'I'm just trying to open the door': Dennis Rodman has returned to North Korea
Seoul (AFP) - Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea Tuesday after saying he wants to "open the door" to the regime and claiming that US President Donald Trump would be pleased...
View ArticleUS university student medically evacuated from North Korea in a coma as...
Otto Warmbier, an American serving a 15-year prison term with hard labor for alleged anti-state acts in North Korea has been medically evacuated while in a coma to Sapporo, Japan, according to The...
View ArticleDennis Rodman's trip to North Korea is sponsored by Potcoin, a digital...
Dennis Rodman's trip to North Korea is being sponsored by Potcoin, a cryptocurrency for the legal marijuana industry."I’m really looking forward to spending time with the wonderful people of North...
View ArticleHow former basketball star Dennis Rodman became one of the few Americans...
The last time Dennis Rodman visited North Korea, he delighted the country's young ruler with a rendition of "Happy Birthday," suffered an angry meltdown on CNN while defending his trip, and spent time...
View ArticleHere's how the US could cripple North Korea's economy
If it was meant to soften the image of the North Korean leader Kim Jung-un, the announcement that the regime had released captive American college student Otto Warmbier on Tuesday failed dismally after...
View ArticleDennis Rodman gave Kim Jong Un a copy of Trump's 'The Art of the Deal'
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Dennis Rodman has delivered a message from President Donald Trump to North Korea — sort of.On Thursday, the former NBA player gave the country's sports minister a copy of...
View ArticleUN urges North Korea to explain why an American student was returned home...
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights investigator on North Korea called on Pyongyang on Friday to provide a full explanation of why an American student was returned home this week in a...
View ArticleNorth Korea outraged about new sanctions on frozen chicken, archery...
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday lashed out at international sanctions over its nuclear and missile programs, saying they are being used to block everything from frozen chicken to...
View ArticleWho is Otto Warmbier, the college student held prisoner in North Korea
After serving a year of a 15-year prison sentence for stealing a poster from a hotel in North Korea, American detainee Otto Warmbier was released and returned to his family in the US.Warmbier has...
View ArticleThe travel agency behind Otto Warmbier's trip will stop taking Americans to...
Seoul (AFP) - The tour agency that took US student Otto Warmbier to Pyongyang said Tuesday it would stop taking Americans to the reclusive state after the 22-year-old died following 18 months in North...
View ArticleTrump tweets about China's failure to rein in North Korea as a possible...
President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday that China's effort to reel in North Korea "has not worked," leaving officials who commented to CNN baffled as to his meaning — but reports have started to...
View ArticleOtto Warmbier's death is threatening to overshadow high-level US-Chinese...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Otto Warmbier's death after returning from North Korean imprisonment is stoking outrage in Washington and threatening to overshadow high-level U.S.-Chinese talks Wednesday.President...
View ArticleThe general in charge of America's nukes says North Korea tests weapons...
The head of US STRATCOM, the branch of the military that oversees the US's strategic nuclear forces, spoke frankly about the problems in the military's acquisition strategy and lamented that he could...
View ArticleThe family of the student who was jailed in North Korea is having a funeral...
Chicago (AFP) - Otto Warmbier, the US college student imprisoned for more than a year by North Korea and sent back home in a coma that proved fatal, will be buried Thursday in his home state of...
View ArticleThe US and South Korea are reportedly building a special ops team to take out...
Even though he's the supreme leader of his country, Kim Jong Un has reportedly been living like a hunted man out of fear that the US and South Korea are collaborating on a special forces team to take...
View ArticleCIA Director Pompeo: Trump asks me about North Korea every day
CIA Director Mike Pompeo addressed the imminent nuclear threat from North Korea during an interview with MSNBC's Hugh Hewitt which aired Saturday, saying the topic was "at the top" of President Donald...
View ArticleSouth Korea's new government wants to sign a peace treaty with North Korea —...
Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's new government will seek to sign a peace treaty with the North if it abandons its nuclear weapons, a minister said Thursday.Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-Sung's...
View ArticleNorth Korea is nearing its goal: a thermonuclear bomb that can hit the US
North Korea has spent decades developing nuclear devices and the missiles to launch them while threatening to flatten cities in the US, Australia, and Asia.Though experts in the past could credibly...
View ArticleUS hits 2 Chinese nationals, one shipping company with sanctions over ties to...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Chinese citizens and a shipping company for helping North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and accused a Chinese bank of...
View ArticleNorth Koreans are literally worshipping Kim Jong-un
In a fascinating interview with RiskHedge, financial analyst Jayant Bhandari says he witnessed North Koreans worshipping their “dear respected leader,” Kim Jong-un.“North Korea is a perfect tyranny,”...
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