World & Nation
Yet another urban legend about North Korea bites the dust.
May 18, 2014
A North Korean firing squad last week executed a former girlfriend of leader Kim Jong Un and 11 other entertainers for allegedly violating laws banning pornography, a South Korean newspaper reported Thursday.
Aug. 29, 2013
North Korea’s Kim reportedly has ex-girlfriend, 11 others executed
North Korea staged gruesome public executions of 80 people this month, some for offenses as minor as watching South Korean entertainment videos or being found in possession of a Bible, a South Korean newspaper reported Monday.
Nov. 11, 2013
A major South Korean newspaper reported Friday that North Korea had executed a top negotiator involved in Kim Jong Un’s failed summit with President Trump in February and punished a key aide.
May 31, 2019
North Korea’s isolation breeds endless speculation, this time about Kim Jong Un’s health and possible successors.
April 21, 2020
From aging crooners to bubbly K-Pop starlets, some of South Korea’s biggest pop stars flew to North Korea on Saturday for rare performances that highlight the sudden thaw in inter-Korean ties after years of tensions over the North’s nuclear ambitions.
March 31, 2018
The parties negotiating North Korea’s role in the Winter Olympics secured a promising but vague deal last week, and agreed to settle the details before the Games begin next month.
Jan. 15, 2018
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, better known now for bizarre behavior than anything he ever did on the court, launched into an unintelligible rant against a CNN anchor on Tuesday during an interview from North Korea, where he is on his fourth visit in less than a year.
Jan. 7, 2014