Clinton tells 'tyrannical' N Korea: Stop your threats

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton said today North Korea could expect no change in its relationship with Washington if the regime continued to insult, provoke and shut out dialogue with the South.

Criticising the “tyranny” in Stalinist North Korea while praising Seoul’s calm response to threatening rhetoric from Pyongyang, Mrs Clinton said Washington stood united with its long-time ally over relations on the tense Korean peninsula.