Design looks remarkably similar to that of US space agency, right down to the blue globe, lettering and swooshed ring The choice of a globe as the emblem for North Korea's space agency expresses the country's ideal of peaceful exploration, explains the Korean Central News Agency. The blue rings, it adds, represent satellites, and the constellation of stars shows the desire to "glorify Kim Il-sung's...
Crashed drone found on South Korean island near border with North as two countries trade fire South Korea says it has recovered an unidentified drone that crashed on one of its border islands the same day that North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire across their disputed maritime boundary . The wreckage was discovered on Baengnyeong island, which lies just south of the maritime border. ...
Residents on South-controlled island are evacuated to shelters after exchange of fire caps days of rising tension ...
South Korea and the US conducted a large-scale amphibious landing drill shortly before an exchange of fire between North and South Korea. After the exercises, shells from North Korea landed south of the international sea boundary. South Korea returned fire into North Korean waters...
Residents on South-controlled island are evacuated to shelters after exchange of fire caps days of rising tension South Korean islanders fled to shelters as their countrys forces returned the Norths fire near a disputed sea boundary on Monday, amid renewed tensions on the Korean peninsula. ...
So Se Pyong rejects UN resolution calling for international justice for North Korea's crimes against humanity North Korea's ambassador told UN rights diplomats to "mind your own business" before they voted on Friday to demand the country face international justice for crimes against humanity likened to Nazi-era atrocities. UN investigators said last month security chiefs and possibly supreme...
Reports suggest that male students in North Korea are now required to wear their hair like their leader but is this true? Male students in North Korea are required to get the same haircut as their leader Kim Jong-un, according to reports from Radio Free Asia and the Korea Times . The papers report the leader's shaved undercut and floppy curtains style was introduced as the sole hairstyle choice for...
Launch of three Rodong missiles takes place as leaders of US, South Korea and Japan discuss how to deal with regime ...
US navy Seals seized North Korean-flagged ship last week, stopping Libyan militia attempt to sell its shipload of crude ...
Rockets are latest in series of launches that have provoked criticism and were allegedly fired off North's east coast North Korea has test-fired 10 rockets into the sea, South Korea's defence ministry has said, in the latest in a series of launches that have provoked criticism from Seoul and Washington. The rockets were fired off the North's eastern coast and flew about 40 milesinto the Sea of Japan,...
Researcher finds Kim Jong-il and his father Kim Il-sung both credited with fiercely ideological but 'quite enjoyable' tales From Madonna to Barack Obama, celebrities and politicians have long been tempted to dabble in the world of children's books – but their output pales in comparison to the "ultra" violent tales for children ostensibly written by North Korea's former leaders Kim Jong-il and his...
Embassies, foreign shell companies and reflagged ships used in cases such as Cuban arms haul found on freighter in Panama ...
Ali Zeidan removed by vote of no confidence after militia seized port of al-Sidra and tried to sell oil to North Korean tanker Libya's parliament has forced out the prime minister in a vote of no confidence, a move prompted by a crisis this week when a militia controlling an eastern port defied Tripoli's authority by trying to sell oil. The chamber named the defence minister as an interim prime minister...
An oil tanker flying a North Korean flag in a Libyan port is a symbol of the power struggles occurring across the country The oil tanker flying a North Korean flag is docked. But Libya's central authorities are attempting to seize the vessel. . Why? Since August, eastern separatists have seized three major ports . The arrival of the tanker is just the latest of several steps to take a larger share...
The Globe's Hamlet tour has been criticised by Amnesty for stopping off at North Korea. But theatre does not always legitimise its hosts – it can be a weapon against oppression Doubts about the use of drama in the real-life theatre of war are at least as old as the second world war. Founded in 1939 to bring diversion to British troops, the Entertainment National Service Association rapidly found its...
Appearance of Choe Ryong-hae, the political chief of the military, ends speculation of his demise in North Korea North Korea has announced the winners of an election to its supreme people's assembly, including a senior army official whose re-election will dispel talk that he had been purged by leader Kim Jong-un. Since Kim executed his powerful uncle Jang Song-thaek in December for treason, speculation...
Campaign group met with disappointment from company following plea to read up on country's human rights record The Globe theatre said yesterday that it was disappointed with Amnesty querying its plans to include North Korea as part of a world tour in which it is taking a new production of Hamlet to every country in the world over the next two years. The tour begins next month at the Globe on Shakespeare's...
Supreme leader wins unanimous support of his district on 100% turnout as secretive state goes to polls ...
With more access to North Korea than any other photographer, David Guttenfelder is using Instagram to paint a more intimate portrait of a country undergoing rapid change. By Jemima Kiss Jemima Kiss ...
Kim Jong-un has cast his vote amid bizarre scenes including dancing soldiers as North Korea holds its elections ...