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| Jan.5 |
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Rodman heads for North Korea match
| Jan.7 |
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Angry Dennis Rodman defends North Korea visit |
| Jan.8 |
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Rodman sings Happy Birthday to Kim
US basketball star Dennis Rodman has sung Happy Birthday to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in front of a crowd of thousands in the capital
| Jan.9 |
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Rodman sorry over N Korea detainee Former US basketball player Dennis Rodman has apologised for angry comments he made about an American man detained in North Korea
| Jan.20 |
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Jailed man Kenneth Bae calls for US action |
| Jan.23 |
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North Korea in 'reconciliation' call to the South |
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| Feb.4 |
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Koreas agree to family reunions North and South have agreed to hold reunions for families separated after the Korean War, following calls from Pyongyang to improve ties
| Feb.6 |
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N Korea warns on family reunions |
| Feb.7 |
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American jailed in North Korea returned to work camp
| Feb.11 |
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North and South Korea begin rare high-level talks
| Feb.15 |
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N Korean ship seized with Cuban weapons returns to Cuba |
| Feb.16 |
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UN to call for investigation of North Korea in new report |
| Feb.17 |
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U.N.: Kim could be prosecuted for crimes against humanity
A stunning catalog of torture and the widespread abuse of even the weakest reveal a portrait of a brutal state 'that does not have any parallel'
| Feb.19 |
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Two Koreas hold family reunions
Map of Mount Kumgang North Korea More than 100 South Koreans have arrived in North Korea for reunions with their relatives - the first such events since 2010
| Feb.24 |
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N Korea 'violates' S Korea's border |
| Feb.27 |
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North Korea launches missiles into sea |
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| Mar.2 |
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NKorea fires 2 more suspected missiles
| Mar.5 |
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N. Korea: Missile launches 'justifiable self-defense behavior' |
| Mar.6 |
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China plane 'flew near North Korea missile path' |
| Mar.8 |
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North Koreans vote in rubber-stamp elections |
| Mar.16 |
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North Korea fires short-range rockets
| Mar.22 |
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North Korea fires more rockets into the sea |
| Mar.25 |
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North Korea test-fires 'ballistic' missiles
North Korea has test-fired what appeared to be 2 medium-range missiles, just hours after the US, South Korea and Japan met to discuss the co...
| Mar.27 |
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UN condemns N Korea missile launch |
| Mar.30 |
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North, South Korea exchange fire across disputed western sea border
Map of Yeonpyeong island South Korea South Korean Marines fired artillery shells across a disputed sea border after North shells from a live fire drill fell into the water south of the frontier
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| Apr.3 |
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South Korea says 2 North Korean cargo ship crew members dead, 11 missing |
| Apr.5 |
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US to send 2 more ships to Japan by 2017 to counter N. Korea nuclear threat |
| Apr.21 |
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'More activity' at North Korea nuclear test site |
| Apr.25 |
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North Korea 'detains US tourist' |
| Apr.28 |
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North Korea holds live-fire drill
North Korea has begun a live-fire drill near the disputed inter-Korean western maritime border, a South Korean report says
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| May.12 |
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North Korea rages over South's drone allegations |
| May.17 |
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North Korea reports 'serious' Pyongyang construction accident
Accident last week at a construction site in the capital claimed casualties and triggered a major rescue operation but no death toll was men...
| May.22 |
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North Korea fires shells at South Korean vessel |
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| Jun.5 |
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N Korea 'detains third American'
| Jun.25 |
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N. Korea: Franco, Rogen movie is 'undisguised terrorism' |
| Jun.28 |
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North Korea 'test-fires missiles'
| Jun.29 |
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North Korea to put US men on trial
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| Jul.1 |
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North Korea test-fires more missiles |
| Jul.2 |
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North Korea tops agenda as China's Xi visits Seoul |
| Jul.28 |
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UN blacklists North Korea arms ship operator
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| Aug.13 |
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North Korea fires projectiles as Pope lands in Seoul
| Aug.17 |
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Pope Francis urges inter-Korean reconciliation |
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| Sep.1 |
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US works to free trio in N Korea
| Sep.14 |
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US citizen sentenced to six years in prison with labor by North Korea
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| Oct.3 |
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North Koreans make surprise visit to South
3 senior North officials are in South Korea for the closing ceremony of the Asian Games - a visit seen as a rare opportunity for high-level ...
| Oct.4 |
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North and South Korea 'agree to talks'
| Oct.6 |
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Korean ships exchange warning shots |
| Oct.7 |
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Analysts speculate Kim may have been ousted
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North Korea defends human rights record in report to UN |
| Oct.9 |
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Kim Jong-un’s absence fuels speculation about health, coup North Korea's mysterious leader Kim Jong-un has not been seen in public for 34 days, sparking a wide range of speculation | |
| Oct.10 |
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North and South Korea exchange fire |
| Oct.13 |
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North Korea says leader has reappeared 
State media has attempted to end the international speculation by publishing the first photos of Kim Jong Un in more than a month | |
| Oct.14 |
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Koreas 'hold top military talks'
Senior military officials from the two Koreas are holding talks for the first time in seven years, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports
| Oct.21 |
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American released from North Korea Jeffrey Fowle, arrested in North Korea in May for leaving a bible at a club for foreign sailors, has been released and is on his way home
| Oct.28 |
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South Korea has solved mystery of Kim Jong Un's 6-week absence |
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| Nov.4 |
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Kim Jong-un seen walking unaided
| Nov.8 |
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North Korea frees detained US men Miller and Bae 2 Americans who were being held in detention in N. Korea, Matthew Todd Miller and Kenneth Bae, have been released and are on their way home | |
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North Korea detainees Miller and Bae arrive back in US
| Nov.13 |
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Kim Jong-un to send special envoy to Russia
| Nov.18 |
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UN calls for N Korea rights probe A UN committee has called for the Security Council to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court over its human rights record
| Nov.19 |
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North Korea responds to UN with nuclear test threat
| Nov.26 |
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Kim Jong-un's sister holds senior title
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| Dec.1 |
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N Korea refuses to deny Sony hack
| Dec.17 |
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Sony cancels The Interview release Sony Pictures cancels 25 December release of North Korea film The Interview after cinemas decide not to screen it | |
| Dec.18 |
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North Korea deep into cyber warfare, defector says
| Dec.19 |
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Sony 'will not drop' North Korea film The Interview
| Dec.20 |
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N Korea seeks joint Sony hack probe
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US insists North Korea must take Sony hack blame
| Dec.21 |
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US mulls putting NK on terror list
Barack Obama has said the US is considering putting North Korea back on its list of terrorism sponsors after the hacking of Sony Pictures
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North Korea warns U.S.: Worse is coming
| Dec.22 |
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Internet crashes in North Korea North Korea has been suffering severe internet outages, with one analyst saying the country's access to the web was entirely cut
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North Korea partially back online
Some internet services have been restored in N Korea after an almost unprecedented internet outage, amid a cyber security row with the US
| Dec.23 |
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US cinemas to screen The Interview
A comedy film about North Korea that had its Christmas Day launch cancelled after a major cyber attack is now to get a limited theatrical re...
| Dec.24 |
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Sony comedy The Interview opens The comedy The Interview has opened in some US cinemas and online, after a cyber-attack and row over its release | |
| Dec.26 |
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N Korea berates Obama over film
North Korea has condemned US President over the release of the Sony film The Interview, about a fictional plot to kill its leader Kim Jong-u...
| Dec.28 |
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South Korea offers talks to North
| Dec.31 |
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North Korean leader proposes talks
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2014 |
| Jan.23 |
North Korea in 'reconciliation' call to the South |
| Feb.11 |
North and South Korea begin rare high-level talks
| Feb.15 |
N Korean ship seized with Cuban weapons returns to Cuba |
| Feb.24 |
N Korea 'violates' S Korea's border |
| Feb.27 |
North Korea launches missiles into sea |
| Mar.2 |
NKorea fires 2 more suspected missiles
| Mar.5 |
N. Korea: Missile launches 'justifiable self-defense behavior' |
| Mar.6 |
China plane 'flew near North Korea missile path' |
| Mar.16 |
North Korea fires short-range rockets
| Mar.22 |
North Korea fires more rockets into the sea |
| Mar.25 |
North Korea test-fires 'ballistic' missiles
North Korea has test-fired what appeared to be 2 medium-range missiles, just hours after the US, South Korea and Japan met to discuss the co...
| Mar.27 |
UN condemns N Korea missile launch |
| Mar.30 |
North, South Korea exchange fire across disputed western sea border
Map of Yeonpyeong island South Korea South Korean Marines fired artillery shells across a disputed sea border after North shells from a live fire drill fell into the water south of the frontier
| Apr.5 |
US to send 2 more ships to Japan by 2017 to counter N. Korea nuclear threat |
| Apr.21 |
'More activity' at North Korea nuclear test site |
| Apr.28 |
North Korea holds live-fire drill
North Korea has begun a live-fire drill near the disputed inter-Korean western maritime border, a South Korean report says
| May.12 |
North Korea rages over South's drone allegations |
| May.22 |
North Korea fires shells at South Korean vessel |
| Jun.28 |
North Korea 'test-fires missiles'
| Jul.1 |
North Korea test-fires more missiles |
| Jul.28 |
UN blacklists North Korea arms ship operator
| Aug.13 |
North Korea fires projectiles as Pope lands in Seoul
| Aug.17 |
Pope Francis urges inter-Korean reconciliation |
| Oct.6 |
Korean ships exchange warning shots |
| Oct.9 |
Kim Jong-un’s absence fuels speculation about health, coup North Korea's mysterious leader Kim Jong-un has not been seen in public for 34 days, sparking a wide range of speculation | |
| Oct.10 |
North and South Korea exchange fire |
| Oct.14 |
Koreas 'hold top military talks'
Senior military officials from the two Koreas are holding talks for the first time in seven years, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports
| Nov.19 |
North Korea responds to UN with nuclear test threat
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2014 |
| Mar.6 |
China plane 'flew near North Korea missile path' |
| Apr.3 |
South Korea says 2 North Korean cargo ship crew members dead, 11 missing |
| May.17 |
North Korea reports 'serious' Pyongyang construction accident
Accident last week at a construction site in the capital claimed casualties and triggered a major rescue operation but no death toll was men...
| Dec.22 |
North Korea partially back online
Some internet services have been restored in N Korea after an almost unprecedented internet outage, amid a cyber security row with the US
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2014 |
| May.17 |
North Korea reports 'serious' Pyongyang construction accident
Accident last week at a construction site in the capital claimed casualties and triggered a major rescue operation but no death toll was men...
| Jun.25 |
N. Korea: Franco, Rogen movie is 'undisguised terrorism' |
| Dec.1 |
N Korea refuses to deny Sony hack
| Dec.17 |
Sony cancels The Interview release Sony Pictures cancels 25 December release of North Korea film The Interview after cinemas decide not to screen it | |
| Dec.19 |
Sony 'will not drop' North Korea film The Interview
| Dec.20 |
N Korea seeks joint Sony hack probe
| Dec.22 |
Internet crashes in North Korea North Korea has been suffering severe internet outages, with one analyst saying the country's access to the web was entirely cut
| Dec.22 |
North Korea partially back online
Some internet services have been restored in N Korea after an almost unprecedented internet outage, amid a cyber security row with the US
| Dec.23 |
US cinemas to screen The Interview
A comedy film about North Korea that had its Christmas Day launch cancelled after a major cyber attack is now to get a limited theatrical re...
| Dec.24 |
Sony comedy The Interview opens The comedy The Interview has opened in some US cinemas and online, after a cyber-attack and row over its release | |
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2014 |
| Jan.5 |
Rodman heads for North Korea match
| Jan.7 |
Angry Dennis Rodman defends North Korea visit |
| Jan.8 |
Rodman sings Happy Birthday to Kim
US basketball star Dennis Rodman has sung Happy Birthday to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in front of a crowd of thousands in the capital
| Jan.9 |
Rodman sorry over N Korea detainee Former US basketball player Dennis Rodman has apologised for angry comments he made about an American man detained in North Korea
| Oct.3 |
North Koreans make surprise visit to South
3 senior North officials are in South Korea for the closing ceremony of the Asian Games - a visit seen as a rare opportunity for high-level ...
|
|
2014 |
| Feb.7 |
American jailed in North Korea returned to work camp
| Jun.29 |
North Korea to put US men on trial
| Sep.1 |
US works to free trio in N Korea
| Sep.14 |
US citizen sentenced to six years in prison with labor by North Korea
| Oct.21 |
American released from North Korea Jeffrey Fowle, arrested in North Korea in May for leaving a bible at a club for foreign sailors, has been released and is on his way home
| Nov.8 |
North Korea frees detained US men Miller and Bae 2 Americans who were being held in detention in N. Korea, Matthew Todd Miller and Kenneth Bae, have been released and are on their way home | |
| Dec.1 |
N Korea refuses to deny Sony hack
| Dec.18 |
North Korea deep into cyber warfare, defector says
| Dec.20 |
N Korea seeks joint Sony hack probe
| Dec.20 |
US insists North Korea must take Sony hack blame
| Dec.21 |
US mulls putting NK on terror list
Barack Obama has said the US is considering putting North Korea back on its list of terrorism sponsors after the hacking of Sony Pictures
|
|
2014 |
| Jan.5 |
Rodman heads for North Korea match
| Jan.7 |
Angry Dennis Rodman defends North Korea visit |
| Jan.8 |
Rodman sings Happy Birthday to Kim
US basketball star Dennis Rodman has sung Happy Birthday to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in front of a crowd of thousands in the capital
| Jan.9 |
Rodman sorry over N Korea detainee Former US basketball player Dennis Rodman has apologised for angry comments he made about an American man detained in North Korea
| Jan.20 |
Jailed man Kenneth Bae calls for US action |
| Jan.23 |
North Korea in 'reconciliation' call to the South |
| Feb.4 |
Koreas agree to family reunions North and South have agreed to hold reunions for families separated after the Korean War, following calls from Pyongyang to improve ties
| Feb.6 |
N Korea warns on family reunions |
| Feb.7 |
American jailed in North Korea returned to work camp
| Feb.11 |
North and South Korea begin rare high-level talks
| Feb.16 |
UN to call for investigation of North Korea in new report |
| Feb.17 |
U.N.: Kim could be prosecuted for crimes against humanity
A stunning catalog of torture and the widespread abuse of even the weakest reveal a portrait of a brutal state 'that does not have any parallel'
| Feb.19 |
Two Koreas hold family reunions
Map of Mount Kumgang North Korea More than 100 South Koreans have arrived in North Korea for reunions with their relatives - the first such events since 2010
| Mar.8 |
North Koreans vote in rubber-stamp elections |
| Mar.27 |
UN condemns N Korea missile launch |
| Apr.25 |
North Korea 'detains US tourist' |
| Jun.5 |
N Korea 'detains third American'
| Jun.29 |
North Korea to put US men on trial
| Jul.2 |
North Korea tops agenda as China's Xi visits Seoul |
| Jul.28 |
UN blacklists North Korea arms ship operator
| Aug.13 |
North Korea fires projectiles as Pope lands in Seoul
| Aug.17 |
Pope Francis urges inter-Korean reconciliation |
| Sep.1 |
US works to free trio in N Korea
| Sep.14 |
US citizen sentenced to six years in prison with labor by North Korea
| Oct.3 |
North Koreans make surprise visit to South
3 senior North officials are in South Korea for the closing ceremony of the Asian Games - a visit seen as a rare opportunity for high-level ...
| Oct.4 |
North and South Korea 'agree to talks'
| Oct.7 |
Analysts speculate Kim may have been ousted
| Oct.7 |
North Korea defends human rights record in report to UN |
| Oct.9 |
Kim Jong-un’s absence fuels speculation about health, coup North Korea's mysterious leader Kim Jong-un has not been seen in public for 34 days, sparking a wide range of speculation | |
| Oct.13 |
North Korea says leader has reappeared 
State media has attempted to end the international speculation by publishing the first photos of Kim Jong Un in more than a month | |
| Oct.14 |
Koreas 'hold top military talks'
Senior military officials from the two Koreas are holding talks for the first time in seven years, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports
| Oct.28 |
South Korea has solved mystery of Kim Jong Un's 6-week absence |
| Nov.4 |
Kim Jong-un seen walking unaided
| Nov.8 |
North Korea frees detained US men Miller and Bae 2 Americans who were being held in detention in N. Korea, Matthew Todd Miller and Kenneth Bae, have been released and are on their way home | |
| Nov.8 |
North Korea detainees Miller and Bae arrive back in US
| Nov.13 |
Kim Jong-un to send special envoy to Russia
| Nov.18 |
UN calls for N Korea rights probe A UN committee has called for the Security Council to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court over its human rights record
| Nov.19 |
North Korea responds to UN with nuclear test threat
| Nov.26 |
Kim Jong-un's sister holds senior title
| Dec.21 |
US mulls putting NK on terror list
Barack Obama has said the US is considering putting North Korea back on its list of terrorism sponsors after the hacking of Sony Pictures
| Dec.21 |
North Korea warns U.S.: Worse is coming
| Dec.26 |
N Korea berates Obama over film
North Korea has condemned US President over the release of the Sony film The Interview, about a fictional plot to kill its leader Kim Jong-u...
| Dec.28 |
South Korea offers talks to North
| Dec.31 |
North Korean leader proposes talks