Southeast Asia's top diplomats have criticised North Korea over its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests.

North Korea’s top military official — a key mentor to new leader Kim Jong-un — has been removed from all posts because of illness, state media said in a surprise announcement that shakes the core of the authoritarian country’s power structure.

North Korea’s top military official – a key mentor to new leader Kim Jong Un who also served under his late father – has been removed from all posts because of illness, state media has announced.

Half a dozen ominous new North Korean missiles showcased at a lavish military parade were clumsy fakes, according to analysts.

North Korea’s top nuclear negotiator is heading to New York next week, following a deal between the nations to suspend uranium enrichment in return for food aid, it emerged today.

Tens of thousands of North Koreans lined the snowy streets of Pyongyang today, wailing and clutching their chests as a black hearse carrying late leader Kim Jong Il’s body wound its way through the capital for a final farewell.

Representatives of North and South Korea met today for crucial talks, renewing optimism that Pyongyang could be persuaded to resume discussions on ending its nuclear programme after it walked out two years ago.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his son, heir apparent Kim Jong Un, appeared together a massive military parade today held amid celebrations marking the foundation of the country's ruling party.

North Korea said today it promoted three senior officials involved in nuclear negotiations with the United States in a reshuffle ahead of its biggest political convention in decades.