North Korea
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North Korea fires projectile, South Korea reacts
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South Korea has deployed dozens of Israeli-made precision guided missiles on islands near a western sea boundary disputed by North Korea.
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North Korea launches missiles into eastern waters
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The North fired two missiles Saturday morning and another in the afternoon, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said by phone. He said the North's intent was unclear.
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That was the week that was
CommentBurkman and Knuti interview May 10, 2013
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North Korea: American held, sentenced to 15 years hard labor
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A North Korean academic says an American sentenced to 15 years' hard labor has called his family and urged Washington to push for his amnesty.
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Dennis Rodman: North Korea's Kim Jong Un should release American man
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Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is tapping his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to call for the release of a Korean-American man detained in the North.
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Tensions over North Korea; Anita Bonds wins D.C. Council seat; Capitals clinch the playoffs
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North Korea demands end of U.S.-South Korea military drills
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North Korea is demanding the withdrawal of U.N. sanctions and the end of U.S.-South Korea military drills as conditions for resuming talks about its nuclear program.
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North Korea's impact on regional security
CommentMacgregor interview April 16, 2013
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North Korea celebrating holiday amidst growing tensions, threat of missiles
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Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday to celebrate a major national holiday, the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il Sung.
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U.S., Japan seek diplomacy, North Korea takes hard line
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John Kerry says North Korea would find "ready partners" in the U.S. if it began abandoning its nuclear program. Japan's foreign minister demanded a resolution to a decades-old dispute concerning Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea.
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Pyongyang propaganda has a real "retro" feel
CommentLeighton interview April 11, 2013
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North Koreans celebrate national holiday as Sec. Kerry arrives in South Korea
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North Koreans crowded a Pyongyang flower show, packed theaters and pledged loyalty to their leader Friday ahead of a key national holiday.
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North Korea delivers new round of war rhetoric
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North Korea delivered a fresh round of rhetoric Thursday with claims it had "powerful striking means" on standby for a launch, while Seoul and Washington speculated that the country is preparing to test a medium-range missile.
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The threat of miscalculation
CommentShaffer interview April 9, 2013
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North Korea missile launch chance 'considerably high,' South Korea says
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The prospect of a North Korean missile launch is "considerably high," South Korea's foreign minister told lawmakers Wednesday.
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North Korea urges foreigners to leave South Korea
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North Korea on Tuesday urged foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, saying the two countries are on the verge of a nuclear war.
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North Korea tensions increase over joint industrial complex
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Amid a stream of increasingly threatening words and actions, Pyongyang on Monday suspended operations and recalled all of its workers from the Kaesong industrial complex, a factory park just inside North Korea's heavily armed border.
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Annandale's Korean-Americans react to increasing tensions
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In the heart of the Korean-American community in Annandale, there is some fear about the rising tension on the Korean peninsula.
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