Kim Jongil
latest news & developmentsWhy it’s sane for Kim Jong-il to be mad
For those who see North Korean leader Kim Jong-il as a dangerous lunatic, there is no shortage of supporting evidence.
North Korea’s nuclear vows fail to sway sceptics
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.
Clinton, US journalists leave North Korea after pardon
Bill Clinton left North Korea on Wednesday with two American journalists, having secured their release in a meeting with the hermit state’s leader.
Kim Jong-il has pancreatic cancer, says broadcaster
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (67) has life-threatening pancreatic cancer, South Korean broadcaster YTN said on Monday.
North Korea defies US with new missile launches
North Korea fired six ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea’s defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the United States.
Obama, Lee warn North Korea; missile on the move
The leaders of South Korea and the United States told North Korea to drop its atomic ambitions and stop threatening the region.
North Korea responds to UN with nuclear threats
North Korea said on Saturday it would start a uranium enrichment programme and vowed to weaponise all of its plutonium.
Russia knows of North Korean launch plans
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 jails US journalists for 12 years
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 too selfish to start war, say North Korean defectors
Kim Jong-il is too worried about his own well-being to start a war, North Korean defectors said on Thursday.
North Korea threatens South, restarts plutonium plant
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 readies more rockets
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 conducts nuclear test, faces isolation
North Korea said it successfully conducted a nuclear test on Monday, a move certain to further isolate the prickly state.
North Korea to exploit launch to bolster regime
Regardless of whether North Korea’s rocket launch was a success or failure, analysts say the regime will spin the news to bolster support.
UN fails to agree on response to N Korea rocket launch
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.