Story Archive
2009-06-17
Relatives of two U.S. journalists jailed in North Korea make a new plea for clemency.
2009-06-12
The Security Council unanimously approves tighter new sanctions on Pyongyang, but how will they be enforced?
2009-06-10
North Korea sets the stage for the appointment of a successor to leader Kim Jong Il.
2009-06-08
Two U.S. journalists are sentenced to 12 years' hard labor in North Korea. Will they have to serve that time?
2009-06-05
Nighttime raids and mandatory jamming devices curb North Koreans' already limited access to foreign media.
2009-06-04
North Korea announces the trial of two U.S. journalists, and analysts say the move signals a bid for direct talks with Washington.
2009-05-26
Pyongyang ratchets up tensions as the major powers lash out over its nuclear test.
2009-05-06
Stalinist North Korea slaps new curbs on farmers' markets, and on women traders trying to supplement family incomes.
2009-04-29
Tensions escalate as North Korea threatens to conduct a new nuclear test.
2009-04-29
Will two U.S. journalists arrested on the Chinese-North Korean border soon face trial?
2009-04-29
A rights group calls on China to crack down on the sale of women who leave isolated, Stalinist North Korea in search of a better life.
2009-04-20
North Korea's leader appears increasingly ill, and time may be running out to find a successor.
2009-04-14
A day after its rocket launch drew a strong U.N. rebuke, North Korea quits disarmament talks and orders U.N. inspectors to leave the country.
2009-04-13
The U.N. Security Council vows to tighten sanctions on North Korea after its latest rocket launch. Will it work?
2009-04-10
North Korea's rocket launch escalates tensions with South Korea, and the Kaesong border industrial zone feels the pinch.
