North Korea

Handcuffed suspects were brought to court surrounded by masked and heavily armed police and special forces

Soul says use of chemical weapons is ‘wake-up call’ and international community should act

If the suspects are found guilty, they will face death by hanging

The Vietnamese woman arrested as a suspect in killing the half-brother of North Korea's leader

Beijing and Pyongyang have a relationship forged in the blood of the Korean War

Diplomat and employee of state-owned airline among three North Koreans wanted for questioning in Malaysia

Malaysia detains two women, a man in connection with murder of half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

North Korea has demanded Malaysia return the body and objected to an autopsy being performed

"Obviously North Korea is a big, big problem and we will deal with that very strongly"

The murder is an unforgivable criminal act and demonstrates the recklessness and brutality of the North Korean regime

Four N Korean suspects fled Malaysia after murder of Kim Jong-Un’s half-brother Jong-Nam

According to Malaysian media, Doan told police she had been duped into what she thought was a harmless practical joke

The ministry did not say why all shipments would be suspended

The body of Kim-Jong Nam has been held in a Kuala Lumpur morgue since he was assassinated in a Cold War-style killing

Agent candidates are carefully screened for their intelligence, physical attributes and family background

Says launch was a sovereign right and a self-defence measure

Police are trying to piece together how the Cold War-style killing happened at a Malaysian airport

The otherwise classified conversation was captured on camera from a close range

Pyongyang's test of ballistic missile was its first direct international challenge since Trump took office in January

North Korea claims it has developed an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the US mainland

North Korea fired the ballistic missile on a high arc into the sea early on Sunday

US president responds by pledging 100% support for Japan

The Musudan has a range of 2,500-4,000 km, meaning it could threaten both Japan and US bases on Guam

This is the first test conducted by the regime since the Trump administration took the reins of the US government

Washington has repeatedly vowed that it would never accept North Korea as a nuclear-armed nation

White House statement was issued within minutes of Donald Trump's inauguration

Washington has long pursued a policy of 'strategic patience'

'He asked for something similar in size and shape... so I made one'

Cho said the incoming US administration was clearly aware of the "gravity and urgency" of Pyongyang's nuclear threat

The military exercise was aimed at 'destroying specified targets of the enemy,' including the South's Blue House

Ban said he was still committed to 'sincere dialogue' to resolve the nuclear issue

Kim Jong Un is unpopular in China because of North Korea's repeated nuclear and missile tests

North Korea regularly accuses US and South Korea of preparing for war by holding annual joint military exercises

Expanding BBC to launch news service for North Koreans

Obama has repeatedly stated that the United States will never accept North Korean as a nuclear-armed state

The latest Musudan test came with the United States and China still thrashing out a new sanctions

Kung Sok-Ung had been removed from his post and expelled from Pyongyang to a rural farming area with his family

The latest satellite imagery analysis noted increased activity at the North's Sohae satellite launch station

North Korea last month fired three missiles that flew about 1,000 km (600 miles)

North Korea's nuclear and missiles tests have been condemned worldwide

The September 9 blast was in defiance of UN sanctions that were tightened in March

Our intention is to secure the strongest possible solution that includes new sanctions as quickly as possible

More than 35,500 houses have been damaged, with 69 percent of them completely destroyed

The yield from Friday's test was estimated at 10 kilotons, almost twice as much as the one conducted eight months ago

Pyongyang 'will be completely destroyed by ballistic missiles and high-explosives shells' if need be: sources

US must recognise North Korea as 'nuclear weapons state'

North's latest test, preceded by a volley of missile launches in recent months, sparked worldwide condemnation

Says It "is just one more calamitous diplomatic failure from a failed Secretary of State and the Democratic rival"

Obama reiterated the unbreakable US commitment to the security of its allies in Asia and around the world

North Korea conducts fifth nuclear test, the blast measuring about 10 kilotons