Oddly, North Korea Tells Its People It Failed

Nobody can quite figure out why North Korea, a country that instinctively lies to its people, admitted to the embarrassing failure of its rocket launch this morning.

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North Korea Agrees to Stop Enriching Uranium, Scaring the World with Missiles

U.S. diplomats this morning are trumpeting an agreement they reached with North Korea to end its enrichment of uranium and its frightening, chest-thumping long-range missile tests. Does this signal a friendlier regime under Kim Jong-Un?

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Kim Jong-Un May Have Canceled His Brothers Visa Gold Card Out of Spite

If a report from a Russian newspaper is true, the North Korean dictatorship family resembles an Orange County reality show: the weekly Argumenty i Fakty has reported that young leader Kim Jong-un has cut off his older brother Kim Jong-nam's Visa Gold card as retaliation for name-calling.

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Twitter, Weibo Light Up with Kim Jong Un Death Rumors

It is nothing more than a rumor, but China's Twitter equivalent, Weibo, has lit up with posts that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has died in a possible coup.

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Kim Jong Un's Brother Thinks North Korea Will Fail

They've never met, but Kim Jong Un's brother, who lives a life of exile in Macau, thinks the new leader of North Korea is too inexperienced and will wind up the victim of a military coup. And that may be a sign of hope for North Korea.

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Happy Birthday (Maybe), Kim Jong-Un

The new leader of North Korea celebrates a birthday by reviewing troops and riding a horse.

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North Korea's New Year's Greeting Is More Scary Than Celebratory

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From Great Successor to Supreme Leader: Kim Jong-un Gets the Job

First there was Great Leader Kim Il-sung, then Dear Leader Kim Jong-il. Now North Korea sings the mandatory praises of its Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un.

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North Korea Demands South Korea Attend Kim Jong Il's Funeral

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North Korea Starts to Make Kim Jong-un Perfect

While the rest of the world is still grasping at the tiny bits of information about Kim Jong-un, the state-run North Korean News has started producing legends of its new "divine" leader. 

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North Korean Leaders to Share 'Collective Rule'

A new report out of North Korea says that the country will be ruled by a group of people, though Kim Jong-il's son will remain the figurehead at the front of the country.

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Why We're Worried About Kim Jong-un

Cartoonist Tom Toles on North Korea's new leader.

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Kim Jong-un Makes First Appearance as Kim Jong-il's Body Goes on Display

North Korea's new leader was among the public mourners as the body of Kim Jong-il was shown lying in state on Korean television. 

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The Strangest Things We've Learned About Kim Jong-un

There are some basic things about Kim Jong-un, North Korea's newly named leader, that most profiles of him pretty much agree on, and then there are a whole bunch of really weird details you have to take with a grain of salt, but that are way more fun.

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