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Dennis Rodman arrives to the Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony on Aug. 12, 2011 at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. (credit: Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Rodman: ‘Obama Can’t Do S***’ To Get American Released From North Korea

NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman has tough words directed toward President Barack Obama over the American prisoner in North Korea.

2013/05/10

North Korea Urges Foreigners To Vacate SKorea Following ‘Hostile Actions’ Of US ‘Warmongers’

North Korea on Tuesday urged all foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, saying the two countries are on the verge of nuclear war. The new threat appeared to be an attempt to keep the region on tenterhooks over its intentions.

2013/04/09

UN Staff Continues Work In North Korea Despite Evacuation Warning

The U.N. says its staff is continuing to work in North Korea while Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon studies a message from North Korea saying the world body should consider evacuating U.N. personnel from the country.

2013/04/05

North Korea Vows To Restart Nuclear Facilities

North Korea vowed Tuesday to restart a nuclear reactor that can make one bomb’s worth of plutonium a year, escalating tensions already raised by near daily warlike threats against the United States and South Korea.

2013/04/02

North Korean Parliament Meets Amid Growing Nuclear Tensions

After weeks of war-like rhetoric, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gathered legislators Monday for an annual spring parliamentary session taking place one day after top party officials adopted a statement declaring building nuclear weapons and the economy the nation’s top priorities.

2013/04/01

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks on March 15, 2013, inside the media briefing room of the Pentagon, in Washingon, D.C. (credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Hagel: Decision To Send Stealth Bombers Not Intended To Provoke Reaction

America’s unprecedented decision to send nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers to drop dummy munitions during military drills with South Korea this week was part of normal exercises and not intended to provoke a reaction from North Korea, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday.

2013/03/29

US, South Korea Sign New Military Contingency Plan In Case Of North Korean Attack

South Korea and the United States have signed a new military plan that lays out how the allies will communicate with each other and react to any future North Korean aggression.

2013/03/25

South Korea and the U.S. military have started drills in the region in response to North's nuclear threats. (Photo credit should read KNS/AFP/Getty Images)

South Korea, US Military Begin Drilling In Response To North Korean Nuclear Threat

South Korea and the United States are staging annual military drills that North Korea says it will respond to by scrapping the armistice that ended the Korean War and launching a nuclear attack on the U.S.

2013/03/10

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt makes his way after checking in at Beijing International airport in Beijing on Jan. 7, 2013, before his trip to North Korea. (credit: WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images)

Google Head Urging North Korea To Allow More Internet, Cellphone Access

A private delegation including Google’s Eric Schmidt is urging North Korea to allow more open Internet access and cellphones to benefit its citizens, the mission’s leader said Wednesday in the country with some of the world’s tightest controls on information.

2013/01/09