Kim Jong Un of North Korea executes entire family of `traitor` uncle

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 14:18

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has executed the entire family of his uncle, who was executed less than a month ago.

Kim Jong-Un made starving dogs eat naked uncle alive in cage

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 13:42

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un`s uncle was stripped naked and thrown into a cage to be executed by dogs.

N Korea recalls UNESCO envoy for purge: Report

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 18:47

North Korea`s deputy ambassador to UNESCO returned home on Monday after being recalled as part of a purge prompted by the execution of the once-powerful uncle of leader Kim Jong-Un, a report said.

North Korea`s Kim Jong-un was `drunk` when he ordered execution

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 17:56

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was `very drunk` when he ordered the execution of his uncle Jang Song-thaek`s aides.

South Korea warns of `merciless` response to North`s provocations

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 15:41

South Korea`s president on Tuesday warned Seoul would react "mercilessly to any provocations" from the North, describing the situation over the border as "ominous" as she visited a frontline guard post.

North Korea`s Kim Jong-Un rounds up executed uncle’s relatives

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 17:59

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has reportedly rounded up hundreds of people connected to the country’s former second in command and his executed uncle Jang Song-Thaek.

North Korea, South Korea hold first talks since Pyongyang purge

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 14:37

Last week`s execution of Jang Song-Thaek, the uncle and former political mentor of leader Kim Jong-Un, sparked international fears of instability in the nuclear-armed North.

North Korea tries to project unity on death anniversary

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 21:11

North Korea vowed to unite behind leader Kim Jong Un during carefully staged events on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of his father`s death, in an attempt to show it has returned to business as usual after the purge and execution of his once-powerful uncle last week.

North Korea marks anniversary without Kim Jong Un`s aunt

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 09:39

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un`s aunt was absent from a state memorial ceremony on Tuesday raising questions about her influence days after her husband, also a top state official, was executed.

North Korea`s Kim Jong-Un in flurry of public tours after uncle`s purge

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 11:22

Young North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un spent a whirlwind weekend making public appearances around the country which analysts said were intended to demonstrate his firm grip on power following the shock execution of his uncle.