Topic: Laura Ling

North Korea sentences US journalists to 12 years

The regime found the two reporters guilty of unspecified 'grave' crimes and sentenced them to 'reform through labor.'

Opinion: Don't fall for North Korea's trap

Rogue states are using US reporters as pawns. Only swift retribution will stop the cynical game.

North Korea to put US journalists on trial Thursday

Laura Ling and Euna Lee, nabbed along the Chinese-North Korean border, have become players in a much larger drama.

Today's coverage: Sotomayor's words in court, Obama's message to Arabs

What can the US do about North Korea?

Washington’s response to the rogue nation’s nuclear test Monday is complicated by Pyongyang’s custody of two American journalists.

North Korea to put American journalists on trial

The North may see the arrest of Laura Ling and Euna Lee as a powerful tool in negotiations with the US.

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.

Ahead of North Korea's planned rocket launch, US dispatches destroyers

The US has said it won't use destroyers to shoot missiles down. But they could gather intelligence.

Diplomatic flurry after North Korea seizes US journalists

Did the two women cross into North Korea, or did border guards lure them over?