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Kim Jong driving at 3, kids told
Children in North Korea are reportedly to be taught that Kim Jong Un learned to drive at the age of three.
![Kim Jong-un wants a new harem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kim Jong-un wants a new harem
North Korean dictator has ordered a new “pleasure troupe” of young women to entertain him.
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North Korea's 'state-sponsored' slaves
North Korea is sending thousands of 'slaves' abroad to fund leader Kim Jong-un's lavish lifestyle, human rights activists claim.
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Defector fights on despite holes in story
Shin Dong Hyuk, the North Korean prison camp survivor who has admitted that parts of his well-known tale are inaccurate, has urged his supporters to continue.
![Monkey slur in bitter war of words](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Monkey slur in bitter war of words
Even by the outrageous standards of North Korean propaganda chiefs, it was an unusually vulgar slur, a dramatic escalation in the two-week-long war of words between Pyongyang and Washington.
![President Barack Obama called 'monkey'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
President Barack Obama called 'monkey'
North Korea has blasted US President Obama as a "monkey" encouraging cinemas to screen a comedy featuring a fictional plot to kill its leader, and threatened "inescapable deadly blows".
![Kim Jong Un lampooned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kim Jong Un lampooned
North Korea is getting mocked again thanks to a new photo sweeping social media that shows the stoic and stern Kim Jong-un with a full face of make-up.
![Boris Johnson: Hollywood needs to get a grip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Boris Johnson: Hollywood needs to get a grip
Whoa, this can't be right. Guys, guys, guys - this isn't the end. It feels like the lights have just come on in the theatre just when I was settling down to my popcorn...
![Sony says Obama kept in the loop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sony says Obama kept in the loop
US President Barack Obama has become embroiled in a dispute with the makers of the comedy The Interview over how much the White House knew about North Korea's threats against the film.
![Sony's very own ransom thriller](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sony's very own ransom thriller
This week, as The Interview's December 25 US release date loomed, the Guardians of Peace threatened "the world will be full of fear", hinting at a 9/11-style attack.
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Hackers expose Seth Rogen's pay
Actor Seth Rogen's $8.4 million-plus pay packet has been revealed after Sony computers were hacked and films were put online for free.
![Purge in North Korea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Purge in North Korea
As many as six senior members of the North Korean regime have apparently been purged in the latest bout of blood-letting in Pyongyang.
![North heads South to set up future talks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
North heads South to set up future talks
Three of North Korea's senior officials travelled to South Korea at the weekend for the first time in five years.
![North Korea positive about Scottish 'Yes'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
North Korea positive about Scottish 'Yes'
Kim Jong-un is feeling positive about a Yes vote in Scotland and is looking to trade with Scotland if it gains independence, Pyongyang representatives have reportedly said.
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North Korea's rare apology
In an uncharacteristic step by the North Korean government, officials made a public apology after a building collapse in Pyongyang reportedly killed hundreds of people.
!['Back from the dead'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Back from the dead'
The ex-girlfriend of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un who was thought to have been executed by firing squad last year has appeared back on state television.
![Official 'executed by flame-thrower'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Official 'executed by flame-thrower'
A North Korean official has been executed with a flame-thrower, South Korean media has reported.
![Drone-filled skies an emerging headache](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Drone-filled skies an emerging headache
Aviation safety authorities have been urged to clamp down on Australia's burgeoning unmanned aerial vehicle market.
![Frail families catching up after 60 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Frail families catching up after 60 years
A group of 82 elderly, frail South Koreans have left for the North Korean border to attend the first reunion in more than three years for families divided by the Korean War.
![Paul Lewis: Fool's errand a sorry sight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paul Lewis: Fool's errand a sorry sight
There are two apologies to make this week. We are really, really sorry about Dennis Rodman.
![Rodman apologises: I'd been drinking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rodman apologises: I'd been drinking
Retired US basketball star Dennis Rodman has apologised for comments he made about an imprisoned US missionary in North Korea during a television interview.
![Now Kim Jong-un's aunty is dead too](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Now Kim Jong-un's aunty is dead too
The aunt of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and wife of Kim's recently executed uncle has died in mysterious circumstances.
![Kim 'drunk' during execution order](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kim 'drunk' during execution order
Kim Jong-Un was 'very drunk' when he ordered the execution of a pair of aides close to his executed uncle.
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Fears for Kim Jong-un's nephew
Kim Jong-un’s nephew is reportedly under police protection on a French university campus, amid concerns for the North Korean regime’s stability.
![Mystery of tyrant's missing wife](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mystery of tyrant's missing wife
He executed his uncle and one-time girlfriend - but could Kim Jong Un, North Korea's new dictator - have purged even his own wife?