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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends an intensive artillery drill of the KPA artillery units on the front in this image released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang December 2, 2016. KCNA/ via REUTERS

Report: Pyongyang Possibly in Final Stages of Nuclear Test Preparations

by Asharq Al-Awsat, Agencies | Mar 28, 2017 | World

Satellite imagery of North Korea’s main nuclear test site taken over the weekend indicates that Pyongyang could be in the final stages of preparations for a sixth nuclear test, a U.S. think tank reported on Tuesday. Washington-based 38 North, a website that...

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US citizen Matthew Todd Miller (2nd R) sits in a witness box during his trial at the North Korean Supreme Court in Pyongyang September 14, 2014, in this photo released by Kyodo. (REUTERS/Kyodo)

North Korea sentences US citizen Matthew Todd Miller to six years hard labour

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 14, 2014 | World

Seoul, Reuters—North Korea sentenced US citizen Matthew Todd Miller to six years hard labor for committing “hostile acts” as a tourist to the country, a statement carried by state media said on Sunday. Matthew Miller joins Kenneth Bae to become the second...

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This photo released by Yonhap on December 13, 2013 shows Jang Song-Thaek (2nd-R) being escorted in court on December 12, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/YONHAP)

North Korea executes leader’s uncle as a traitor

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 13, 2013 | World

Pyongyang, Associated Press—North Korea said Friday that it executed Kim Jong-un’s uncle as a traitor for trying to seize supreme power, a stunning end for the leader’s former mentor, long considered the country’s No. 2. In a sharp reversal of the...

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Former US President Jimmy Carter presents his opening remarks during a conference on advancing women’s rights at The Carter Center, Friday, June 28, 2013, in Atlanta. Source: AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White

Ex-US president Carter plans to visit North Korea—report

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 29, 2013 | World

Seoul, Reuters—Former US President Jimmy Carter is planning to visit North Korea soon to try to win the release of a US citizen held for committing crimes against the reclusive state, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Monday. Carter has made contact...

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North Korean tanks pass through Kim Il-Sung square during a military parade marking the 60th anniversary of the Korean war armistice in Pyongyang on July 27, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/Ed Jones)

North Korean military parades through Pyongyang

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 27, 2013 | World

Pyongyang, AP—Goose-stepping soldiers, columns of tanks and a broad array of ominous-looking missiles poised on mobile launchers paraded through Pyongyang’s main square on Saturday in a painstakingly choreographed military pageant intended to strike fear into...