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North Korea claims America and agents in neighbouring South Korea had come up with a plan to assassinate dictator Kim Jong-un with radioactive poisons radioactive toxins which they claim were were provided by the CIA to topple the dictator

Jihyun Park fled North Korea when her uncle died of starvation in front of her and her father became ill but she ended up being enslaved in China before finally escaping to the West

North Korea imported an entire UK brewery brick-by-brick under the orders of late Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il - and it appears to have proved a hit in the rogue nation

Kim Jong-un is set to meet Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok, which has been criticised by the US and its western allies who fear the pair may be meeting to discuss an arms deal

Otto Wambier died after being in custody of Pyongyang and his parents cite North Korea's treatment of him as the reason for his demise with evidence of torture

Tropical storm Khanun is heading for North Korea with people ordered to protect portraits of dictator Kim Jong-un and other members of the ruling dynasty or face execution

State media images showed the North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-un with a mysterious white stain on the arm of his coat, sparking fears his unlucky staff could be punished for failing to protect his dignity

Kim Jong-un is thought to be grooming his daughter Kim Ju-ae to become his successor after he brought the 10-year-old to several public events, including a missile launch site

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un was tipped to be his father's successor at just eight years old, so it wouldn't be premature for him to be eyeing his young daughter Kim Ju-Ae, who is said to be aged around 10, to take over after he dies

Kim Jong-un has introduced a baffling new policy which bans people from using his daughter's name. North Koreans in Chongju have been summoned by security services to change their names

Kim Ju-ae, who is thought to be around 9 and 11, made her fifth public appearance as Kim Jong-un held a 75th anniversary dinner of the North Korean People’s Army before an enormous parade of the Hermit Kingdom's nuclear arsenal

The missile launcher was awarded the Hero of the Republic medal, usually reserved for those who "perform tremendous feats during battle, or for the party and state"