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Kim Jong-un's 6 super-duper titles
Kim Jong-un leads North Korea, but not as president. That title is held by his late grandfather – for eternity. But the younger Kim has picked up a number of his own titles since becoming leader.
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Kim 101: How well do you know North Korea's leaders?
North Korea's new supreme leader Kim Jong-un appears to be securing his hold on the country's reins last held by his father, Kim Jong-il. How well do you know the Kim dynasty? Take our quiz and find out!
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North Korea to suspend nuclear activity in exchange for food: 5 key questions
Here are five key questions on the link between food and nuclear weapons in North Korea.
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North Korea food and nukes: 5 key questions
North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong-un, is accusing the United States of politicizing food aid by linking it to a long-standing demand that North Korea halt its nuclear program.
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Kim Jong-il's death: 4 questions about 'dear successor' Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un, the third son of North Korea’s 'Dear Leader' Kim Jong-il, appears well on his way to succeeding his father, but he remains an 'untested quantity.' What do we know about him?
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Inside North Korea's big birthday bash
To mark what would have been the 100th birthday of the North Korean founder, thousands came to Pyongyang to view elaborate displays. Most North Koreans got three days off for the party.
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Kim 101: How well do you know North Korea's leaders?
North Korea's new supreme leader Kim Jong-un appears to be securing his hold on the country's reins last held by his father, Kim Jong-il. How well do you know the Kim dynasty? Take our quiz and find out!
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UN decries North Korean rocket launch
The Security Council strengthened sanctions and warned of further action if North Korea continued down its present course.
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Kim Jong-un speaks: North Korea to keep 'military first'
Speaking in public for the first time, North Korea’s new leader Kim Jong-un vowed to keep the military front and center in the already heavily militarized nation.
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Opinion: North Korea rocket launch: Why Kim failed the test
North Korea's failed rocket launch symbolizes the inefficacy of Pyongyang's economic and political system and the crash of brief hopes that the new Kim regime might lead to rapprochement with South Korea and the United States.
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North Korean missile launch failure: what it means for West (+video)Washington’s snap reaction to the North Korean missile launch failure contained decidedly mixed emotions, including relief and concern about what the regime might try next.
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In rare move, North Korea admits to missile failure (+video)
But the failure, coming amid the build-up for the centennial of Kim Il-sung’s birth, does not appear to have changed North Korea’s policies. More missile tests are likely, say analysts.
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North Korea's rocket launch draws anger, wounds pride (+video)
In a rare move, Pyongyang admitted that the rocket did not deliver a satellite, but it also pressed ahead with grandiose propaganda in praise of the ruling Kim family.
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Obama calls North Korean rocket launch 'provocative'
Despite the failure of the launch, the White House views the attempt as a threat to security.
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How failed North Korea rocket could lead to a fresh nuclear test
The UN Security Council is likely to rap North Korea for its rocket launch, and a defiant North Korea could respond with a nuclear test – following a pattern that has played out before.
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No rocket launch from North Korea; no signs of backing down, either
The launch window for what North Korea says is an observation satellite opened during a week aimed at celebrating Sunday's centennial of the birth of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder.
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As North Korea plans missile launch, South Korea's conservatives edge out liberals
Conservative candidates did surprisingly well in elections seen as a test of South Korea's policies. Economy and North Korea may be factors.
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Window opens for North Korean rocket launch
The world is waiting to see if the launch will go forward.
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North Korea as 'Oz': Pay no attention to the nation behind the curtain
In the run-up to its 'rocket' launch, North Korea put on a show for the global media. But amid the fanfare it's clear that isolation serves Pyongyang better than close world scrutiny. 'We don't really care about opinion from the outside,' said one official, bluntly.
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North Korea bestows new title on its young leader ahead of rocket launch
In a move designed to shore up his standing, Kim Jong-un received the title of 'first secretary' ahead of the centennial of his grandfather's birth and an anticipated rocket launch.
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Japan braces for North Korean missile launch
Japan has threatened to shoot down the rocket if it passes over Japanese airspace. In 1998, North Korea sent a missile over Japan's main island.
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Terrorism & Security
Reports: North Korea planning a new nuclear test (+video)The threat of such a test, coming amid plans to test a controversial rocket this week, is seen as an effort by North Korea to extort more aid from the international community.
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Limited options for US on North Korea rocket
Washington is likely to take the matter to the UN Security Council, analysts say, and could tighten its already tough sanctions.
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North Korea rebuffs Obama's warnings at nuclear summit (+video)
President Obama's admonition against firing a long-range rocket next month went unheeded by North Korea, which argued it is for economic development. Will China and Russia have any sway?
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China, South Korea and US warn about nuclear terrorism
Though North Korea wasn't mentioned by name, the impoverished nation's recent rocket tests cast a shadow over the nuclear proliferation summit in Seoul.
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Obama lauds troops at 'freedom's frontier' and warns North Korea
On a trip to South Korea, President Obama visits the heavily-armed DMZ and warns the regime across the border not to test a long-range missile next month.
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Korean missile politics overshadow Seoul nuclear terrorism summit
More than 50 world leaders, including President Obama, are set to arrive in Seoul to discuss prevention of nuclear terrorism, but Pyongyang's plans for a new missile test have shifted the discussion.
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North Korea vows satellite launch, with rocket that could reach Hawaii
North Korea says it wants to peacefully use space. Analysts say the regime wants to test a missile that could deliver a nuclear warhead to the US.
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US to North Korea: Launch that missile, and you lose the food aid
The US will not supply food aid to a hunger-stricken North Korea if Pyongyang persists in its plan to launch a long-range missile next month, the State Department warned late Friday.
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North Korea plan to fire missile spurs doubt about US nuclear deal
North Korea's announcement that it would launch a long-range missile carrying a satellite throws into doubt the future of a food-for-nuclear-moratorium deal with the US.
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