North Korea has fired two unidentified missiles, its fourth such launch in less than two weeks, South Korea’s military has said. They were fired from South Hwanghae province across the peninsula into the sea to the east, a statement said.…
North Korea fires ‘new short-range missile’ into sea, S Korea says (BBC)
North Korea has fired two short-range missiles into the sea, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. They were launched over the sea early on Thursday, from Wonsan on North Korea’s east coast. A JCS official said at least…
US ‘hell-bent’ on hostility despite talks, North Korea says (BBC)
North Korea has accused the US of being “hell-bent on hostile acts”, despite a recent agreement between the two countries to resume nuclear talks. Pyongyang’s delegation to the United Nations said on Wednesday that the US was “obsessed with sanctions”.…
North Korea: Hundreds of public execution sites identified, says report (BBC)
A South Korean NGO says it has identified 318 sites in North Korea that have been used by the government to carry out public executions. The Transitional Justice Working Group interviewed 610 North Korean defectors over four years for its…
*Police arrest four women for abducting, trafficking 14 children (Vanguard) *Man commits suicide after killing wife, son (Guardian)
Police arrest four women for abducting, trafficking 14 children (Vanguard) Dania Detectives attached to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon, Lagos State, have arrested four women and rescued 14 children from Benin Republic who were abducted by the women.…
North Korea demands UN action over ship seizure by ‘gangster’ US (Guardian)
North Korea has demanded the United Nations take “urgent measures” to help return a cargo ship taken by the United States, calling the seizure a “heinous” act. Washington announced last week it had taken possession of the North Korean-registered bulk…
North Korea demands removal of Pompeo (BBC)
North Korea has demanded the removal of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from nuclear talks, accusing him of “talking nonsense” and being “reckless”. A senior foreign ministry official said that further talks would be “lousy” if Mr Pompeo was…
Fortune tellers executed in North Korea to ‘maintain social order’ (Metro)
North Korea have publicly executed two women and jailed another for life because they were fortune tellers. The trio had allegedly formed a collective named the Seven Star Group and claimed a ‘spirit oracle’ could be channelled through two children,…
North Korea quits Kaesong liaison office with South Korea (BBC)
North Korea has withdrawn from the inter-Korean liaison office which was opened amid a warming of ties last year to facilitate talks with the South. Seoul said it was contacted on Friday and informed that the North’s staff would be…
N Korea ‘could be great power’, says Trump (BBC)
North Korea could become one of the world’s “great economic powers” if it relinquishes its nuclear weapons, US President Donald Trump has said. Writing on Twitter, Mr Trump said the nation had “more potential for rapid growth than any other”.…
