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North Korea: North Korea threatens to shoot down US spy planes
SEOUL: North Korea accused US spy planes of violating its air space and threatened to shoot them down, ramping up tensions just before Nato leaders…
North Korea calls failed spy satellite launch ‘the most serious’ shortcoming, vows 2nd launch
SEOUL: Top North Korean officials vowed to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as they called their country’s first, and failed,…
Kim: North Korea’s Kim offers ‘full support’ to Putin on Russia Day
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered his country’s “full support and solidarity” to Moscow in a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on…
Kim: North Korea’s Kim offers ‘full support’ to Putin on Russia Day
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered his country’s “full support and solidarity” to Moscow in a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on…
North Korean leader’s sister vows 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite, slams UN meeting
SEOUL: The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed again Sunday to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite…
North Korea will ‘correctly’ put spy satellite into orbit soon, Kim’s sister says
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un‘s powerful sister said Thursday that Pyongyang would “correctly” place a spy satellite into orbit soon, a day after…
Why North Korea’s satellite launch attempt may be ‘first of many’
SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea is unlikely to be deterred from its quest to place cargoes in space, analysts said, even though a malfunction sent a new…
North Korea: North Korea’s spy satellite ‘crashes into sea’, vows 2nd launch ‘as soon as possible’
SEOUL: A military spy satellite launched by North Korea earlier in the day crashed into the Yellow Sea owing to an engine problem and it…
North Korea says it will launch its first military spy satellite in June
SEOUL: North Korea will launch its first military reconnaissance satellite in June for monitoring US military activities, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday.In a statement…
Japan: N Korean warns of sat launch, Japan on missile defence alert
Japan put its ballistic missile defences on alert on Monday and vowed to shoot down any projectile that threatens its territory, after North Korea notified…