North Korean soldiers dance at a party of the Korean People's Army in the plaza of the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang, July 18, 2012. The event was held to 'offer their highest glory and congratulations' to Marshal of North Korea, Kim Jong-un. The North Korean leader was named marshal of the army, the country's top military rank. Reuters
Kim Jong-un applauds as he walks ahead of Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly after attending a concert to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the North Korean army in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 25, 2012. Ng Han Guan/AP
A family poses for a picture in front of portraits of the late leaders Kim Il-sung and his son Kim Jong-il at a festival for the 'Kimilsungia' flower to mark 100 years since the birth of North Korea's eldest leader in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 17, 2012. Vincent Yu/AP
North Koreans applaud a screen display of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a special performance by singers and musicians at the Pyongyang indoor gymnasium to commemorate late president Kim Il-sung's 100th birthday in Pyongyang, North Korea on April 16, 2012. Ng Han Guan/AP
North Koreans sing a song about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the end of a mass dance performance in Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, April 16, 2012. David Guttenfelder/AP
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un acknowledges cheers during a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea April 15, 2012. Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service/AP
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (3rd L) visits the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, south of Pyongyang in this undated picture released by the North's KCNA news agency on March 4, 2012. KCNA/Reuters
In this Feb. 11, 2012 photo, residents walk past posters with popular slogans illustrating North Korea's main policies, on a street in Pyongyang, North Korea. From left to right, they read 'Let's march toward a military first revolution,' 'Let's accomplish the tasks laid out in this year's joint new year's editorial,' and 'Devote the victors' hearts to the building of a strong nation.' Jean H. Lee/AP
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un aims a rifle at the Sporting Bullet Factory, which was built in 1996 on the direct initiative of the country's late leader Kim Jong-il, and produces sporting bullets in an undisclosed location. KCNA/Reuters
Senior North Korean officials, including new leader Kim Jong Un (r.,) review a parade during the commemoration of the 70th birthday of his late father Kim Jong Il, shown in a giant portrait in the background, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Feb. 16. Kyodo News/AP
A woman eats at a restaurant in Guangzhou in southern China, while a nearby television set reports on the succession of North Korean leaders from Kim il-Sung to Kim Jong-il to Kim Jong-un. AP
Kim Jong-un, second from left, the third son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, claps after inspecting the construction site of the Huichon Power Station, with his father (unseen) in Chagang Province, North Korea. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP/File
Snapshot of a boy identified by South Korean TV station KBS as Kim Jong-un. Part of the characters written at the bottom of the picture read: "Received from Prince Kim Jong-un. March 31, 2001, 1:30AM in Wonsan". Courtesy of Kenji Fujimoto/Reuters
Kim Jong-un is depicted on television sets on display at the Yongsan Electronic store in Seoul, South Korea, paying his respects to his late father and former leader Kim Jong-il. Ahn Young-joon/AP
North Korea is warning that it can no longer guarantee diplomats' safety in Pyongyang as international tensions mount.
A top South Korean national security official said Sunday that North Korea may be setting the stage for a missile test or another provocative act with its warning that it soon will be unable to guarantee diplomats' safety in Pyongyang. But he added that the North's clearest objective is to extract concessions from Washington and Seoul.
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