North Korea timeline
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North Korea Threatens to "Wipe Out" US
North Korea threatened on Wednesday to "wipe out" the United States in the event of a new war on the Korean Peninsula, as international observers... Read more
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Suspect North Korean Ship Trailed by US Navy Reverses Course
A North Korean cargo ship being closely tailed by the United States Navy appears to be changing course, and may be returning to North Korea. The... Read more
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North Korea Fires Seven More Ballistic Missiles
US Vice President Joseph Biden on Sunday dismissed North Korea's latest series of missile launches, saying the communist regime was engaged in... Read more
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North Korea Launches First Ever Cyber Attack Against US and South Korean Websites
North Korea is suspected of launching a cyber attack that paralysed the websites of South Korean and United States government agencies, banks and... Read more
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Former President Bill Clinton Secures Release of American Journalists Held Captive in North Korea
Bill Clinton succeeded where no other diplomats did, convincing the rogue regime in North Korea to let two American journalists go. Clinton met... Read more
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Former President Bill Clinton Makes Surprise Visit to North Korea to Discuss Captive American Journalists
Bill Clinton, who flew into North Korea today on a surprise mission to secure the release of two American journalists, was taken from the airport... Read more
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American Journalists Held Captive in North Korea Arrive in US Accompanied by Former President Bill Clinton
I want to thank President Bill Clinton -- I had a chance to talk to him -- for the extraordinary humanitarian effort that resulted in the release... Read more
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North Korea Test-Fires Five Short-Range Missiles.
North Korea has test-fired five short-range missiles off the east coast of the peninsula, South Korea's Yonhap news agency has reported. The... Read more
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President Obama Arrives in South Korea During East Asia Tour
President Barack Obama can expect the warmest reception of his swing through East Asia Thursday morning when he meets South Korea's conservative... Read more
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North Korea Revalues Currency, Causing Increase in the Value of the US Dollar and Chinese Yuan
In a move which has surprised the world and might have an impact on markets everywhere, and has happened after 17 long years, North Korea has... Read more
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President Obama Sends Letter to Kim Jong-il in Effort to Restart Nucear Disarmament Talks
Barack Obama has sent a letter to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-il to persuade him to return to nuclear disarmament talks. The US president's... Read more
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North Korea Proposes Official End to Korean War
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s latest proposal on discussing a peace treaty on the Korean Peninsula in the framework of the... Read more
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South Korea's Foreign Minister Calls for Pre-emptive Strike Against North if Threatened
South Korea's defense chief called Wednesday for a pre-emptive strike on North Korea if there is a clear indication the country is preparing a... Read more
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North Korea Fires on South Korean Waters
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired artillery Wednesday again toward waters north of the disputed maritime border in the Yellow... Read more
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North Korea Claims to have Detained American at Chinese Border
North Korea said Thursday it detained an American man who it said crossed its border with China earlier this week, becoming the second American in... Read more
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North Korea Claims to Hold Second American Citizen
North Korea has detained a U.S. citizen this week, the second American known to be held by the isolated Communist country, the U.S. State... Read more
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South Korean Warship Sinks Near Border with North
About 40 sailors are believed missing after a South Korean warship sank near the border with North Korea, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said... Read more
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North Denies Involvement in Sinking as South Korean Warship Excavated from Seabed Near Disputed Yellow Sea Border
As tearful families looked on, the South Korean military recovered the bodies of 32 crewmen from the stern of a sunken warship that salvagers... Read more
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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Vows Investigation into Sinking of Warship
An emotional President Lee Myung-bak vowed Monday to find out why a South Korean naval ship sank and to "deal resolutely" with whatever or whomever... Read more
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Korean Newspaper Chosun Ilbo Reports Korean Navy Alerted of Possible North Korean Attack Weeks Before Mysterious Sinking of Warship
Military intelligence officers warned earlier this year that North Korea was preparing a suicide submarine attack on a South Korean vessel in... Read more
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South Korean President Honors Victims of Sunken Warship
As the wreck of the Cheonan continues to be examined, and as forensic evidence continues to point to a North Korean torpedo as the cause of the... Read more
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North Korea's DailyNK Newspaper Reports that Party Official Bragging about North's Responsibility for Sinking South Korean Warship
Changchun, China -- A North Korean Party cadre has announced that his country was responsible for the sinking of an unnamed South Korean vessel... Read more
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Kim Jong-il Makes Rare Visit Abroad in Appeal to China Amidst Rising Tensions At Home and Abroad
Kim Jong-il, North Korea's leader, has arrived in China on a rare foreign trip that is being seen as an attempt to win financial and political... Read more
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Kim Jong-il Arrives in Beijing During Clandestine Visit to China
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, on his China trip that wrapped up Thursday, placed emphasis on economic cooperation, in addition to efforts to... Read more
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South Korean Defense Minister Gives Torpedo as Likeliest Cause of Ship Sinking
The Cheonan sinking's lead investigator said his team had concluded that ship was torn apart by a "non-contact" explosion from a device that didn't... Read more
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