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North Korea Denies Role in "Righteous," Totally Bitchin' Sony Hack
Hudson Hongo · 12/07/14 12:22PMHackers Leak New Sony Movies, Threaten to Dump Stars' Personal Info
Jay Hathaway · 12/01/14 11:35AMTwo American Citizens Released From North Korea
Brian Feldman · 11/08/14 10:51AMNorth Korea Releases American Detained for Placing Bible in Nightclub
Aleksander Chan · 10/21/14 01:22PMKim Jong-un Reappears After Six Week Absence Sporting Cane and Smile
Aleksander Chan · 10/14/14 07:10AMNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who has been a no-show at public events in the country since Sept. 3, appeared to return to the public eye Tuesday with photos of him touring building projects running on the front page of North Korea's daily, Rodong Sinmun. His limp of mysterious provenance was also back, along with a cane that only fuels speculation that the head of the totalitarian regime is unwell.
North Korea Sentences American to Six Years Hard Labor
Kelly Conaboy · 09/14/14 10:26AMThree Americans Detained in North Korea Plead for American Help
Aleksander Chan · 09/02/14 08:59AMThree Americans being held as prisoners in North Korea—Kenneth Bae, Matthew Todd Miller, and Jeffrey Edward Fowle—were granted surprise interviews with two American news organizations, the Associated Press and CNN, Monday. All three men described their overall humane treatment but also pleaded for Washington's intervention in setting them free. Both CNN and the Associated Press interviewed the men while North Korean officials were present, "suggesting they had been coached," the New York Times reports.
The Chinese Dance Video Kim Jong-Un Doesn't Want You to See
Jay Hathaway · 07/22/14 10:43AMKim Jong-un Has a Mysterious Limp
Allie Jones · 07/08/14 08:02AMKim Jong-un limped his way on stage at his grandfather's memorial ceremony today. It's not clear what his injury is — maybe he's just being dramatic — but it's surprising that state TV captured his apparent weakness.
North Korea Is Sending Cheerleaders to South Korea
Allie Jones · 07/07/14 10:45AMIn a bid to distract from its nuclear weapons program, North Korea announced it will send cheerleaders to South Korea. The DPRK has done this only a handful of times since the Korean War, always in attempts to ease tensions between the two Koreas. The cheerleaders will travel with athletes to the Asian Games in Incheon this September.
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North Korea: James Franco and Seth Rogen's New Movie an "Act of War"
Andy Cush · 06/25/14 02:15PMLast we heard from North Korea on James Franco and Seth Rogen's Kim Jong-un assassination flick The Interview, friend-of-the-regime Kim Myong-chol said it showed the "desperation of the US government and American society." The country's foreign ministry gave a much more strongly worded review today.