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Kim Jong-nam Dead: Kim Jong-un’s Half Brother Killed in Malaysia

Kim Jong-un’s half-brother, Kim Jong-nam, has been killed in Malaysia, South Korean and Malaysian sources say. The 45-year-old is said…

8 years ago

Kim Yo-jong: Kim Jong-un’s Sister to Take up Important Role in North Korea’s Core Leadership

Kim Jong-un's younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, is expected to take up an important role in North Korea's core leadership as…

9 years ago

North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket

North Korea has launched a long-range rocket, which critics say is a test of banned missile technology. But according to…

9 years ago

North Korea Marks Workers’ Party 70th Anniversary with Huge Parades

North Korea is marking the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party with huge parades in capital Pyongyang. It is…

9 years ago

Kim Jong-un to visit Russia in May

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has accepted an invitation to Moscow in May, South Korea's Yonhap reports. The news agency…

10 years ago

Kim Jong-un misses North Korea’s big event

Kim Jong-un missed a key political anniversary ceremony on October 10, the North Korean media said, amid speculation over his…

10 years ago

Dennis Rodman unveils team for North Korea exhibition basketball game

Dennis Rodman has unveiled the team of former NBA players to play an exhibition basketball game in Pyongyang, North Korea,…

11 years ago

Kim Jong-un’s first public reference to Jang Sung-taek’s execution

Kim Jong-un made his first public reference to the execution of his once-powerful uncle – Jang Sung-taek. In a New…

11 years ago

North Korea: Dennis Rodman oversees basketball tryout

Dennis Rodman held tryouts Friday for a North Korean team to face a dozen NBA veterans in an exhibition game…

11 years ago

Kim Jong-il commemorated in North Korea

North Korea is commemorating its leader Kim Jong-il, two years after his death in 2011. Images from Pyongyang showed ranks…

11 years ago

Park Geun-hye convenes security meeting over North Korea execution

South Korea's President Park Geun-hye has convened a meeting of security officials after the shock execution of North Korean leader…

11 years ago

Kim Kyong-hui: Kim Jong-un’s aunt remains in power after Jang Sung-taek’s execution

Kim Kyong-hui, Jang Sung-taek’s widow and the influential aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has been given a prestigious…

11 years ago

Jang Sung-taek execution rekindles fears of instability in North Korea

Jang Sung-taek’s execution in North Korea has rekindled fears of instability in the secretive nuclear-armed state. South Korean defense chief…

11 years ago

Jang Sung-taek executed for treachery in North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s uncle, Jang Sung-taek, has been executed after being purged for "acts of treachery", state media…

11 years ago

North Korean TV broadcasts images of Jang Sung-taek being escorted from party session

North Korean state television KCNA has broadcast images of Jang Sung-taek - the once powerful uncle of leader Kim Jong-un…

11 years ago

North Korea confirms removal of Jang Sung-taek

North Korea has confirmed for the first time that Jang Sung-taek has been dismissed from his post. Jang Sung-taek had…

11 years ago

Jang Sung-taek footage removed from North Korean documentary

North Korean state TV is reported to have removed footage of Jang Sung-taek - Kim Jong-un's uncle and key aide…

11 years ago

Jang Sung-taek: Kim Jong-un’s uncle dismissed from top military post

Kim Jong-un’s uncle, Jang Sung-taek, lost his position as vice-chairman of North Korea's top military body, South Korean media reports…

11 years ago

Hyon Song-wol: Kim Jong-un’s mistress executed by firing squad along with 11 others

Hyon Song-wol, long-term mistress of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was executed by firing squad along with 11 others, Reuters…

11 years ago

Kim Jong-un sends Choe Ryong-hae as special envoy to Beijing

Kim Jong-un has sent Choe Ryong-hae as special envoy to Beijing, North Korean state media has announced, amid cooling relations between…

12 years ago

North Korea celebrates 101st anniversary of Kim Il-sung’s birth amid regional tensions

North Korea is marking today the 101st anniversary of the birth of country’s founding father Kim Il-sung as tensions continue…

12 years ago

North Korea celebrates Kim dynasty with song and dance as world watches for missile launch

While the US and South Korea were on high alert for a missile launch on Thursday, North Korea was celebrating…

12 years ago

Kim Jong-un wants Barack Obama to call him, says Dennis Rodman after visiting North Korea

Former basketball star Dennis Rodman, who recently visited North Korea, says Kim Jong-un doesn't want war with the United States.…

12 years ago

Kim Jong-il 70th birthday celebrated in North Korea with military parade and flowers

North Korea has commemorated late leader Kim Jong-il's 70th birthday with a military parade, pledges of loyalty to his son,…

12 years ago

Kim Jong-il died in fit of rage after being told a major dam had sprung a leak

North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-il died after flying into a fit of rage when he was told that a major…

12 years ago