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North Korea sentences US man to 15 years hard labour
02 May 2013
An American is sentenced to 15 years hard labour in North Korea after the Communist regime accused him of trying to overthrow the state.
Threats and diplomacy as North Korea marks Day of Sun
15 April 2013
No mass parades and no missile launches, just muted celebrations in North Korea to mark its founder's birth. The United States is urging the regime: stop the threats and enter talks.
Technology helps outside world seep into North Korea
15 April 2013
John Sparks speaks with North Korean defectors and activists to get an understanding of the secretive regime and how technology is helping the outside world to seep across the border.
N Korea missile test would be 'huge mistake' - Kerry
12 April 2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry raises the stakes in the war of words with North Korea, warning Pyongyang that it knew "what the outcome of the conflict would be" if America had to defend its allies.
South Korea on heightened state of alert over missile threat
10 April 2013
South Korea and its American allies raise their alert levels on expectation that the north is preparing a missile launch in the coming days. John Sparks reports from the border area.
North Korean 'indication' of nuclear test, South warns
08 April 2013
South Korea's government warns that North Korea may be preparing for a fourth nuclear test, which could further heighten tensions between the two countries, and the West.
North Korea warning over embassy staff safety
05 April 2013
The Foreign Office confirms it is "consulting international partners" after North Korea informed foreign embassies in Pyongyang it could not guarantee the safety of staff in the event of conflict.
North Korea - a beginner's guide
04 April 2013
North Korea is prone to extreme rhetoric, so should current threats be a matter for concern, and how did we get to this current impasse anyway?
US to defend Guam from 'clear danger' from North Korea
04 April 2013
As the United States prepares to send a missile defence system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, David Cameron warns it would be "foolish" to abandon Britain's nuclear deterrent Trident.
North Korea: beware of the bluster
03 April 2013
Talk of all-consuming hell-fire and nuclear war sounds grim. But North Korea's violent sabre-rattling must be viewed in context.
