Kim Jong-un’s younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, has been referred to as senior party official for the first time in the…
North Korea has responded to a UN move towards a probe into the country's human rights violations by threatening to…
The UN has called for the Security Council to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its…
North Korea will send top Communist party official Choe Ryong-hae as special envoy to Russia, state media have said, without…
North Korea has released detained US citizens Matthew Todd Miller and Kenneth Bae. Matthew Todd Miller and Kenneth Bae are…
Kim Jong-un has been pictured by North Korean media walking without a cane at an army meeting, following speculation about…
Kim Jong-un has been pictured smoking a cigarette while visiting a baby home and orphanage in Pyongyang. After missing from…
Kim Jong-un has had surgery to remove a cyst from his ankle, according to South Korean intelligence. A spy agency…
South Korea has taken down a tower used to construct a Christmas tree at the border with North Korea. The…
American citizen Jeffrey Fowle has been released by the North Korean authorities, US officials say. Jeffrey Fowle, 56, was one…
North Korea and South Korea have held talks for the first time in seven years, South Korean Yonhap news agency…
Kim Jong-un has made his first public appearance since September 3, the North Korean official news agency says. The KCNA…
Kim Jong-un missed a key political anniversary ceremony on October 10, the North Korean media said, amid speculation over his…
The North Korean mission at the UN held a rare briefing to discuss its recent report on its own human…
North Korea and South Korea have agreed to resume formal high-level talks, the South Korean media reported. The talks between…
A delegation of three senior North Korean officials arrived in South Korea for the closing ceremony of this year’s Asian…
North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, So Se Pyong, says his country is not planning any missile…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has become so fat while in office that his ankles have fractured under his own…
Kim Jong-un has an unspecified medical problem, North Korea’s state media reported after the leader failed to appear at a…
An American man has been detained by the South Korean authorities as they believe he was trying to swim to…
American citizen Matthew Todd Miller has been sentenced by a North Korean court to six years of hard labor for…
The White House has announced it is working to free three American citizens detained in North Korea. The statement was…
Pope Francis has urged for reconciliation between the two Koreas, on the final day of his visit to South Korea.…
Two American tourists detained in North Korea have pleaded for the US government to help secure their release. Matthew Todd…
The operator of a North Korean ship seized in July 2013 near the Panama Canal with Cuban weapons on board…