North Korea

Kim Dae-jung: controversial bid for 'sunshine'

The one-time democracy advocate and then president of South Korea, he focused on trying to improve relations with the North.

Will nukes creep into Bill Clinton's North Korea agenda?

The former president was in Pyongyang Tuesday seeking the release of two American journalists. But talks could go beyond that.

Media report: North Korea's Kim Jong Il has cancer

The report was not confirmed by South Korean intelligence sources, but it underlines the uncertainty surrounding the North Korean leader's eventual succession.

What's behind cyber attacks on South Korea, US?

North Korea is blamed, but what's Kim Jong-il's strategy?

US shores up missile defense in Hawaii in response to N. Korea threat

The US deployed antimissile defense systems in response to reports that North Korea could launch a long-range missile toward the island early next month.

N. Korea threatens strike after US-S. Korea summit

In South, decisive tone of 'joint vision' is seen as sending a strong message to the North.

Obama and Lee Myung-bak both condemn North Korea

Obama expected to assure South Korea of US protection from the North

South Korean President Lee Myung Bak arrives in Washington today seeking a guarantee of American nuclear defense from possible North Korean aggression.

As North Korea fumes, the world unites

The apocalyptic pronouncements from Pyongyang have a silver lining: They may be motivating the world to take unprecedented action against the North.

North Korea may spare US journalists from hard labor

But the two women sentenced to 12 years in prison still face awful conditions. Their whereabouts since last week remain unknown.

US weighs options to free journalists in North Korea

A tougher stance toward Pyongyang may complicate efforts to negotiate the release of the two women, who were sentenced Monday to 12 years of hard labor.

Kim Jong Un: North Korea's next leader?

'Dear Leader' Kim Jong Il has reportedly tapped his youngest son as his successor.

N. Korea's nuclear defiance may embolden Iran, Israelis worry

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates promised Saturday that the US will not 'stand idly by,' but the communist nation's example could be a case study in how to side-step diplomacy.

What next for North Korea's nukes?

The May 25 test provided the world with a host of data about North Korea's bomb-making abilities. But only Pyongyang knows if the test was a success.

A military answer to North Korea? Not likely.

Defense Secretary Gates, off to Singapore for a regional security summit, says US sees no 'crisis' in Pyongyang's 'very provocative' display of force this week.

How big a threat is North Korea?

Q&A: Kim Jong Il's drive to make his nation a nuclear power and how that threatens Asian neighbors.

North Korea lashes out at global effort to contain its nuclear program

Pyongyang attacked South Korea’s decision to join a partnership meant to block shipments of nuclear materiel.

Can Moscow stop North Korea's nuclear march?

Russia helped North Korea for decades. But now its influence with the "rogue" nation has waned.

Has North Korea finally gone too far?

Consensus is rising in the international community: Enough cajoling, it's time to get tough.

With second test, North Korea asserts nuclear-power ambitions

Monday's explosion dashed hopes that the secretive nation is simply building its weapons program as a bargaining chip.

North Korea's nuclear test sparks UN emergency meeting

Monday's explosion – the latest in a series of hard-line moves by Pyongyang – may have been 20 times more powerful than its last test in 2006.

High seas détente: S. Korea rescues N. Korean ship from Somali pirates

United by a common enemy, South Korea's Navy moves to protect a North Korean cargo ship.

American journalists could be bargaining chips for North Korea

A documentary critical of the North, filmed by a family member of one of the journalists, could complicate their case.

North Korea's Kim Jong Il reaffirms his leadership

A rare public appearance Thursday at the legislature, where he was unanimously reelected, came days after a missile launch.

North Korea used dummy satellite, South Korean experts say

Their assertion boosts US view that Pyongyang used Sunday’s launch to develop long-range missile technology, not to explore space.