May 07 What I learned being an American tourist in North Korea By Hannah Yi Thinking about taking a trip to North Korea? Here's what it's like to be an American tourist in Pyongyang. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Obamas release federal tax returns By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Obamas released their federal tax returns for the past year, revealing that they paid $81,000 in taxes on an income of $436,000, and donated 15 percent of what they made to charity. Also, Brazilian… Continue watching
Apr 15 Western scientists dissect a North Korea volcano cutoff by diplomatic sanctions By Nsikan Akpan One of the first collaborations by North Korean and Western scientists peers into the underbelly of a mammoth volcano. Continue reading
Apr 15 U.S. researchers see more signs North Korea is producing plutonium By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press WASHINGTON — As North Korea intensifies testing of its ballistic missile technology, a U.S. website said Friday it also sees further signs from satellite imagery that North Korea is looking to produce more plutonium for nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 8:43 Summit explores how to keep nuclear material away from terrorists By PBS News Hour More than 50 world leaders met for the Nuclear Security Summit, which comes amid fears about terrorists acquiring destructive material, as well as North Korea's growing pace of nuclear tests and missile launches. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner offers… Continue watching
Apr 01 Obama hails Iran deal as a model for nuclear diplomacy By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama hailed the nuclear deal with Iran on Friday as a "substantial success" and a model for future diplomacy, as world leaders took stock of the world's most worrisome nuclear threats. Continue reading
Mar 31 Obama, Asian leaders to huddle on North Korea nuclear threat By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Working to display a united front, the United States and key Asian countries will seek Thursday to put more pressure on North Korea as world leaders open a nuclear security summit in Washington. Continue reading
Mar 28 Could the Pentagon’s missile defenses fend off a North Korea nuclear attack? By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — As North Korea rattles its nuclear saber, threatening to bomb the U.S. at "any moment," a nerve-jangling question hangs in the air: If Pyongyang did launch a nuclear-armed missile at an American city, could the Pentagon's missile defenses… Continue reading
Mar 16 North Korea sentences American student to 15 years of hard labor By Ross Sylvestri An American student was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea for committing crimes against the state, the country’s Supreme Court found. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 6:07 News Wrap: Violence in Israel leaves American dead By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, an American tourist was killed and a dozen Israelis were wounded in a wave of attacks by Palestinian militants in the cities of Jaffa and Jerusalem. Also, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has test-fired a series of… Continue watching