... the first day of a surprise mission to Pyongyang to negotiate the release of two Americans ... Central News Agency said in a report from Pyongyang. Kim expressed his thanks, and engaged ... heightened tensions between Washington and Pyongyang, foes during the Korean War of the ...

... saying the world must "stand up to" Pyongyang and demand that it honor a promise to ... tests had drawn scorn around the world. Pyongyang's actions "have flown in the face ... of the world." - Advertisement - In Pyongyang, North Korea said that it had carried ...

... nuclear test, and U.S. officials said there are new signs Pyongyang may be planning more long-range missile launches. With ... flurry of missile launches, coupled with the rhetoric from Pyongyang that it won't honor a 1953 truce ending the fighting in ...

... western sea border with North Korea. Pyongyang, meanwhile, positioned artillery guns ... and Laura Ling, remained in custody in Pyongyang accused of illegal entry and "hostile acts." They face trial in Pyongyang next week.

... said that while Internet addresses have been traced to North Korea, that does not necessarily mean the attack involved the Pyongyang government. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter ...

... Beijing "resolutely opposed" the nuclear test and urged Pyongyang to return to negotiations under which it had agreed to dismantle ... marked the nuclear test with celebratory speeches Tuesday at Pyongyang's Indoor Gymnasium, with No. 2 official Kim Yong Nam and ...

... programs to stem nuclear proliferation while in Singapore. But Szechenyi he said many operations steps by Washington to hobble Pyongyang likely would not be taken any time soon. Szechenyi said joint U.S.-South Korea maritime exercises would probably not ...

... Borodavkin, said after meeting with his South Korean counterpart that Moscow is open to other formats for discussion since Pyongyang has pulled out of formal six-nation negotiations. In Beijing, top U.S. and Chinese defense officials also discussed ...

... arms trade, which were enacted after Pyongyang's second nuclear test on May 25, allow ... facilitate North Korea's weapons trade. Pyongyang, meanwhile, is poised to test-fire ... global powers that are trying to sanction Pyongyang into abandoning its nuclear ambitions ...

... during another period of tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. The number ... be muted to avoid giving attention to Pyongyang or antagonize it. They spoke on condition ... the launches, so it was hard to grasp Pyongyang's true intentions. Officials and analysts ...