-day talks in New York that both sides called "constructive".North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Kim Jong-il to visit Russia
June 28th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is expected to pay a visit to Russia and meet President Dmitry Medvedev in the eastern city of Vladivostok, South ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Obama extends sanctions on North Korea
June 24th, 2011 - 6:58 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama has extended sanctions against North Korea for another year citing Pyongyang's continuing threat to stability on the Korean Peninsula.The national ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
North Korea test-fires short-range missile
June 8th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by BNO News
SEOUL/PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) -- North Korea test-fired a short-range missile off its western coast last week, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday. It is the first such launch in more than ... Read more...
Posted in World |
North Korea to release US citizen held for six months
May 27th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 27 (IANS) North Korea has said it would releasing an American citizen it has been holding for six months on unspecified charges, BBC reported.Eddie Jun Yong-su would be ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
North Korea releases U.S. citizen after more than 6 months
May 27th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by BNO News
PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) -- North Korean state media on Friday reported that American citizen Young-su Jun, who is also known as Eddie Jun, has been released on humanitarian grounds after more than ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
North Korea says Seoul shunned inter-Korean relation talks
April 24th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang, Apr 24 (ANI): North Korea has accused South Korea of refusing to talk about improving relations between the countries and driving inter-Korean relations towards catastrophe.The criticism was expressed in a memorandum ... Read more...
Posted in World |
S. Korea hold second round of volcano activity talks with N. Korea
April 12th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Apr 12 (ANI): South Korea and North Korea have had a second round of talks over joint research into volcanic activities at the highest mountain on the peninsula.Experts from both sides ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Iraqi woman gives birth to quadruplets
April 2nd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by BNO News
WASSIT, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- A 27-year-old woman gave birth to four children in southern Iraq on Friday, local media reported on Saturday. One of the children immediately died.The Aswat al-Iraq news ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
“Libyan crisis ‘a lesson’ for Iran, N. Korea not to give up nuke ambitions”
April 2nd, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): The Libyan crisis will make it difficult for the Western powers like the United States in convincing Iran, and North Korea to drop their nuclear ambitions, an American ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Kim Jong-Il had nightmares about people stoning him
March 27th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 27 (ANI): North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Il, who has ruled the country with iron fist since its founding in 1948, told a visiting businessman he had nightmares of being ... Read more...
Posted in World |
China formally invites N. Korea heir for a visit
March 5th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Mar.5 (ANI): China is reported to have formally invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's heir apparent Kim Jong-un for a visit, but no dates have been revealed.South Korea's spy agency believes ... Read more...
Posted in World |