For those who see North Korean leader Kim Jong-il as a dangerous lunatic, there is no shortage of supporting evidence.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has told a visiting Chinese envoy he will work to end his country’s nuclear arms programme through multilateral talks.
Bill Clinton left North Korea on Wednesday with two American journalists, having secured their release in a meeting with the hermit state’s leader.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (67) has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, South Korean broadcaster YTN said on Monday.
North Korea fired six ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea’s defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the United States.
The leaders of South Korea and the United States told North Korea to drop its atomic ambitions and stop threatening the region.
North Korea said on Saturday it would start a uranium enrichment programme and vowed to weaponise all of its plutonium.
Russia has information on North Korean plans to launch a ballistic missile but does not know when it will take place, a source said on Wednesday.
North Korea said on Monday it had found two US journalists guilty of entering the state illegally and sentenced both to 12 years of hard labour.
Kim Jong-il is too worried about his own well-being to start a war, North Korean defectors said on Thursday.
North Korea threatened on Wednesday to attack the South after it joined a US-led plan to check vessels suspected of carrying equipment for weapons.
North Korea, defiant in the face of international condemnation of its latest nuclear test, on Tuesday accused the United States of hostile intent.
North Korea said it successfully conducted a nuclear test on Monday, a move certain to further isolate the prickly state.
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.
North Korea kept up its tough rhetoric on Saturday against the United States and the South on Saturday, accusing Washington of preparing for war.
The moon over hermit North Korea gave off a mysterious glow and citizens pledged undying loyalty to leader Kim Jong-il ahead of his birthday.
US and South Korean intelligence believe North Korea’s reports of Kim Jong-il’s public appearances are likely true, a local daily said on Monday.
North Korea said on Wednesday it will close its land border with the South from next month, largely putting a stop to the few exchanges that exist.
