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Carter, Former World Leaders in N. Korea for Talks

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former President Jimmy Carter and other past world leaders were hoping to meet with North Korea's ruler as they began a three-day mission Tuesday to discuss dangerous food shortages and stalled nuclear disarmament talks. Children presented flowers to Carter, former Finnish President Martti...

NKorea Honors 'Eternal President' on His Birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea -- Visitors paying their respects at the memorial palace housing the body of North Korea's late founder patiently waited through security checks and scans along a winding corridor. Their shoes were dusted and disinfected before they stepped through a fierce wind tunnel to sweep away any remaining...

As North Koreans Starve, Kim Jong Il Celebrates Birthday in Style

They're hungry, impoverished and struggling to recover from a series of natural disasters. But North Koreans have today been ordered to forget about their worries and celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday. The dictator's 69th birthday -- or 70th, if you look at Russian records -- is being marked with a week of extravagant...

US and Allies Explore New Talks With North Korea

The Obama administration is pursuing a revival of six-party talks with North Korea, even as both governments on the Korean peninsula seem to be backing away from their recent military confrontation. Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, the administration's point man for North Korea, and Sung Kim, special envoy for the six-party...

Opinion: What Can Explain North Korea's Behavior?

In the best attempt yet to imitate a modern-day Scrooge, North Korea is now reportedly threatening a war over Christmas lights across the demilitarized zone. This comes after a "fax attack," in which the North launched a barrage of faxes directed at South Korean companies, blaming their government for the heightened...

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05/29/12 N.Korea ramps up TV coverage of leader Kim Source: Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep North Korea's state television is ramping up coverage of visits by Kim Jong-Un in an apparent attempt to help the untested young leader bolster popular support.
05/24/12 China, North Korea ties hit rough weather Source: CBS - KREM 2 China's leadership is hitting a rough patch with ally North Korea under its new leader Kim Jong Un. Beijing has found itself wrong-footed in episodes including Pyongyang's rocket launch and the murky detention of Chinese fishing boats.
05/22/12 Chinese fishermen say North Korean soldiers beat and... Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA "Crew treated 'inhumanely,' " read the headline Tuesday in the Global Times, a newspaper closely tied to China's Communist Party.
05/16/12 Kim Jong-Un's First Speech, Interpreted as Doggerel Source: The Paris Review On April 15, Kim Jong-Un, the new leader of North Korea, gave his long-awaited maiden speech, on the hundredth anniversary of his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, the country's founder.
05/15/12 Seeking Logic in North Korea's Mass Spectacles Source: ABC News From across the city, they are summoned to pay reverence.