Australia this month made an initial $500 million payment toward its purchase of U.S.-made nuclear submarines.

The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week. ------------ (2nd LD) Swiss ambassador to N. Korea assumes post after presenting credentials SEOUL -- Switzerland's top envoy to ...

North Korea has criticized the United States and Asian neighbors for pursuing the “absurd” goal of denuclearizing the North ...

Pyongyang's expanding ICBM fleet now includes missiles believed to be capable of striking North American targets.