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North Korean leader Kim used luxury yacht to tour coast: website

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un toured the impoverished country's east coast last month in a 95-foot luxury yacht, a boat that could be prohibited under U.N. sanctions, a website that tracks events in the reclusive state said.Full story

HBO's VICE crew surprised by North Korean leader

The documentary crew that accompanied Dennis Rodman to North Korea over the winter says it had no idea it would meet the reclusive country's young leader Kim Jong Un until he showed up at a basketball game it was filming. Full story

US offers open to talks with North Korea to stop threats

  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.”

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  N. Korea to celebrate year of Kim Jong Un in power

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.

  N. Koreans sneak across border for food, freedom

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.

  Kim dynasty celebrated in North Korea 

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.

  North Korean vice marshall may be pushing war

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.

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Children perform as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches during his visit at a machine factory run by Huh Chul-yong
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Children perform as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches during his visit at a machine factory run by Huh Chul-yong in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on June 17, 2013. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA - Tags: POLITICS) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BE

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