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Spy Agency: North Korea Executes Its Defense Chief With Anti-Aircraft Guns

9:22am May 13, 2015

by Elise Hu

Officials from South Korea's intelligence agency say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's latest high-level purge took place in front of hundreds of onlookers at a shooting range.

A screen grab from Joo Won-moon's interview with CNN from Pyongyang on Tuesday.

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NYU Student Detained In North Korea Was Hoping For 'Great Event'

9:45pm May 05, 2015

by Elise Hu

A South Korean student arrested for crossing illegally into North Korea tells CNN he is doing well, and that he went into the rogue state hoping to improve relations between North and South.

Protesters support jailed veteran Chinese journalist Gao Yu during a rally outside the central government's liaison office in Hong Kong last week. China ranks eighth on the Committee to Protect Journalists' list of 10 most censored countries.

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Report Lays Out 10 Most Censored Countries

4:39pm April 21, 2015

by Miles Parks

The Committee to Protect Journalists says Eritrea, North Korea, and Saudi Arabia are tops at silencing journalists.

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North Korean Diplomat Stopped In Bangladesh With $1.4 Million In Gold

8:23pm March 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The first secretary of the North Korean Embassy in Dhaka tried to claim diplomatic immunity when customs officials asked to scan his bags, officials said.

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert leaves Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Seoul, South Korea, after the attack.

North Korea: Attack On U.S. Ambassador Is 'Deserved Punishment'

1:27pm March 05, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Pyongyang said it welcomed the attack on Ambassador Mark Lippert, who was assaulted in Seoul by a knife-wielding political activist who said he opposed joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claps as he reviews a mass military parade from a balcony in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2012.

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Let Us Review North Korea's Glorious New Slogans!

6:39pm February 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

North Korea's official news agency released a list of more than 300 new propaganda slogans, commanding everything from more dutiful wives to more scientific cultivation of mushrooms.

North Korean defector Shin Dong-hyuk came to prominence in a 2012 book about his life in a North Korean prisoner camp. He now says some key parts of his story were not true. His case highlights the difficulty in confirming information in a closed society

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The Challenge Of Fact-Checking North Korea

3:16pm January 21, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

A prominent North Korean defector now says he made up some parts of his story. His case highlights the difficulties of pinning down information in a closed, secretive society.

North Korea: New Sanctions Prove U.S. 'Inveterate Repugnancy'

3:05pm January 04, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The statement by an unnamed foreign ministry official in Pyongyang comes two days after President Obama slapped new sanctions on the hard-line regime.

Amid much speculation by private security analysts, the FBI stood by its claim this week that North Korea was responsible for the hack against Sony Pictures.

Tech Week: FBI Still Blames North Korea; App Encourages Sharing

5:33am January 03, 2015

by Samantha Raphelson

This week in tech, private security experts continued to question the FBI's claim that North Korea was behind the cyberattack on Sony Pictures. Also, a new app connects people and their stuff.

People watch a TV news program showing Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, in November. She has reportedly married the son of the ruling party secretary.

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Kim Jong Un's Little Sister Reportedly Marries

5:29pm January 02, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Kim Yo Jong, who is said to have recently assumed a key leadership role, has reportedly married the son of the secretary of the ruling party.