South Korean soldiers man K-55 self-propelled howitzers at a military training field in the border city of Paju on April 5, 2013. North Korea has asked foreign embassies, including that of Russia, to consider the possibility of evacuation due to an upsurge of tensions on the Korean Peninsula. “A representative of the North Korean Foreign Ministry suggested that the Russian side examine the question... 

North Korea says it will go ahead with a plan to launch a rocket-powered satellite scheduled for next month. North Korea says it will go ahead with a plan to launch a rocket-powered satellite scheduled for next month despite warnings from the United States and its regional allies. “We will never give up the right to launch a peaceful satellite,” a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman...