N Korean defector has anthrax antibodies in bloodstream
Fears Kim Jong-un's regime have weaponised the killer disease.
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North Korea's foreign ministry has threatened to punish those who supported the measure.
US 'preparing for strike' on North Korea
Washington has a 'punch in the nose' military attack in mind.
N Korea testing biological weapon on missiles - reports
Country testing possibility of loading anthrax on its intercontinental ballistic missiles.
A third of NZ cyber attacks state-sponsored: GCSB
The GSB joined the US in condemning North Korea's use of cyber attacks.
Kim Jong Un executes another official over missile fail
Former right-hand man disappears from public life.
The four men Kim Jong-un can't touch
Kim Jong-un hasn't been afraid to have members of his military or government executed.
Sanctions hurting ordinary North Koreans
Punishment aimed at the regime harms ordinary people and hampers aid groups.
Aussie charged as North Korea 'agent'
Man behind bars charged with allegedly supplying weapons of mass destruction to N Korea.
North Korea's new warning for Donald Trump
North has blasted Trump, amid fears of a nuclear missile launch.
China warned to get ready: 'North Korea is a time bomb'
Military advisers say risk of conflict is the highest it's been in decades.
Trump 'has worn Kim Jong-un down'
Predictions suggest we can expect the leader to compromise over nuclear weapon ambitions.
What are the chances Trump will attack North Korea?
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham makes the bold prediction.
North Korea threat no one is talking about
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Rodman: Kim is 'probably a madman'
Dennis Rodman opens up on friendship saying he's "probably a madman, but I don't see it."
Has Kim Jong-un executed one of his top aides?
He is since believed to have been expelled from the party amid allegations of bribery.
N Korean ghost ship washes up with grisly cargo
Dozens of ships bearing North Korean markings have been washing up in Japan.
'Never been seen': Kim's secret N Korean TV slip
The picture on the wall is an unseen image of Kim Jong-il which has raised eyebrows.
China to set up refugee camps
China to build a number of refugee camps on its border with North Korea.
Defector's life of regret after 10 beers
On that night Charles Jenkins made a decision that he would regret for rest of his life.
North Korea's new lethal weapons plan
North Korea was once regarded as too backward to make biological weapons. No longer.
N Korea says Kim Jong Un controls weather
Kim Jong Un flexed his superpower and brought sunshine to a snowy mountain - apparently.
Starving, suffering in Kim Jong-un's army
Defector has lifted the lid army's crisis as soldiers' morale is sapped by daily horrors.
End of world an 'impulsive tantrum away': Nobel winner
This year's Nobel Peace Prize winners have issued a chilling warning.
N Korea's nuke tests have damaged Earth's crust
North Korea's nuclear test was 10 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb.
North Korea blames US for 'nuclear blackmail'
North Korea places blame on America over the rogue nation's nuclear weapons programme.
North Korean 'ghost ships' are washing up on the shores of Japan. Why?
Sanctions look to be hurting, with fishermen running out of fuel as they try meet quotas.
North Korea: US threats make war unavoidable
"Confrontational warmongering" remarks by US officials condemned.
Chinese living on N Korea border told to prepare for nuclear disaster
Advice issued as tension on the Korean peninsula continues to ratchet up.
North Korea may be declared no-fly zone after missile test
The latest launch came within sight of a Cathay Pacific Airways passenger plane.
China's warning: Provoke us no more
Back off. That's the message China sent by launching swarms of its combat aircraft.
North Korean soldier's survival 'a miracle'
Rescuers who first helped shot North Korean defector say his survival is miraculous.