Tag Archives: North Korea

The world’s worst (arguably) living dictator has died at the age of 69. Kim, 69, died at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, state media reported. A broadcaster reported that Kim died due to “overwork” after “dedicating his life to the people.” Kim died of “great mental and physical strain” while in a train during a “field guidance tour,” North Korea’s state-run KCNA …

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In what is being characterized as the worst incident in decades, North Korea has begun shelling a disputed South Korean island. The South Korean military went to “crisis status,” and fighter planes were put on alert but did not take off. South Korean artillery units returned fire after the North’s shells struck South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island at 2:34 p.m., said …

South Korea has ended its six year suspension of state-sponsored propaganda by broadcasting the below pop song across the North Korean border. Before airing a rebuke from South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, the broadcast features K-pop girl group 4minute singing their song “HuH (Hit Your Heart).” The song was specifically chosen to irk the repressive regime with its liberating lyrics: …

American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling greet their husbands and families after Bill Clinton helped negotiate their release from North Korea. The two women were pardoned after 140 days, having originally been sentenced to 12 years in prison for entering the country illegally. Laura Ling is the sister of famed television reporter Lisa Ling.

As North Korea readies for a long-range missile test, President Obama says that we are ready for any potential threat. The U.S. Department of Defense has ordered “additional protections” for Hawaii in case the missile is launched over the Pacific. “This administration — and our military is fully prepared for any contingencies,” Obama said during an interview with CBS News’ …

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il has decided that his sissified son Kim Jong-chul is too effeminate to succeed him. North Korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il named his third son his successor — at the expense of an older son whom he considered “too effeminate,” according to the dictator’s longtime sushi chef. Kim Jong-chul, the 27-year-old middle son, was apparently deemed …

Secretary of State Clinton is about to visit South Korea. Just hours ahead of her arrival, North Korea has declared that they are “fully ready for war.” North Korea stepped up its war rhetoric Thursday, saying its troops are “fully ready” for war with South Korea, just hours before a visit to Seoul by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham …