North Korea

N. Korea, Malaysia in tit-for-tat exit bans over Kim killing

by Isambard WILKINSON Agence France-Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - North Korea and Malaysia Tuesday banned each other's citizens from leaving their…

Malaysia PM says citizens ‘effectively hostages’ in N. Korea

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysian citizens are effectively being held hostage in North Korea, the prime minister said Tuesday…

Pyongyang bans Malaysians from leaving North Korea: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Pyongyang is banning all Malaysian citizens from leaving North Korea, state media said Tuesday, potentially…

US deploys antiballistic missile defense system to S. Korea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States military has begun deploying an antiballistic missile defense system to South Korea,…

Trump, Abe say North Korea threat ‘entered a new stage’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Monday that the threat…

N.Korea missile launch was training exercise for strike on US bases in Japan: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea's launch of four missiles on Monday was a training exercise for a…

US ‘strongly condemns’ North Korea missile launch: State Dept

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States condemned North Korea's launch of four ballistic missiles, vowing that Washington was…

Japan says three N. Korean missiles landed in its waters

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Three of the four missiles launched by North Korea on Monday landed in Japanese-controlled waters, Prime…

North Korea fires missiles, three reach Japan waters

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Nuclear-armed North Korea fired an "unidentified projectile" into waters east of the peninsula early Monday,…

North Korean arrested in Kim killing released

The only North Korean arrested in connection with the Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-Nam is released, as diplomatic wrangling between…

Malaysia to free North Korean arrested in Kim killing

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) --The only North Korean arrested over the dramatic airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam is to be…

Malaysia: Two female suspects in Kim killing to be charged with murder

by M JEGATHESAN KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Two women arrested over the nerve agent assassination of Kim Jong-Nam are…

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