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In Picture: An earlier North Korean launch of an intermediate-range strategic ballistic rocket at an undisclosed location near Pyongyang in late August. (Photo: AFP)

N Korea could deliver fatal blow' to 2018 Olympics, says worried S...

Tensions tend to rise during the drills, which are condemned by the North as rehearsals for invasion.

30 Nov 2017 6:15 PM IST

White House (Photo: AP/File)

White House exhorts countries to pressure N Korea, says it poses grave...

Trump also spoke with his Chinese and South Korean counterparts Xi Jinping, and Moon Jae-in respectively, and Japan's PM...

30 Nov 2017 3:01 PM IST

The United Nations Security Council in session (Photo: AP)

UN envoy bound for North Korea as tensions soar

Feltman arrived in China Monday as Beijing is one of the few transit points to North Korea in the world.

5 Dec 2017 3:00 PM IST

The annual exercise comes five days after the nuclear- armed North test-fired a new ICBM, which it says brings the whole of the United States within range. (Photo: File/ Representational)

Days after N Korea's missile test, US, S Korea conduct largest joint...

Pyongyang over the weekend blasted the drill, accusing US President Donald's Trump's administration of begging for...

4 Dec 2017 4:16 PM IST

North Korea on Wednesday successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile, with leader Kim Jong-Un declaring his country had now achieved full nuclear statehood. (Photo: AFP)

In a defiant act, North Korea celebrates latest ballistic missile test

The US in response warned that Kim Jong-Un's regime would be utterly destroyed' in North Korea it provokes a military...

2 Dec 2017 2:17 PM IST

Iran said it has successfully tested a new medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from Washington. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

US, S Korea, Japan start missile-tracking drill against N Korea

Both South Korea and Japan have security alliances with the US, although their own relationship is marred by disputes.

11 Dec 2017 10:39 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: AP)

Japan extends assets-freeze sanctions on North Korea

Japan has already imposed strict sanctions on North Korea, including a blanket ban on trade and port calls.

15 Dec 2017 12:15 PM IST

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. (Photo: AP)

UN chief warns world against sleepwalking into war' with N Korea

The UN Security Council has imposed three rounds of sanctions over the past year against North Korea.

14 Dec 2017 1:45 PM IST

In this undated image distributed on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong-un praises rocket scientists, promises more weapons

The North Korean leader was speaking at the close of a rare two-day munitions conference to celebrate the Hwasong-15.

13 Dec 2017 11:30 AM IST