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North Korea crisis: Gerald Ford's deft handling of 1976 axe murders incident can be a lesson for Donald Trump
Fp Staff •Before US president Donald Trump takes any decision to military engage with North Korea, he needs to take a look at the 1976 axe murders incident for some cues on handling Pyongyang.
US military official says North Korea's nuclear test was of a hydrogen bomb
•The head of the US military's Strategic Command is "assuming" North Korea's nuclear test earlier this month was of a hydrogen bomb
Sensex plunges nearly 300 pts to slip below 31,600, as mounting geo-political tension triggers correction
Fp Staff •The Sensex slumped 293.68 points or 0.9 percent to touch a low of 31,598.55
In a bid to improve strained ties, South Korea allows civilian group to get in touch with North over aid programs
•South Korea has approved a civic group to contact North Korea over aid programs, the first such approval since North Korea's nuclear test in January 2016.
US, Japan scramble for 'strongest' sanctions against North Korea
•Washington and Tokyo are seeking "the strongest possible" measure to be taken against North Korea after its latest and most powerful nuclear test, a top US envoy said on Sunday.
North Korea says nuclear test was defence against US 'blackmail'
•The Security Council met at the request of Japan, South Korea and the United States to agree on a response, despite resistance from Pyongyang's sole ally China to calls for tougher measures.
North Korea's nuclear test will affect power dynamics among neighbouring Asian countries
Orf •Lastly, the North Korean nuclear belligerence is also a reflection of the lack of effectiveness of the global non-proliferation regime.
Kim Jong-Un wants to further strengthen nuclear weapons
Fp Archives •Top leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un said that the only way to defend the nation's sovereignty is to further strengthen nuclear forces in quality
Japan to adopt parliamentary resolution to protest North Korea's missile launch
Fp Archives •Bipartisan lawmakers in Japan will convene on Tuesday and are widely expected to adopt a resolution protesting the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) launch of a long range rocket on Sunday.
N-Korea may soon develop nuclear missiles, say experts
Fp Archives •The isolated and poverty-stricken state, which regularly threatens to destroy the United States and South Korea in a sea of flames, defends its nuclear programme as a "treasured sword" to counter what it sees as U.S.-led hostility.