World - North Korea

BANGKOK - Five men charged with illegal arms possession insisted their plane was headed for Sri Lanka and not Iran when it was seized in the Thai capital with a cache of North Korean weapons, their lawyer said Wednesday. Full Story »

SEOUL (AFP) - Seven North Korean fishermen whose boat drifted into South Korean waters returned home on Wednesday across the closely-guarded land border, officials said. Full Story »

UNITED NATIONS - Tough U.N. sanctions are putting pressure on North Korea to halt its nuclear program, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday. Full Story »

President Obama has written a secret letter to Kim Jong-il urging him 
to change his ways. Here's a look at how the 'Dear 
Leader' might respond Full Story »

SEOUL (AFP) - Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament must resume soon if they are to be revived at all, South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan was quoted as saying Tuesday. Full Story »

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's military vowed Tuesday to protect the disputed Yellow Sea border with North Korea after the communist state threatened to open fire in waters controlled by Seoul. Full Story »

SEOUL (Reuters) - Seven North Koreans crossed into the South by taking a seldom used sea route that has been the site of deadly naval clashes between the rival Koreas in the past, officials said on Tuesday. Full Story »

SEOUL (AFP) - Seven North Koreans have arrived in South Korea in a small boat after crossing the Yellow Sea border in a possible defection bid, Yonhap news agency reported Tuesday. Full Story »

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea threatened South Korean ships with possible attack by designating a firing zone along their disputed sea border Monday, raising tensions in an area where a brief but deadly clash erupted last month. Full Story »

SEOUL (AFP) - A planeload of weapons from North Korea seized in Bangkok this month was bound for Iran, a newspaper report said Monday, citing documents obtained by arms trafficking experts. Full Story »

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - The "first ever" brand of jeans made in North Korea went on sale in Stockholm on Saturday, the Swedish company behind the communist-made denims said. Full Story »

SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea said Saturday the nuclear standoff should not impede efforts to improve relations with South Korea, accusing the Seoul government of using the issue as an excuse to block warmer ties. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - An illicit North Korean arms shipment seized in Thailand last week was destined for the Middle East, the head of US intelligence said Friday. Full Story »

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has proposed setting up a liaison office in North Korea next year in a step to ease tensions between the two rival states, Yonhap news agency said on Friday. Full Story »

SEOUL (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il was given a letter from Barack Obama during a trip by the US president's envoy last week, state media said Friday. Full Story »

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea confirmed Friday that its leader Kim Jong Il received a letter from U.S. President Barack Obama, though refrained from divulging its contents. Full Story »

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's military said Friday it was investigating a hacking attack that netted secret defense plans with the United States and may have been carried out by North Korea. Full Story »

SEOUL (AFP) - The United States has proposed setting up a liaison office in North Korea if the communist country returns to six-party nuclear disarmament talks, a report said Friday. Full Story »