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Dennis Rodman: 'Obama can't do sh*t' about North Korea (Video)

The former Chicago Bulls star Dennis Rodman attacked Obama Thursday, criticizing him for refusing to talk to Kim Jong-un about issues between both countries, including the case of the Korean-American Kenneth Bae.

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Op-Ed: Will Dennis Rodman's diplomacy work in North Korea?

Kenneth Bae, a US citizen who was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor by the North Korean court due to "hostile acts" against North Korea, may soon regain his freedom if the communist country's strongman, Kim Jong Un, grants Dennis Rodman's request.

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Dennis Rodman asks North Korean leader to do him a solid

Earlier this year Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong Un formed a friendship when the former NBA star paid a visit to North Korea, and he let Kim Jong Un know that he has a friend for life.

In the Media by Owen Weldon

China closes accounts of North Korea's main foreign exchange bank

Beijing - China's largest state-run bank, the Bank of China, has closed the accounts of the Foreign Trade Bank of North Korea, the country's main foreign exchange bank, and suspended all financial transactions by the bank.

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U.S. demands North Korea release sentenced American Kenneth Bae

The Obama administration is demanding the release of American citizen Pae Jun-ho, also known as Kenneth Bae. He has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labour for alleged anti-government crimes.

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Big Ben to be featured at theme park in North Korea

North Korea is planning on having a replica of the Eiffel Tower, as well as Big Ben in a theme park that is set to opened up later this year.

In the Media by Owen Weldon

US citizen facing death penalty in North Korea

US citizen Kenneth Bae, 44, is facing death penalty in Korea. Korean Central News Agency said a preliminary inquiry had been completed and that Bae had admitted his crimes aimed to topple the Democratic People's Republic of Korea with hostility toward it.

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3G has reached North Korea

3G mobile technology has reached one of the last places on Earth: North Korea, with some two million citizens signing up to the service.

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Op-Ed: The brewing tension with North Korea a wider perspective

Seoul - Rising tensions and bellicose rhetoric from the North should be placed in a wider context in which the provocative war games of South Korea and the US play a part.

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North Korea denies US website claim over Boston bombing

North Korea has dismissed speculation postulated by the U.S. controversial conservative website WorldNetDaily that it was a possible suspect nation in the Boston Marathon bombing, slamming it as "false propaganda."

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas