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Relations between North and South Korea, already strained over the sinking of a South Korean warship, deteriorated to their worst point in many years.

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak announced Monday that his country is suspending trade with North Korea and closing its waters to the North's ships in the wake of a report from Seoul that concluded North Korea sank a South Korean warship in March.

North Korea said on Friday the peninsula was heading toward war and it was ready to tear up all agreements with the South after it accused the reclusive state of torpedoing a navy ship near their disputed border.

Evidence overwhelmingly proves North Korea fired a torpedo that sank a South Korean warship in March, killing 46 sailors, investigators say.

North Korea has announced that it has made significant progress towards the development of thermo-nuclear power. It is a claim that is likely to be met with some skepticism. Despite hopes that the technology can produce large ...

North Korea’s government appears to be trying to build a personality cult around Kim Jong-un, the youngest son of Kim Jong-il.

South Korea's military believes a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine sank its navy ship last month, based on intelligence gathered jointly with the United States, a news report said on Thursday.

North Korea says it was not involved in the sinking of a South Korean warship near their disputed maritime border last month.

A South Korean investigator said Friday that an "external explosion" was the most likely cause of the mysterious sinking of a naval ship in which 46 South Korean sailors were lost in tense waters off the North Korean coast.

Crew members who survived the sinking of a South Korean warship said Thursday they were convinced the explosion came from outside the ship.