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UN Experts: N. Korean Illegal Exports Over Six Months Worth $270M

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea illegally exported coal, iron and other commodities worth at least $270 million to China and other countries including India, Malaysia and Sri Lanka in the six-month period...

YouTube Removes North Korea Propaganda Channel

YouTube, citing violation of "community guidelines," removed the state-run North Korea propaganda channel, Uriminzokkiri, from its website. "This account has been terminated for violating YouTube's community guidelines," YouTube said. The video-sharing website did...

North Korea Celebrates Nuclear Scientists at Celebration Bash

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a massive celebration to congratulate his nuclear scientists and technicians who steered the country's sixth and largest nuclear test a week...

International Concern Grows Over Rohingya Exodus From Myanmar

WASHINGTON — Protests have popped around the world over the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar. Even the Dalai Lama and South African rights leader Desmond Tutu have weighed in, seeking better treatment for...

South Korea Braces for Possible North Korea Missile Test

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — South Korea braced for a possible missile test by North Korea as it marked its founding anniversary Saturday, just days after its sixth and largest nuclear test rattled...

US Requests UN Sanctions Vote on North Korea

The United States formally requested a vote of the U.N. Security Council on Monday of a draft resolution to establish new sanctions against North Korea, according to a statement by the...

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