North Korea
N.Korea Executed at Least 3 Cannibals in Recent Years
Iran, Pakistan, N. Korea May Pose Nuclear Threat to Russia
14:47 04/05/2012
A nuclear-armed Iran, Pakistan and North Korea could potentially trigger regional chain reactions that ultimately threaten Russia's security, the former director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, Vyacheslav Trubnikov, said.
6Transmissions from a Lone Star: Watching Kim Jong-un
14:08 04/05/2012
What would it be like to be told at age 27 that for the next four decades you were going to have to kill, starve and oppress millions of people if you wanted to stay alive? A strange question you may think, and yet not an unreasonable one. It is after all, precisely what happened to Kim Jong-un, the son of Kim Jong-il and now leader of the world’s most oppressive state.
1U.S. Expresses Support for S.Korea Missile Program
05:19 04/05/2012
The U.S. Department of State sees no threat in South Korea’s ballistic missile program and is set to continue its support for Seoul’s efforts to boost the country's defense capabilities
1‘Liberal’ Medvedev Countered West’s Hostility – Kremlin Adviser
18:38 03/05/2012
The 2008 election of Dmitry Medvedev as president was the start of a deliberate effort by the Russian authorities to present a more liberal face to the world and overcome “irrational” U.S. and European policies toward Moscow, a top Kremlin foreign policy adviser has told RIA Novosti in a wide-ranging interview.
1Russian Military Concedes Iran, N. Korea Nuclear Threat
19:18 24/04/2012
Russia's military leadership has for the first time acknowledged a nuclear threat from Iran and North Korea.
14U.S. Confronts China Over N.Korean Rocket Launcher
10:22 24/04/2012
The United States has accused Beijing of supplying North Korea with technology for a missile launcher showcased in a military parade in Pyongyang earlier this month.
North Korea Puts On Its Best Face
21:58 20/04/2012
In the rare silences during North Korea’s April 15 military parade, after innumerable divisions, tanks and rocket launchers had passed by, another sound rang out across the vast square in central Pyongyang: the hacking coughs of North Korea’s top military officers.
2The Friendly Indian Intercontinental Missile
17:06 20/04/2012
Perusing the front pages of Delhi newspapers, one gets the impression that launching of the Agni-5 intercontinental missile with a striking range of 5,000 km by India was a prominent but by no means sensational event even for the Indians.
North Korea Vows to Continue Satellite Launches
16:11 20/04/2012
North Korea will continue satellite launches for peaceful purposes, a spokesman for the Korean Committee for Space Technology (KCST) said in a statement a week after a failed launch.
South Korea Places New Cruise Missile in Service
13:08 19/04/2012
South Korea has put into service a new long-range cruise missile, capable of striking missile sites or nuclear installations in any part of neighboring North Korea, local news agency Yonhap said on Thursday quoting a general in the South Korean defense ministry.
N. Korea Threatens to 'Blow up' Seoul Over Hurt Pride
11:07 19/04/2012
North Korea has threatened military action against the South unless Seoul apologizes for "insulting" last week's celebrations of the centenary of the birth of its late founding leader Kim Il-sung.
1Russian Press at a Glance, Wednesday, April 19, 2012
10:08 19/04/2012N.Korea Space Program no Threat to U.S. - Missile Defense Chief
05:46 19/04/2012
North Korea is far from being able to threaten the United States with a long-range missile, Director of the Missile Defense Agency Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly said.
North Korea Vows to Go Ahead with Space Program
21:19 17/04/2012
North Korea will continue further development of its aerospace technologies, including a satellite program, despite the UN Security Council condemnation, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Tuesday.
5Koreans Stage Mass Dance, Concert to Mark Kim Il-song's 100th Birthday
14:39 17/04/2012
Celebrations of the 100th birthday of North Korean founder Kim Il-song were held in Pyongyang with a concert and mass dances staged on the capital’s central square.
UN Security Council Condemns N. Korea Rocket Launch
21:28 16/04/2012
The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned North Korea’s rocket launch last week, calling it a serious violation of UN resolutions.
1North Korea Marks 'Day of the Sun' with Grand Fireworks
01:00 16/04/2012
Thousands of North Koreans watched a grand firework that drew a storm of applause from spectators on the streets of Pyongyang. The firework concluded the "Day of the Sun" – North Korea’s main festivity. This RIA Novosti video features the best moments of the show.
North Korea “Flexes Muscles” at Military Parade
00:01 16/04/2012
North Korea staged massive celebrations in Pyongyang’s main square with a grand military parade to celebrate 100th anniversary of founder Kim Il-sung on Sunday, 15th April, also known as the Day of the Sun.
North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un Looks to Cement His Position in Day of Celebration
19:49 15/04/2012
The cement pavement on Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang shook as dozens of divisions of the Korean People’s Army goosestepped to a military brass band in perfect synchrony. Later came the big guns: Soviet-era military trucks drove in parade formations carrying missile launchers, drone airplanes and heavy rockets, the pride of the North Korean army.
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