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North Korean satellite ‘tumbling in orbit’
North Korea’s controversial satellite is “tumbling in orbit,” CBS News reports, citing US officials. Meanwhile, South Korea confirmed that the satellite has been successfully launched into orbit, but could not verify if it is functioning.
Experts are yet to validate any signals from the newly launched satellite, but CBS News correspondent David Martin quoted US officials as saying that the satellite...
US Slams North Korea’s Plans for 'Satellite Launch'
The United States has warned that North Korea is preparing to launch a long-range missile, dismissing official statements from Pyongyang to the United Nations that the launch will actually involve a satellite.
Satellite imagery has indicated that North Korea is preparing to conduct rocket launches later this month from a test site known as Tongchang-ri. The movement of rocket components at the site...
Experts Doubt North Korea Hydrogen Bomb Explosion's Authenticity
Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Lassina Zerbo stated that CTBTO monitoring stations picked up an “unusual seismic event” in the DPRK’s nuclear test site area and experts are currently conducting tests to establish the nature of the recent explosion.
“North Korea: the explosion was not sufficiently powerful to call it a hydrogen...
South Korea to restart propaganda loudspeakers on North's border
South Korea says it will restart propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts along the border with the North, following Pyongyang’s claimed hydrogen bomb test.
The broadcasts will restart on Friday, South Korea’s presidential office says, calling the North’s bomb test a “grave violation” of an agreement in August between the two Koreas, which had aimed to ease tensions. At that...
North Korea's hydrogen bomb test triggers earthquake in China
North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb, which, according to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, ended successfully.
Many Chinese people could feel the consequences of the tests of the North Korean hydrogen bomb. The test triggered an earthquake in China. Residents of several Chinese settlements had to be urgently evacuated.
The magnitude of the earthquake made up 5.1 on Richter scale.
“The North Korean...
North Korea claims fully successful ‘miniaturized hydrogen bomb’ test
North Korea has announced that it has successfully tested a miniaturized hydrogen bomb following an “artificial seismic event” that has likely become the country’s fourth known nuclear test.
In a “special and important” announcement at noon, North Korean TV claimed that the country has successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test at 10:00am local time.
“Through the test conducted with indigenous...
Kim Jong Un says North Korea has developed a Hydrogen Bomb
The North Korean leader has said the country now has a hydrogen bomb, according to the N. Korean central news agency, and is capable of using it along with nuclear warheads to defend its sovereignty.
“We managed to become a great nuclear power capable of defending the independence and national dignity of our homeland by mighty nuclear and hydrogen strikes,” N. Korean leader Kim Jong-un was cited...
North Korea Threatens US Again With "Nuke Attack Anytime"
The North Korean authorities have announced they are ready to deal with US hostility “with nuclear weapons any time” and are working to improve the country’s nuclear weapons “in quality and quantity.”
“If the US and other hostile forces persistently pursue their reckless hostile policy towards the DPRK, we are fully prepared to respond with nuclear weapons at any time,” said...
US puts forces on high alert as war with North Korea looms
A US Army soldier gestures to a fellow soldier as they participate in annual military drills in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea.
The United States has put its forces in South Korea on a heightened state of alert known as “enhanced status” as war between Seoul and Pyongyang looms.
On Friday, North Korea warned its southern neighbor to halt the “provocations”...
South Korea evacuates border population as North Korea attacks
South Korean sources claim there is evidence that North Korea is about to test-fire short and medium-range missiles, a source said. It comes a day after the two rival nations exchanged artillery fire across the border.
“The North is showing signs of deploying a Scud missile near Wonsan and a Rodong missile in the North Pyeongan Province,” a government source told the Yonhap news agency,...
North Korea Threatens to Attack US Over War Games
DPRK reportedly threatened to respond to US if its military exercises with South Korea are not cancelled.
North Korea threatened to adequately respond to the United States if its military exercises with South Korea scheduled to be launched on Monday are not cancelled, the CNN reported Sunday.
South Korea, the United States and their allies annually conduct the joint military exercise called Ulchi...
Drought puts North Korea kids in danger
Picture taken on June 11, 2015 shows a dried-up irrigation reservoir in North Korea.
The United Nations (UN) has warned that a serious drought in North Korea requires urgent action to prevent the death of children already weakened by widespread malnutrition.
The UN children’s fund, UNICEF, made the warning on Thursday in a bid to push for international action to tackle the deadly crisis in N...
Putin nostalgic about communism, wants to boost North Korea ties in 2015
North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin
North Korea and Russia have agreed to boost their bilateral ties in 2015 under the banner of the “year of friendship.”
The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that Russia and North Korea would “develop the bilateral relations on to a new higher stage in various fields, including politics, economy and culture...
North Korea threatens US and South Korea with pre-emptive nuclear strike
North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong
North Korea’s Foreign Minister said at a United Nations conference that his communist country would use a pre-emptive strike if necessary to stop “an ever-increasing nuclear threat” from the United States.
The remarks by Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong were made during a speech at the UN Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday. He said the joint military...
North Korean leader calls on army to 'prepare for war'
North Korean leader has called on his country’s army to strengthen its preparedness for a possible military confrontation with the US and its allies amid what is called security threats ahead of the annual joint US-South Korea war games described by Pyongyang as provocative.
Kim Jong-un made the remarks while opening a new hall at the country’s Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum in...