North Korea has replaced its hard-line defense chief with a little-known army general, according to a state media report Monday, in what outside analysts call an attempt to install a younger figure meant to solidify leader Kim Jong Un's grip on the powerful military.Full story
Top talkers: The Washington Post’s David Ignatius joins the Morning Joe panel to discuss how serious the U.S. should take North Korea’s threats. Ignatius calls the threats “a direct military challenge to the United States.”
A newly disclosed report from the Defense Intelligence Agency says U.S. officials believe with moderate confidence North Korea can make a nuclear bomb small enough to fit on a ballistic missile. However, the Director of National Intelligence is distancing the Obama Administration from the report. P.
Even as North Korea continues to threaten nuclear action, Pyongyang is decorating the streets, preparing to celebrate Kim Jong Un’s first year in power. NBC’s Richard Engel reports.
Secret filming captures N. Korean smugglers sneaking into China to get supplies for their impoverished country, as a refugee tells of the horror of life under Kim Jong Un. ITN's Angus Walker reports.
The anniversary of Kim Jong Un's leadership is celebrated in the streets of Pyongyang while the country continues their threat of war with a ballistic missile launch. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Threats of war from North Korean may be spiking due to an aggressive vice marshall close to leader Kim Jong Un. NBC's Jim Maceda reports.
Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., explains why North Korea’s provocations are raising tensions across the region and discusses the role China could have in stopping these threats.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (centre, R) and his wife Ri Sol-ju (centre, L) sit during a visit to the Pyongyang Myohyangsan Children's Camp situated at the foot of Mt. Myohyang in North Phyongan Province, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on May 20, 2013. REUTERS
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang March 31, 2013 in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency on April 1, 2013. REUTERS/KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the "February 20 factory of the Korean People's Army" in this photo released by North Korea's Central News Agency on May 17, 2013. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONL
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves upon his arrival with his wife Ri Sol-ju for a performance given by the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Korean People's Internal Security Forces in Pyongyang, in this picture released by North Korea's KCNA news agency May 13, 2013. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - T
