North Korean diplomat reportedly goes into hiding in Italy
South Korean lawmaker says intel services have determined acting ambassador Jo Song Gil is likely the latest high-profile North Korean defector
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North Korean leader's New Year's warning to U.S.: Don't test me
Kim Jong Un says he's ready to meet with Trump but warns the North will be forced to take a different path if the U.S. "continues to break its promises"
Judge orders N. Korea to pay family in student's death
A federal judge in Washington, D.C, has ordered North Korea to pay the parents of Otto Warmbier in a wrongful death lawsuit.
U.S. envoy on mission to dislodge North Korea nuclear talks
White House special envoy Stephen Biegun says U.S. will "review" tight travel restrictions to help ease flow of humanitarian aid
Troops cross North-South Korea DMZ in peace for 1st time ever
U.S. efforts to denuclearize North Korea are on hold, but diplomacy between the rival neighbors is continuing apace
Koreas gain UN sanctions exemption for joint rail survey
Announcement is significant because it is a project that North Korea wants, and because it represents a small but important concession by the U.S., Pamela Falk reports
Atomic watch dog calls on North Korea to re-admit nuke inspectors
International Atomic Energy Agency director general said he wants his inspectors to look into activity at a reactor that produces plutonium
Koreas agree to work toward "complete denuclearization"
Historic summit ends with joint declaration laying out steps intended to help bring a formal end to the Korean War this year
North Korean food shortages leave generations stunted
Mass starvation is no longer the crisis it once was in North Korea, but the impact of famine lingers
North Korean schools in Japan build loyalty, even love, abroad
It's no accident that many Koreans living in Japan feel a deep connection to Kim Jong Un's regime
North Korea and the art of surviving sanctions
North Korea earns much-needed currency and burnishes its image abroad with a surprising endeavor: art sales
North Korea says it will deport U.S. man detained just month ago
Man who appears to have succeeded in 2nd attempt to enter isolated state will be freed quickly, in an apparent concession from N. Korea amid stalled U.S. talks
North Korea touts test of new "ultramodern tactical weapon"
After halting weapons tests for about a year, move appears to be aimed at upping pressure on U.S. to ease sanctions with diplomacy stalled
Expert calls report on secret N. Korean missile sites "unsurprising"
Report highlights North's clandestine activities, but one expert says the real deception may be suggesting North Korea is no longer a threat
Denuclearization deadlock as Pompeo's meeting with N. Koreans delayed
Since Trump-Kim summit, there has been little to quiet skeptics who believe North Korea will never give up its nuclear weapons
North Korea threatens to resume nuclear development over economic sanctions
The North stopped short of threatening to abandon ongoing nuclear negotiations with Washington
North-South Korea diplomacy flourishes, but what about the nukes?
As long-rival Koreas reach a new bunch of agreements, many see U.S. goal of denuclearization lagging behind
Under pressure from Trump, S. Korea says no change in sanctions on North
Change in tone comes after President Trump's blunt remark that Seoul can "do nothing" without Washington's approval
Kim Jong Un says North Korea would welcome Pope Francis
The Kim regime has extended an invitation to a pope previously, but nothing came of it due to conditions set by the Vatican
Second Trump-Kim summit almost a done deal, Pompeo says
Secretary of State says he and North Korea's leader made "significant progress" toward denuclearization during brief meeting in Pyongyang
Pompeo wraps up 4th visit to North Korea after lunch meeting with Kim Jong Un
The two exchanged pleasantries over lunch following an almost two hour private meeting in Pyongyang
Pompeo, on eve of fourth North Korea visit, seeks allied unity on denuke effort
Pompeo's diplomatic offensive comes as President Trump presses to meet with Kim Jong Un for a second time
S. Korea says Kim Jong Un could have 60 nuclear weapons
In Seoul's 1st comment on size of North's nuclear arsenal, gov't minister tells parliament Kim likely has between 20 and 60 atomic bombs
North and South Korea begin removing mines along DMZ
But with an estimated 2 million mines strewn across the world's most militarized border, it represents at best a highly symbolic start
North Korea says "no way" it will disarm if it can't trust U.S.
North Korean foreign minister says it's a "pipe dream" that continued sanctions and U.S. objection to a declaration ending the Korean War will ever bring the North to its knees
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