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This is the intermediate-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 l that was launched on August 29 by North Korea. (Photo: AFP)

N Korea again fires ballistic missile over Japan, slams UNSC sanctions

The launch, from near Pyongyang, came after the UN Security Council imposed an eighth set of sanctions on the country.

15 Sept 2017 9:15 AM IST

In this undated image distributed on Sunday by Pyongyang shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. North Koreas state media said Kim inspected the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new ICBM. (Photo: AP)

Trump says UN sanctions 'small step,' warns of more to defiant North...

The UN Security Council agreed to boost sanctions on North Korea, banning its textile exports and capping fuel supplies.

13 Sept 2017 12:05 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the test launch of solid fuel Pukguksong-2, a medium-to-long range ballistic missile, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

N Korean crisis: Can India too play a role?

The major difference between the Indian and North Korean programmes lies in the American attitude.

12 Sept 2017 12:23 AM IST

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

UN to vote on new N Korea sanctions on Monday as China, Russia remains...

The draft resolution also no longer proposes an asset freeze on the military-controlled national airline Air Koryo.

11 Sept 2017 11:31 AM IST

In this undated image distributed on Sunday by Pyongyang shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. North Koreas state media said Kim inspected the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new ICBM. (Photo: AP)

North Korea warns of harsh response if new sanctions imposed

The test came weeks after N Korea fired 2 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that appeared to bring much of...

11 Sept 2017 10:53 AM IST

Korean Peoples Army soldiers cheer while watching fireworks during a mass celebration in Pyongyang on Wednesday for scientists involved in carrying out North Koreas largest nuclear blast to date. (Photo: AFP, AP)

US targets Kim Jong-un's assets, oil supply to North

Pyongyang pledges more powerful counter-measures to sanctions, pressure by Washington.

8 Sept 2017 6:56 AM IST

North Koreas official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows fireworks displaying while Pyongyang residents and military people holding a celebration rally on the test of a hydrogen bomb for ICBM at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. (Photo: AFP)

N Korea celebrates nuclear test, says 'No-one can stop us on our road...

North Korea in July carried out its first two successful tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

7 Sept 2017 5:38 PM IST

Washingtons UN ambassador Nikki Haley said North Koreas missile test is unacceptable. (Photo: PTI)

US pushes oil embargo on North Korea, takes aim at Kim Jong-Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un would be added to a UN sanctions blacklist that would subject him to a global travel...

7 Sept 2017 12:17 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the test launch of solid fuel Pukguksong-2, a medium-to-long range ballistic missile, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

Monumental follies: When will statues of Kim crumble?

Pyongyang, meanwhile, does not restrict its ambitions to nuclear and missile technologies.

7 Sept 2017 12:23 AM IST

In this undated image distributed on Sunday by Pyongyang shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. North Koreas state media said Kim inspected the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new ICBM. (Photo: AP)

World on edge, but talks with Kim vital

The US President's rhetoric has also risen in direct proportion to the scale of Kim's insouciance.

5 Sept 2017 12:04 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. (Photo: AP)

After nuclear test, Pentagon chief warns N Korea of 'massive military...

Trump threatened drastic economic sanctions, including 'stopping all trade with any country doing business with North...

4 Sept 2017 10:51 AM IST

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

US, S Korea discuss coordinated response against North Korea: WH

On Tuesday, N Korea fired a missile, prompting Trump to insist that 'all options were on the table' in a threat of...

2 Sept 2017 11:34 AM IST