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UN rights panel urges N. Korea to grant access The head of a UN inquiry into human rights in North Korea appealed on Tuesday for access to the country, even as Pyongyang condemned his commission's work as slanderous and provocative.

28 August 2013

N. Korea tried to export gas masks to Syria: media North Korea tried to export gas masks to Syria but they were seized in Turkey along with arms and ammunition, as the US threatened action over an alleged chemical weapons attack.

27 August 2013

UN rights panel challenges N. Korea over 'slander' claim The head of a UN inquiry into human rights in North Korea challenged Pyongyang on Monday to back its allegation that testimony gathered by his commission in Seoul amounted to "slander"

26 August 2013

North, South Korea hold talks on family reunions North and South Korea held talks Friday on resuming reunions for families separated for decades by the 1950-53 Korean War as they seek to build on a recent easing of cross-border tensions.

23 August 2013

N. Korea slams S. Korea leader for military drill comment North Korea on Tuesday accused South Korean President Park Geun-Hye of provocative war-mongering a day after Seoul launched an annual military drill with the United States.

20 August 2013

UN calls for $98 mn in emergency aid for N. Korea The United Nations is in urgent need of $98 million to finance emergency aid for the people of North Korea.

18 August 2013

Two Koreas agree on reopening joint industrial park North and South Korea agreed Wednesday to work on reopening a joint industrial zone shut down in April amid soaring military tensions.

15 August 2013

N. Korea unveils 'secure, homemade' smartphone North Korea, one of the most isolated and censored societies on the planet, has unveiled what it says is a domestically-produced smartphone.

13 August 2013

UN team to inspect N. Korean ship impounded in Panama A team of UN experts will head to Panama next week to inspect a North Korean ship impounded last month after the discovery of Cuban missile parts in its cargo.

09 August 2013

South Korean businessmen rally for reopening of Kaesong Hundreds of S. Korean businessmen rallied Wednesday near the border with N. Korea, urging the swift resumption of operations at their abandoned plants in a shuttered inter-Korean industrial zone.

07 August 2013

S. Korea sends final offer for dialogue with N. Korea South Korea sent its "final" proposal Monday for talks with North Korea over the fate of a shuttered joint industrial zone.

29 July 2013

N. Korea stages largest parade to mark war anniversary North Korea mounted its largest ever military parade Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War.

27 July 2013

N. Korea halts work at long-range rocket site: website Fresh satellite images confirm that North Korea has halted construction at a facility to launch a new generation of long-range rockets.

24 July 2013

N. Korea kicks off mass games with war victory theme North Korea has launched its annual Arirang festival, featuring tens of thousands of performers in a highly-choreographed display of patriotism and support for the ruling Kim dynasty.

23 July 2013

Two Soviet-era fighter planes found on N. Korea ship Panamanian authorities have found two Soviet-era MiG-21 fighter jets aboard a North Korea-flagged ship seized this month as it tried to pass through the Panama Canal after departing from Cuba.

22 July 2013

N. Korea awards late leader new order ahead of anniversary North Korea has awarded late leader Kim Jong-Il a new medal, as Pyongyang gears up to mark 60 years since the Korean War ended.

21 July 2013

UN experts to inspect N. Korean weapons ship UN sanctions experts will go to Panama soon to investigate a North Korean ship that was intercepted carrying weapons.

19 July 2013

N. Korea says Cuba arms seized on ship part of legitimate deal North Korea said Wednesday that Cuban arms seized from a Pyongyang-flagged ship near the Panama Canal were part of a legitimate deal.

18 July 2013

Hopes fade for revival of joint Korean industrial zone North and South Korea will hold fresh talks on reopening their joint industrial zone with low hopes of an early agreement following months of friction.

17 July 2013

Panama seizes N. Korean ship carrying Cuban missiles Panama called for UN inspections of missile parts found aboard a North Korea-flagged vessel as it approached the Panama Canal, weapons Cuba later claimed as its own.

17 July 2013

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