As part of a two-pronged warning, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that the U.S. will be sending two warships to Japan to counter North Korea's threat and to also demand that China respect its neighbors.
In a Sunday night operation, U.S. Navy SEALs seized control of a Libyan National Oil Company's oil stored in a North Korean flagged tanker that was commandeered by three armed Libyan rebels.
The South Korean Olympic Committee has submitted a formal protest Defending champion of women's figure skating from South Korea, Yuna Kim, settled for a silver medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
China sees North Korea as a buffer against US expansionism In a move that was expected by UN officials, China has defended North Korea, yet again -- this time against a report detailing the human rights abuses as crimes against humanity and recommendations to try the North Korean leaders by international court.
The extent of the abuses amount to crimes against humanity, says UN panel United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights has just completed an 11-month inquiry into alleged violations of human rights in North Korea, an issue which is not new knowledge to the international community but one in which finally the international community might take action and do something about the human rights abuses.
The outspoken and outlandish NBA Hall of Famer seemingly cannot hang onto his sobriety lately. Dennis Rodman needed a timeout. He checked himself into a New Jersey rehab facility for a 28 or 30 day program.
Troubled former NBA star Dennis Rodman has entered rehab for alcohol abuse after his North Korea trip that was rife with controversy and news making quotes from the start, his agent has confirmed.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un issued a New Year speech on Wednesday that focused, among other things, on international relations as well as improving relations between North and South Korea. At the same time Kim touched on the possibility of a “deadly” nuclear standoff against the United States and South Korea, should the North be provoked.
A ship that was headed from Cuba to North Korea was stopped in the Panama Canal on Monday, where a giant missile was found among a cargo of brown sugar.
