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Defying the U.S. on Independence Day, North Korea fires five missiles Saturday off its east coast.

South Korea said Friday it is closely monitoring North Korean military sites because the communist nation may fire more missiles, ...

North Korea test-fired a fourth short-range missile on Thursday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said citing officials in Seoul.

SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean ship tracked by the U.S. Navy on suspicion of carrying a banned arms cargo may be returning home, a U.S.

North Korea threatened Saturday to shoot down any Japanese planes that intrude into its airspace, accusing Tokyo of spying near one of its missile launch sites.

Sweden's ambassador to North Korea has visited two US journalists jailed there, the US embassy says.

North Korea condemned a recent U.S. pledge to provide nuclear defense of South Korea, saying Thursday that the move boosts its justification to hold onto atomic bombs and invites a potential "fire shower of nuclear retaliation."

The youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has taken charge at the country's spy agency to prepare him to inherit the leadership of the nation from his father, a news report said Wednesday.

China shares the region's "serious concerns" about a nuclear North Korea and urged all parties to keep negotiating, a senior Chinese military officer said Wednesday after talks with Pentagon officials.

The United States military is prepared for the possibility that North Korea may attempt to launch a missile toward Hawaii, President Barack Obama said in remarks released on Sunday.