North Korea

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is strongly condemning North Korea’s rocket launch and warning it will take further action if it conducts another launch or a new nuclear test. A presidential statement, approved by all 15 council members and read at a formal meeting Monday morning, said Friday’s launch, as well as any future use of ballistic missile technology, is “a serious violati

North Korea found itself front and center in the international community when it launched a long-range missile Friday morning, local time. Despite the country’s reported efforts, officials in the US claim the launch failed because the rocket broke before leaving the Earth’s atmosphere.

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — It now appears that North Korea hasn’t mastered the technology it would need to control multi-stage rockets. That’s the assessment of former State Department intelligence officer Greg Thielmann, after North Korea’s failed launch today...

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Tens of thousands of mourners packed Pyongyang’s snowy main square Wednesday to pay respects to late leader Kim Jong Il as North Korea tightened security in cities and won loyalty pledges from top generals for Kim’s son and anointed heir...

Kim Jong Il, the eccentric leader of North Korea since 1994, has died at the age of 69. North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency reported that after “great mental and physical strain,” he passed away of a heart attack at 8:30 a.m. Saturday while on a train during a “field guidance tour.”

BERLIN (AP) — World governments are viewing the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il with wary optimism — a possibly destabilizing moment for the region as power passes to his son but also an opportunity for a new diplomatic start...