For any rational military strategist, the risks of an armed response to North Korea's sanctions violations and pin-prick provocations are prohibitive, writes Benjamin Habib.

North Korea once again demonstrated its mastery of timing as it caught the world off-guard with its surprise nuclear test.

North Korea may have explained its announced hydrogen bomb test as a response to US "hostility", but experts say it may more accurately reflect deteriorating relations with China.

According German researchers N Korea's computer operating system has a go-it-alone approach, high degree of paranoia and invasive snooping on users.

North Korea's leader has claimed a quantum leap in his country's ability to wreak nuclear devastation by announcing that his regime is "ready to detonate" a hydrogen bomb.

Recent satellite images suggest North Korea is excavating a new tunnel at its main nuclear test site, but there are no indications that a test is imminent.

Donna McIntyre is by turns saddened, unnerved, educated and fascinated on a visit to South Korea's side of the demilitarised zone.

North Korea wants your money and has released a promotional video touting for investment.

This month North Korea claimed to have launched a ballistic missile from a submerged submarine.

Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader, refused an invitation to visit Moscow to mark the Soviet Union's victory in World War II because Russia refused to meet Pyongyang's demands for special treatment for the young dictator.

Children in North Korea are reportedly to be taught that Kim Jong Un learned to drive at the age of three.

North Korean dictator has ordered a new “pleasure troupe” of young women to entertain him.

North Korea is sending thousands of 'slaves' abroad to fund leader Kim Jong-un's lavish lifestyle, human rights activists claim.

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.

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".

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.

North Korea experienced one of its worst internet outages for several hours, days after United States President Barack Obama vowed a "proportional" response.

North Korea is suffering internet outages just days after Barack Obama's warning over the Sony hacking.

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...

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.

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.

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.

As many as six senior members of the North Korean regime have apparently been purged in the latest bout of blood-letting in Pyongyang.

Three of North Korea's senior officials travelled to South Korea at the weekend for the first time in five years.

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.

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.