Behind closed doors, North Korea opens ruling party congress
By ERIC TALMADGE North Korea opened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980 behind closed doors Friday, in an anticlimactic start to what officials have portrayed as…
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North Korea readies for its biggest political show in years
By ERIC TALMADGE Its capital has been duly spruced up, the masses prepped for their rallies and leader Kim Jong Un appears to be set to take center stage Friday…
Exclusive: N. Korea to halt nuke tests if US stops drills
By ERIC TALMADGE North Korea is ready to halt its nuclear tests if the United States suspends its annual military exercises with South Korea, the North Korean foreign minister told…
US: North Korean missile launch a ‘catastrophic’ failure
By FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIM A North Korea missile launch meant to celebrate the birthday of the country’s founder ended in failure, U.S. defense officials said Friday, an embarrassing…
Obama hails Iran deal as a model for nuclear diplomacy
By JOSH LEDERMAN President Barack Obama hailed the nuclear deal with Iran on Friday as a “substantial success” and a model for future diplomacy, as world leaders took stock of…
Seoul: N. Korea fires missile and tries to jam GPS signals
By HYUNG-JIN KIM North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea and tried to jam GPS navigation signals in South Korea on Friday, Seoul officials said, hours after U.S.,…
Only On AP: Airmen at nuke base probed for illegal drug use
By ROBERT BURNS The Air Force is investigating about a dozen airmen at a nuclear missile base for alleged use of illegal drugs, in some cases possibly including cocaine, defense…
N. Korea, on defense after sanctions, makes nuclear threat
By HYUNG-JIN KIM North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his military on standby for nuclear strikes at any time, state media reported Friday, an escalation in rhetoric targeting rivals…