North Korea slams South`s `lunatic` military display

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 16:07

North Korea today condemned South Korea`s "lunatic hostility" in staging a military parade that showcased a cruise missile capable of precision strikes against the leadership in Pyongyang.

`North Korea scientists mastering art of making nuclear arms`

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 12:41

North Korean scientists have learned to build crucial equipment for uranium-based nuclear bombs on their own, according to evidence gathered by two American experts.

North Korea postpones reunions of war divided families

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 12:06

North Korea on Saturday indefinitely postponed reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War scheduled to start Wednesday, an apparent setback after weeks of improving ties following springtime threats of war.

North Korea ready to make nuclear commitment: China

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 10:31

China`s foreign minister is pushing for the restart of international talks on North Korea`s nuclear program, saying that Pyongyang is ready to recommit to the goal of denuclearisation.

North Korea says peace `dearer than anything else`

Last Updated: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 13:36

North Korea`s top military official said Pyongyang did not want war and valued peace above all, as the two Koreas forge ahead with plans for their first family reunions in three years.

North Korea military parades through Pyongyang

Last Updated: Saturday, July 27, 2013, 10:16

Goose-stepping soldiers and military hardware were paraded through Pyongyang on Saturday in a painstakingly choreographed military pageant intended to strike fear into North Korea`s adversaries.

North Korea kicks off mass games with war victory theme

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 11:19

North Korea has launched its annual Arirang festival, featuring tens of thousands of performers in a highly-choreographed display of patriotism.

N Korean missiles ready for military parade: Report

Last Updated: Friday, July 12, 2013, 10:44

North Korea has mobilised a variety of missiles in preparation for a massive military parade later this month to mark the 60th anniversary since the end of the Korean War, a report said on Friday.

North Korea shelves talks on family reunions

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 17:28

North Korea has retracted its proposal to hold talks with South Korea on restarting a family reunion programme, a Seoul official said on Thursday.

N Korea offers to hold talks, blames US for tensions: Envoy

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 16:02

North Korea on Thursday said it was ready to hold international talks in a bid to calm regional tensions, blaming Washington for stoking strife through military exercises with South Korea.

Koreas end talks without deal, schedule new meeting

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 10, 2013, 17:31

South Korea said talks with North Korea on reopening a jointly-run industrial estate ended without agreement today, but the two sides agreed to meet again next week.

Korea talks should focus on denuclearization: Ban Ki-moon

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 20:18

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that talks regarding the Korean peninsula should be first and foremost about ending North Korea`s nuclear programme.