The projectile was fired from the northern province of Jagang into waters off the east coast
Kim and Trump shook hands over the concrete slabs dividing North and South before Trump walked a few paces into Pyongyang’s territory
North Korea has sought to raise the pressure and carried out two short-range missile tests earlier this month
A two-thirds majority, minus any abstentions, is needed for Britain’s draft to pass
Seoul was keen to proclaim the Games in Pyeongchang, just 80 kilometres south of the DMZ, a "peace Olympics" but it needed Pyongyang to attend
In his speech Monday, Kim said the Olympics could provide a reason for officials from the neighbours "to meet in the near future".
‘I live in a hotel suite with my wife and live in Pyongyang like I do in Europe’
The United Nations has called out for calm between the United States and North Korea amid threats of nuclear warfare between the countries two leaders
Trump takes the podium at the General Assembly, presenting his message to the world as he pushes his nationalist "America First" agenda.
The United States has called the UN Security Council to vote on a draft proposal to impose tough sanctions against North Korea.
North Korea says it will increase production of nuclear weapons material, including restarting a long-shuttered plutonium reactor.
Analysts say ominous North Korean missiles are fakes and not very convincing ones, casting further doubt on the country’s claims of military prowess.
North Korea has admitted its much hyped long-range rocket failed to deliver a satellite into orbit, dealing a blow to the reclusive state.
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/ 24 December 2011
North Korea appears to be making an orderly transition after the death of Kim Jong-il last week, but the risk of collapse is higher than before.
North Korea’s new young leader Kim Jong-un will have to share power with an uncle and the military after the death of his father Kim Jong-il.
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/ 20 December 2011
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US hopes the new North Korean leadership chooses to guide their nation onto the path of peace.
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/ 20 December 2011
The body of North Korea’s long-time ruler Kim Jong Il was laid out in a glass coffin on Tuesday as weeping mourners filled public plazas.
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/ 20 December 2011
Reunification could lift millions of North Koreans out of poverty and boost average income by at least tenfold. But it would probably slow South Korea
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Friday held out the possibility of a resumption of six-party talks if North Korea ceases provocations.
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/ 26 November 2010
North Korea said on Friday that impending military exercises by the South and the United States are pushing the region towards war.
Yeonpyeong island is on a maritime demarcation line that Pyongyang has refused to recognise since it was imposed in 1953.
North Korea said on Saturday it would begin a "sacred war" against the United States and South Korea at "any time necessary".
North Korea will hold a ruling Workers’ Party convention in September to choose a new leadership, state media said on Saturday.
North Korea has issued a no-sail warning off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula in what South Korean officials said was part of military drills.
North Korea shot back on Thursday at US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who recently likened the isolated regime to a child demanding attention.
The aborted voyage of a North Korean ship, photos of massive tunnels and a top secret meeting have raised alarm bells that Burma is going nuclear.
North Korea on Thursday accused the South of escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula to the brink of war.
North Korea said on Saturday it has started reprocessing spent fuel rods to make weapons-grade plutonium,
North Korea will put two US journalists arrested last month on its border with China on trial to face criminal charges, its media said on Friday.
Regardless of whether North Korea’s rocket launch was a success or failure, analysts say the regime will spin the news to bolster support.
The United Nations failed to agree on a response to North Korea’s long-range rocket launch despite pressure from Washington and its allies for action.
North Korea will soon launch a long-range rocket after completing preparations to put a satellite into space, its official media said on Saturday.