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Two U.S. journalists detained in North Korea while covering the plight of defectors living along the China-North Korea border have been sentenced to 12 years in prison, the country's state-run media said.

The United States is looking at restoring North Korea to the list of state sponsors of terrorism, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said.

The US will not reward North Korea's "extraordinarily provocative" recent actions, President Barack Obama says.

South Korea’s main intelligence agency has reported on signs that Kim Jong-un, the youngest and least-known son of Kim Jong-il, was the likely successor in North Korea.

The test firing could come within weeks, possibly when the South Korean president meets with Obama on June 16.

Reporting from Seoul — North Korea has positioned its most sophisticated long-range ballistic missile on a launch pad for a test firing that could come within weeks, a newspaper here reported Monday.

Defense Secretary Gates began laying the groundwork for building up U.S. and allied military defenses should a diplomatic response to North Korea fail.

North Korea defiantly test-fired another short-range missile Friday and warned it would act in "self-defense" if provoked by ...

While worrisome, North Korea's nuclear and missile tests have not reached a crisis level that would warrant additional U.S. troops ...

South Korean and U.S. forces have been placed on a higher surveillance alert level, after North Korea threatened military action following its nuclear test earlier this week, the joint forces announced on Thursday.

Pyongyang vows to attack the South if its ships are searched as part effort to stop weapons shipments.