North Korea
North Korea missile test 'fails'
North Korea fired a ballistic missile from a submarine on Saturday but it appears to have failed soon after launch, South Korea's military says.
North Korea says it has capability to hit US Pacific
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, says his country's latest missile tests have given the country the capability to attack United States interests in the Pacific, including Guam.
Bird-Watching in North Korea
Not many people get to North Korea, and if they do manage to get in, they don't always get out. But a team of avid birdwatchers and conservationists from Pokeno in the Firth of Thames has been going… Audio, Gallery
Another group of North Koreans defect
A group of North Koreans working at a state-run restaurant overseas have defected, South Korea has confirmed.
Trump open to talks with North Korea
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he is willing to meet Kim Jong-un to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear programme.
N Korea gathering shrouded in secrecy
North Korea is holding its most important political gathering in decades, as leader Kim Jong-un seeks to cement his status and chart a vision for the future. Audio
Pyongyang gears up for historic Congress
North Korea has invited foreign press to cover its first Ruling Party Congress in 36 years, which begins tomorrow. Anna Fifield reports from Pyongyang. Video, Audio
North Korea colonel defects in rare move
A senior North Korean military officer who oversaw spying operations has defected, in a sign Kim Jong-un's leadership is cracking, officials say.
13 North Koreans defect from overseas restaurant
Thirteen North Koreans working at the same restaurant abroad have defected to South Korea.
N Korea 'will pursue' nuclear, ballistics program
North Korea will pursue its nuclear and ballistic missile program in defiance of the United States and its allies, a North Korean envoy says.
North Korea sentences US student to hard labour
An American student has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labour in North Korea for crimes against the state.
North Korean nuclear ambitions 'unacceptable' say China, Russia
China and Russia have ramped up pressure against North Korea after it fired two short-range missiles into the sea.
North Korea threatens US and South Korea
North Korea threatens "indiscriminate" nuclear strikes as the US and South Korea begin their largest ever joint military exercises.
Philippines seizes North Korean ship
The Philippines says it has seized a North Korean ship in line with tightened UN sanctions targeting the country's nuclear programme.
North Korea fires projectiles into sea hours after UN vote
North Korea has fired several short-range projectiles into the sea, hours after the UN voted to impose some of its strongest ever sanctions.
Freedom drives
Alex Gladstein is one of those behind flashdrivesforfreedom.org, a scheme to get people's old USB drives into North Korea. Audio
US, China propose tougher sanctions on North Korea
The US, backed by China, has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council aimed at imposing tougher sanctions on North Korea.
North Korea executes army chief of staff
North Korea has executed its army chief of staff Ri Yong-gil, according to unconfirmed South Korean media reports.
Toby and Toby on... North Korea, a rocket launch and violent storms
OPINION: As North Korea tests its long-range rocket, Toby & Toby are left wondering what cushion-faced dictator Kim Jong-un will do next.
McCully condemns North Korean launch
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully is condemning North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket.
