Seoul: North Korea could conduct a third atomic test next year to boost the credentials of its leader-in-waiting, while prospects for bilateral talks with Seoul are slim, a South Korean foreign minist

Seoul: South Korea's military on Thursday held a live-fire drill involving tanks, artillery and jet fighters, in a major show of strength staged exactly a month after North Korea's deadly attack on a

Seoul: North Korea is prepared to launch a 'sacred war' based on its nuclear deterrent, the North's state media said on Thursday amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula.

"The revolutionary a

Seoul: South Korea's military said it would conduct a major ground and air live-fire exercise on Thursday near the North Korean border, as warships began a four-day exercise off the east coast on Wedn

The UN General Assembly passed a resolution condemning and expressing deep concern over human rights violations in North Korea.

Seoul: South Korean marines were on guard on Tuesday to protect a Christmas tree, the latest focus of tensions with North Korea following Seoul's artillery drill near the disputed sea border a day ear

Yeonpyeon: South Korea will go ahead with live firing drills from a disputed island on Monday, local media said, despite threats of attack by Pyongyang and pressure from Russia and China to cancel the

United Nations: The UN Security Council failed to arrive at a consensus statement on the Korean crisis in a marathon meeting of its members after veto-wielding powers China and Russia did not agree w

Seoul: North Korea's military said on Monday it 'was not worth reacting' to South Korea's military drill on the disputed island of Yeonpyeong, the North's state news agency KCNA reported.

"We felt it

Yeonpyeong: South Korea said on Sunday bad weather was delaying the start of a live-fire exercise that prompted North Korean threats of war, adding that it had no plans to scrap the drills despite int