In the face of growing pressure from Japan, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il announced during a landmark ... North Korea staged the abductions in the 1970s and '80s to train its agents in Japanese ...

It is easy to miss the headquarters of the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), which is run by a North Korean from a ...

It is not the first time golf has featured in the country's politics. Kim's father, Kim Jong il, boasted of his prowess with the irons back in 1994 when he claimed a world record low score ...

Kim Jong Il. A centenarian, Kim Yong Ju outlived his brother as well as former leader Kim Jong Il, but he live the second half of his life mainly in obscurity, often in a remote part of the ...

Kim's order follows incident where farmers were denied mausoleum access for failing to pay unauthorized fees during Pyongyang tour Statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il inside the Kumsusan Palace of ...

Branigan passed away in 2004. British pop singer Kim Wilde had one of the quintessential '80s songs with “Kids in America” in 1981—it seemed like it was playing everywhere at the time in the UK.

North Korea says South Korea jets' accidental bombing shows armed conflict possible, KCNA says North Korea said on Wednesday a recent accidental bombing of a civilian area by South Korean fighter ...

A 60-foot inflatable Kim Kardashian erected in the heart of New York City is turning heads online and off. Kardashian's unisex shapewear brand Skims celebrated the release of its new swimwear ...

A North Korean ballistic missile launch was intended as a message to "rivals" who have "escalated" regional tensions, according to leader Kim Jong Un. A North Korean ballistic missile launch was ...

After careful consideration, the man chose the promise of provincial prosperity through marriage into an influential family over continuing his three-year relationship with a woman A Kim Il Sung ...

Since founder Kim Il Sung’s era, songs have been used to cultivate public loyalty under the slogan “Where there’s a revolution, there are songs” – a practice that continued through Kim Jong Il’s and ...

North Korea carried out a test-launch of its strategic cruise missiles in the Yellow Sea this week, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday, in a drill that sought to demonstrate the prowess of ...