North Korea
Peters to attend North Korea talks
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will join 20 other countries at a meeting to discuss how to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
North and South Korea agree to military talks to defuse border tension
Sung-Yoon Lee, the assistant professor of Korean studies at Tufts University in Boston joins Summer Report to talk about where to from here for North Korea. Is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un about to… Audio
North and South Korea agree talks to defuse border tension
At their first meeting in two years, the North also says it will send a team to the Olympics.
Trump's bigger button with Asia Correspondent Wayne Hay
Thailand based Al Jazeera correspondent Wayne Hay talks to Megan about the furore erupting between the US and North Korea Audio
Dr Van Jackson on North Korea
Tensions are high between the US and North Korea as extraordinary rhetoric crosses the Pacific with each leader seemingly trying to antagonise the other. Audio
Kim Jong-Un has 'nuclear button' on desk
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has warned the United States that he has a "nuclear button" on his desk ready for use if North Korea is threatened.
Dennis Jett: what's stopping Trump from pressing the button?
What are the checks and balances with regard to US president Donald Trump and the enormous US nuclear arsenal? Dennis Jett is a founding member of the School of International affairs at Penn State… Audio
North Korea: UN imposes fresh sanctions over missile tests
The tough new United Nations sanctions against North Korea have been welcomed by the Foreign Minister Winston Peters.
North Korea: Trump praises latest UN sanctions
US President Donald Trump has praised the UN Security Council for imposing tough new sanctions on North Korea in response to ballistic missile tests.
Sydney man charged over North Korea WMD dealings
A Sydney man has been arrested by the Australian Federal Police on charges relating to the supply of weapons of mass destruction, as well as breaching trade sanctions against North Korea. The… Audio
Sydney man 'loyal agent' for North Korea - police
A man who has lived in Australia for more than 30 years has been charged for allegedly acting as an economic agent for North Korea.
North Korea missile 'seen by Cathay Pacific airline crew'
Crew on board a Cathay Pacific plane flying over Japan reported a suspected sighting of last week's North Korean missile test, the airline say.
Rumblings of possible US/North Korea war continue
Donald Trump says his Secretary of State is wasting time talking about diplomatic breakthroughs with North Korea. Audio
World reacts to North Korea missile test
New Zealand has denounced North Korea's latest ballistic missile test, describing it as "deeply disappointing".
North Korea fires ballistic missile
North Korea has fired another ballistic missile which is believed to have landed in the water of Japan's exclusive economic zone.
Skeletons found on 'ghost ship' washed up in Japan
Japanese authorities are trying to identify eight people whose badly decomposed remains were found on a wooden boat that washed up on a beach.
Rape threats, tough conditions for female North Korean soldiers
A former soldier says life as a woman in the world's fourth-largest army was so tough that most soon stopped menstruating, while rape was a fact of life for many.
Unravelling the worms within...
A surgeon recently removed a 27-centimetre long worm – along with many of its brothers and sisters – from a North Korean soldier. But that's not as big as worm invaders get, says parasitologist Bruce… Audio
Trump trades 'short and fat' barb with N Korea's Kim
President Donald Trump has again traded insults with North Korea, shortly before offering to mediate in a heated regional dispute.
US republicans lose in state elections
While President Trump is abroad sending a strong message to North Korea, voters back in the US are sending a very clear message to the President and the Republican party, which suffered tough losses… Audio