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European Union slaps more sanctions on North Korea

BRUSSELS:  The European Union imposed trade and economic sanctions on North Korea while condemning “in the strongest terms” the nation’s latest nuclear test. The 27

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South Korea flexes missile power after North test

SEOUL: Two days after North Korea´s nuclear test, South Korea touted Thursday the deployment of a new cruise missile capable of hitting targets in the North “anywhere, anytime”. The defence

North Korea conducts third nuclear test, drawing new sanctions threat

SEOUL: North Korea conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday in defiance of existing U.N. resolutions, angering the United States and Japan and prompting its only major ally, China, to

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers a New Year address in Pyongyang in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency on January 1, 2013. REUTERS/KCNA
North Korea threatens war with South over U.N. sanctions

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea threatened to attack rival South Korea if Seoul joined a new round of tightened U.N. sanctions, as Washington unveiled more of its own economic restrictions

Envoy: SKorea’s Park open to dialogue with NKorea

SOUTH KOREA: South Korea’s new president will not tolerate North Korean provocations but will continue to push for dialogue with Pyongyang, a special envoy to President-elect Park Geun-hye said just hours after the North’s

After UN acts, NKorea vows to beef up nukes

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea swiftly lashed out against the U.N. Security Council’s condemnation of its December launch of a long-range rocket, saying Wednesday that it will strengthen

U.S., China in deal on U.N. North Korea rebuke; Russia to back it

NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and China have struck a tentative deal on a draft U.N. Security Council resolution condemning North Korea for its December rocket launch, U.N. diplomats