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All posts tagged "North Korea"

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  N. Korea warns of preemptive attack against S. Korea

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea said Wednesday its military will launch a preemptive attack if it sees any signs that the South Korean and U.S. troops involved in annual joint military drills are attempting to invade the...

  • Posted March 16, 2016
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  Aide to N. Korean leader sent for ‘reeducation’ after son watched S. Korean dramas

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A close aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un disappeared for several months last year as he received “reeducation” at a rural farm after his eldest son was found to have watched banned South...

  • Posted March 15, 2016
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  N. Korea’s Kim warns of impending nuclear and rocket tests

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea said Tuesday it plans to conduct nuclear warhead and ballistic missile tests “soon,” continuing its provocations since testing what it claimed to be a hydrogen bomb on Jan. 6. “Kim Jong Un...

  • Posted March 14, 2016
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  [WaPo] North Korea claims it could wipe out Manhattan with a hydrogen bomb

  —  North Korea claimed Sunday that it could wipe out Manhattan by sending a hydrogen bomb on a ballistic missile to the heart of New York City, the latest in a string of brazen...

  • Posted March 14, 2016
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  UN envoy urges prosecution of N. Korean leader for human rights violations

  GENEVA (Yonhap) — A special rapporteur of the United Nations on North Korean human rights called for the prosecution of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other ranking officials of the communist state for violating the human...

  • Posted March 14, 2016
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  N. Korea demands Seoul’s apology, compensation for boat collision

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea on Monday belatedly called on the South Korean government to apologize and pay compensation for a boat collision that occurred last October. North Korea had previously claimed that a South Korean vessel...

  • Posted March 14, 2016
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  Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes N. Korea

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck North Korea early Monday, South Korea’s state weather agency said. The quake was detected at 5:17 a.m. Monday in an area some 21km east of Songlim, North Hwanghae Province, which...

  • Posted March 13, 2016
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