Priyanka Boghani and Geoffrey CainMarch 12, 2013 09:56

"Once an order is issued, you should break the waists of the crazy enemies, totally cut their windpipes and thus clearly show them what a real war is like," Kim Jong Un said.

North Korea formally rejects UN sanctions

Faine GreenwoodMarch 9, 2013 05:04

North Korea formally rejected an unanimous UN Security Council resolution calling on it to end its unpopular nuclear arms program on March 9, claiming that the sanctions would instead cause the DPRK to increase its arms capacity by a "thousand times."

North and South Korea exchange threats

Priyanka Boghani and Geoffrey CainMarch 8, 2013 11:02

A North Korean general said North Korea's missile warheads could turn Washington and other allies into a "sea of fire."

UN approves sanctions after North Korea threatens nuclear strike against US

Geoffrey Cain and Mariya KarimjeeMarch 7, 2013 08:08Updated March 7, 2013 11:33

SEOUL — Thursday's threat is a significant step up from the rhetoric over the past month. Observers are debating the significance of its origin from the foreign ministry as opposed to the military, a major power in North Korean politics that typically launches such threats.

For a Korean peace, are sports stars our only hope?

Geoffrey CainMarch 7, 2013 07:01

SEOUL — Dennis Rodman is part of a grander, gradual change that State Department bureaucrats have been trying — and failing — to achieve for two decades in North Korea. He’s the latest in a line of artists, musicians, scientists and athletes to visit this “hermit state,” helping to open the Asian dictatorship to the world.

Dennis Rodman in North Korea latest chapter of basketball diplomacy (VIDEO)

David TrifunovMarch 5, 2013 14:40

Kim Jong-il built basketball courts at his mansions and watched NBA games at all hours while ruling over Hermit Kingdom.

North Korea threatens to cancel Korean War truce

Jessica Phelan and Geoffrey CainMarch 5, 2013 09:48

SEOUL, South Korea — The threat comes as the UN Security Council prepares to discuss increasing sanctions on North Korea in response to its nuclear test last month.

Katrine DermodyMarch 4, 2013 13:00

Video of the Day: Dennis Rodman and the Harlem Globetrotters do North Korea

Of all the colorful stories that have resulted from Rodman's trip to North Korea, this video is one of our favorites.

Enlarge

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman speaks during a press conference in Antwerp, on November 10, 2009. (DIRK WAEM/AFP/Getty Images) (DIRK WAEM/AFP/Getty Images)

This 14-minute long video is certainly worth the watch, if for no other reason than that it gives us a rare inside look into life in the Hermit Kingdom.

Dennis Rodman declares Kim Jong Un 'friend for life' (VIDEO)

Jessica PhelanMarch 1, 2013 11:08

"He's such a proud man. His country like him – not like him, love him... I love him," said Dennis Rodman after his dinner with Kim Jong Un.

Obama set ablaze in new North Korean video

Faine Greenwood and Geoffrey CainFebruary 19, 2013 11:40

GWANGJU, South Korea — North Korea has published an online "warning" video aimed at the West on the nation's Uriminzokkiri network — oh, and it's set to the music from "Pirates of the Caribbean."