February 7, 2016 North Korea celebrates rocket launch as others see it as a covert missile test North Korea on Sunday defied international warnings and launched a long-range rocket that the United Nations and others call a cover for a banned test of technology for a missile that could strike the U.S. mainland.
February 4, 2016 South Korea says it will shoot down North Korean rocket over its territory South Korea said Thursday it has detected preparations by rival North Korea to fire a long-range rocket and warned that Seoul will shoot down any rocket parts flying over South Korean territory.
January 28, 2016 North Korea reportedly readying to launch long-range missile North Korea is preparing a long-range missile launch and it could happen as early as next week, according to a published report.
January 23, 2016 University of Virginia student detained after hotel incident in Pyongyang An American university student who was recently detained by North Korea is being held over an undisclosed incident at his hotel before he was scheduled to board a flight to Beijing, a China travel agency said Saturday.
January 22, 2016 University of Virginia student detained by North Korea North Korea said Friday that it had arrested an American college student for allegedly committing "anti-state" acts.
January 20, 2016 US pressures China to rein in North Korea after nuclear test A senior U.S. diplomat stepped up pressure on China on Wednesday to play a leading role in punishing North Korea for its recent nuclear test that raised worries about advancements in its bomb program.
January 13, 2016 South Korea fires warning shots after unidentified North Korean object flies near border South Korea on Wednesday fired warning shots after an unknown object from North Korea was seen flying close to the rivals' border, the South's military said. South Korean media reported that it was a North Korean drone.
January 10, 2016 North Korea's Kim boosts propaganda in praise of nuke test North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looked Monday to milk his country's recent nuclear test as a propaganda victory, praising his scientists and vowing more nuclear bombs a day after the U.S. flew a powerful nuclear-capable warplane close to the North in a show of force.
January 9, 2016 North Korea warns of war, claims US and South 'jealous' of purported nuclear test North Korea warned of war Saturday as South Korea continues to blast anti-Pyongyang propaganda across the rivals’ tense border in retaliation for the North’s purported fourth nuclear test.
January 8, 2016 South Korea restarts propaganda broadcasts aimed at North after nuke test South Korea responded to North Korea's fourth nuclear test Friday by restarting cross-border broadcasts of anti-Pyongyang propaganda, a move expected to draw a furious response from the North.