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Kim Jong Un watches parade of tanks, missiles and troops 
Map of Kim Il Sung Square Pyongyang North Korea North Korea: Troops, missiles and tanks rolled Thursday in a highly anticipated parade of military might on the eve of South Korea's Winter Olympics
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Warning shots as soldier crosses border to South 
South Korea's military has fired warning shots at North Korean guards searching for a soldier who defected
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North Korean soldier is shot while defecting across DMZ Map of Panmunjom North Korea An elite soldier stationed at the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone made a bold bolt for freedom Monday, defecting to South Korea despite getting shot twice
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Air Force bombers fly near Korean Peninsula in training mission |
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S Korea holds drill simulating attack on nuclear site to warn North Korea A live-fire exercise simulating an attack on a nuclear site, to 'strongly warn' North Korea in response to the rogue nation's apparent nuclear...
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US-South Korea set for divisive military drills |
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| May.1 |
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US anti-missile system 'operational' in South Korea
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| Apr.24 |
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US submarine arrives in South Korea as tensions rise |
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| Mar.14 |
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US buildup near Korean Peninsula aimed at 'incapacitating' Kim |
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Mattis warns North Korea of 'overwhelming' response to nuclear use
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US defence chief Mattis visiting South Korea and Japan
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Aleppo battle: UN chief warns of 'atrocities'
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| Sep.24 |
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UN chief 'appalled' by Aleppo escalation
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US flies bombers over South Korea in show of force |
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| Jul.7 |
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US and South Korea agree THAAD missile defence deployment
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| Apr.23 |
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North Korea 'will halt' nuclear tests if US stops S Korea exercises |
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N Korea senior intelligence officer 'defects to South'
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| Mar.12 |
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South Korea, U.S. deter North Korea with 'largest ever' military drill |
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North Korea threatens US and S Korea with nuclear strikes
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South Korean military helicopter crashes, killing 3 soldiers |
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| Jan.10 |
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U.S. B-52 bomber flies over S. Korea in solidarity |
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'Comfort women': Japan and South Korea hail agreement The leaders have welcomed the agreement between their two countries to settle the issue of women forced to work in Japanese brothels during WWII
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| Oct.29 |
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UN's Ban Ki-moon urges 'flexibility' in Vienna Syria talks |
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South and North Korea agree deal to reduce tensions South has agreed to halt cross-border propaganda broadcasts as part of a deal with North Korea to defuse tension after recent confrontations
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| Aug.20 |
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South Korea evacuation after shelling on western border South Korea has ordered the evacuation of residents from an area of its western border after an exchange of fire with North Korea, reports s...
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Japan and South Korea mark 70 years since end of WW2 Japan and South Korea are marking 70 years since the end of WW2, when Japan's surrender to the allies freed Korea from a 35-year occupation
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South Korea blames North for DMZ mine blast |
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Koreas 'hold top military talks' North Korea: Senior military officials from the two Koreas are holding talks for the first time in seven years, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports
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North Korea fires projectiles as Pope lands in Seoul |
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| Aug.3 |
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Gaza crisis: Rafah school strike 'criminal' - UN chief |
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| Jul.9 |
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon: Gaza situation 'on knife-edge' |
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| Jun.21 |
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South Korean soldier 'kills five comrades, wounds five' A South Korean soldier has shot dead five comrades, injured five more and fled from an outpost near the border with North Korea, officials s...
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| May.18 |
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S Korea to break up coast guard
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| Mar.30 |
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North, South Korea exchange fire across disputed western sea border Map of Yeonpyeong island South Korea South Korean Marines fired artillery shells across a disputed sea border after North shells from a live fire drill fell into the water south of the frontier
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| Feb.23 |
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S Korea-US military drills begin
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North Korea threatens to 'strike South Korea mercilessly'
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| Sep.30 |
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South Korea parades cruise missiles |
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| Sep.16 |
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South Korea shoots dead a man trying to swim to North |
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| Apr.9 |
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South Korea raises alert level
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| Apr.7 |
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North Korea 'preparing nuclear test'
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| Apr.2 |
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US 'will defend self and S Korea' |
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| Mar.29 |
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N Korea in 'state of war' with South| North Korea: North Korea has said it is entering a 'state of war' with South Korea in its latest escalation of rhetoric against its southern neighbour and the US | |
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| Nov.18 |
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Ban Ki-moon calls for Gaza truce |
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| Apr.18 |
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Ban Ki-moon: Syria 'failing to keep to truce' |
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| Mar.25 |
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Obama hopes for new nuclear cuts |
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| Feb.19 |
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S Korean drills despite threats
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| Dec.11 |
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Chinese fishermen 'stab Koreans'
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| Feb.7 |
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N. and S. Korea to begin military talks. North Korea
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| Jan.3 |
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S. Korea: Attack a chance for change |
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| Dec.23 |
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N Koreans 'ready for sacred war'. North Korea
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| Dec.22 |
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South Korea begins major military drills
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| Dec.21 |
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S. Korea to hold large live-fire drills |
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| Dec.19 |
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South Korea starts live-fire drill North Korea has said the drill could ignite a war and has promised to respond militarily, but has also agreed to a series of actions
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| Dec.18 |
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UN chief rejects Ivorian pullout |
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| Dec.1 |
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S. Korea spy chief warns of more attacks |
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| Nov.28 |
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South Korea warns of 'firm' response |
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| Nov.27 |
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US and S Korea begin exercises
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Diplomats try to ease tensions in Koreas |
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| Nov.26 |
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China works to ease Korea tension |
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| Nov.25 |
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S Korea names new defence chief |
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South Korean defense minister resigns
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| Nov.24 |
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N. Korea warns of new attacks. North Korea
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S Korea to bolster island force |
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| Nov.23 |
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S. Korea leader calls for 'retaliation'
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| Nov.22 |
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Artillery fire on Korea border Map of island of Yeonpyeong South Korea North Korea has fired artillery shells across its western maritime border, prompting return fire from South Korea
| Artillery shells at one of border islands are killing two marines and two civilians.
The South's military placed on its highest non-wartime alert.
North accused the South of firing first. The Southern military had conducted exercises; shelling was directed away from the North
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| Oct.29 |
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North Korea, South Korea exchange shots
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| Aug.8 |
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North Korea 'holds Southern boat' Daeseung , a South Korean fishing boat missing in the Sea of Japan has been detained by the North
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| Aug.4 |
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S Korea in massive military drill
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| Jul.24 |
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U.S., South Korea begin military exercises Amid heightened tensions with North Korea, the United States and South Korea began joint military exercises, dubbed Invincible Spirit
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| Jul.23 |
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N Korea warns of nuclear response |
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| Jul.20 |
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Clinton and Gates visit Korea DMZ
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| Jun.15 |
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N. Korea rejects findings, threatens war |
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| May.27 |
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N. Korea warns of 'all-out war' |
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| May.19 |
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N. Korea responsible for sinking warship A North Korean submarine fired a torpedo that sunk the Cheonan, a South Korea warship in March, investigators announced in Seoul
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| Apr.28 |
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South Korea holds funeral for 46 sailors |
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| Apr.5 |
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Korea ship reaches Somali pirates |
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| Mar.30 |
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Navy diver dies in rescue effort |
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| Mar.28 |
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Ship's section believed found |
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| Mar.26 |
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S. Korea searches for sailors after sinking |
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South Korean navy ship sinking near North Map of Baengnyeong Island South Korea 104 crew members are on board the 1,500-ton ship in the Yellow Sea off the Seoul-controlled island of Baengnyeong, near North Korea
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| Nov.9 |
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Two Koreas' navies in skirmish |
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| May.26 |
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N Korea threatens military action North Korea: North Korea has warned of a military response after S. Korea joined an anti-proliferation exercise which allow it to search the North's ship...
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| Mar.5 |
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S Korea diverts jets over threats |
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| Feb.23 |
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Seoul: N. Korean missile can hit U.S. bases |
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| Jan.29 |
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North Korea tears up agreements
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| Nov.7 |
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U.N. chief: Rebels 'poisonous' for Congo |
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| Oct.28 |
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North Korea will turn South into 'debris' |
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| Oct.1 |
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Two Koreas end brief military talks |
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| Mar.22 |
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UN chief shaken by blast Baghdad: A blast interrupted a Ban Ki-moon news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki
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| Oct.6 |
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Shots fired amid Korean tension |
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| Oct.25 |
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Seoul finds holes in North border |
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| Jun.22 |
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S Korea resolute on Iraq troops |
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| Jun.7 |
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US plans big S Korea troop cuts |
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| May.16 |
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US 'moving Korea troops to Iraq' |
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| Sep.30 |
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Wary S. Korea keeps troops home |
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| Sep.14 |
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Troops searching for missing people |
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| Jul.16 |
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Koreans fire across border |
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| May.12 |
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North ditches nuke-free Korea pact |
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| Apr.27 |
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S. Korea presses 'nuclear' North |
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| Jan.26 |
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U.S. U-2 spy plane crashes |
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| Jan.16 |
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S. Korea makes nuclear plea |
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| Jan.3 |
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S Korea offers to mediate over North |
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| Aug.30 |
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Breakthrough on Korean border links |
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| Jun.28 |
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Korean ship battle kills four
before year 2000
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| Sep. 1, 1983 |
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Korean Air Lines Flight 007 shot down Map of Moneron Island Russia| Russian Far East: The airliner serving the flight was shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptor near Moneron Island, west of Sakhalin Island, in the Sea of Japan | |
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| Jun. 27, 1950 |
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U.S. intervenes in Korean War| The Security Council recommending to provide military assistance to the Republic of Korea. Truman ordered U.S. forces to help South Korea | |
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| Jun. 25, 1950 |
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Korean War began| North Korea: The conflict escalated into open warfare when North Korean forces—supported by the Soviet Union and China—invaded | |
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| 2014 |
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| Jun.21 |
South Korean soldier 'kills five comrades, wounds five' A South Korean soldier has shot dead five comrades, injured five more and fled from an outpost near the border with North Korea, officials s...
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| 2017 |
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| Dec.20 |
Warning shots as soldier crosses border to South South Korea's military has fired warning shots at North Korean guards searching for a soldier who defected
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| Nov.13 |
North Korean soldier is shot while defecting across DMZ Map of Panmunjom North Korea An elite soldier stationed at the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone made a bold bolt for freedom Monday, defecting to South Korea despite getting shot twice
| 2016 |
|
| Apr.10 |
N Korea senior intelligence officer 'defects to South'
| 2015 |
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| Aug.20 |
South Korea evacuation after shelling on western border South Korea has ordered the evacuation of residents from an area of its western border after an exchange of fire with North Korea, reports s...
|
| Aug.9 |
South Korea blames North for DMZ mine blast |
| 2014 |
|
| Mar.30 |
North, South Korea exchange fire across disputed western sea border Map of Yeonpyeong island South Korea South Korean Marines fired artillery shells across a disputed sea border after North shells from a live fire drill fell into the water south of the frontier
| 2013 |
|
| Sep.16 |
South Korea shoots dead a man trying to swim to North |
| 2011 |
|
| Dec.11 |
Chinese fishermen 'stab Koreans'
| 2010 |
|
| Nov.24 |
S Korea to bolster island force |
|
| Nov.22 |
Artillery fire on Korea border Map of island of Yeonpyeong South Korea North Korea has fired artillery shells across its western maritime border, prompting return fire from South Korea
| Artillery shells at one of border islands are killing two marines and two civilians.
The South's military placed on its highest non-wartime alert.
North accused the South of firing first. The Southern military had conducted exercises; shelling was directed away from the North
|
| |
|
| Oct.29 |
North Korea, South Korea exchange shots
| 2006 |
|
| Oct.6 |
Shots fired amid Korean tension |
| 2004 |
|
| Oct.25 |
Seoul finds holes in North border |
| 2003 |
|
| Jul.16 |
Koreans fire across border |
|
|
| 2016 |
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| Dec.12 |
Aleppo battle: UN chief warns of 'atrocities'
| 2015 |
|
| Dec.28 |
'Comfort women': Japan and South Korea hail agreement The leaders have welcomed the agreement between their two countries to settle the issue of women forced to work in Japanese brothels during WWII
| 2014 |
|
| Aug.3 |
Gaza crisis: Rafah school strike 'criminal' - UN chief |
|
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| 2004 |
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| Jun.7 |
US plans big S Korea troop cuts |
|
| May.16 |
US 'moving Korea troops to Iraq' |
| 2003 |
|
| Sep.30 |
Wary S. Korea keeps troops home |
|
| Sep.14 |
Troops searching for missing people |
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Apr.24 |
US submarine arrives in South Korea as tensions rise |
| 2010 |
|
| Aug.8 |
North Korea 'holds Southern boat' Daeseung , a South Korean fishing boat missing in the Sea of Japan has been detained by the North
|
| May.19 |
N. Korea responsible for sinking warship A North Korean submarine fired a torpedo that sunk the Cheonan, a South Korea warship in March, investigators announced in Seoul
|
| Apr.28 |
South Korea holds funeral for 46 sailors |
|
| Apr.5 |
Korea ship reaches Somali pirates |
|
| Mar.30 |
Navy diver dies in rescue effort |
|
| Mar.28 |
Ship's section believed found |
|
| Mar.26 |
S. Korea searches for sailors after sinking |
|
| Mar.26 |
South Korean navy ship sinking near North Map of Baengnyeong Island South Korea 104 crew members are on board the 1,500-ton ship in the Yellow Sea off the Seoul-controlled island of Baengnyeong, near North Korea
| 2009 |
|
| Nov.9 |
Two Koreas' navies in skirmish |
| 2002 |
|
| Jun.28 |
Korean ship battle kills four
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Feb.2 |
Mattis warns North Korea of 'overwhelming' response to nuclear use
|
| Feb.1 |
US defence chief Mattis visiting South Korea and Japan
| 2010 |
|
| Nov.25 |
S Korea names new defence chief |
|
| Nov.25 |
South Korean defense minister resigns
|
| Jul.20 |
Clinton and Gates visit Korea DMZ
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| May.1 |
US anti-missile system 'operational' in South Korea
| 2016 |
|
| Jul.7 |
US and South Korea agree THAAD missile defence deployment
| 2014 |
|
| Aug.13 |
North Korea fires projectiles as Pope lands in Seoul |
| 2013 |
|
| Sep.30 |
South Korea parades cruise missiles |
| 2009 |
|
| Feb.23 |
Seoul: N. Korean missile can hit U.S. bases |
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Nov.2 |
Air Force bombers fly near Korean Peninsula in training mission |
| 2016 |
|
| Sep.12 |
US flies bombers over South Korea in show of force |
|
| Feb.14 |
South Korean military helicopter crashes, killing 3 soldiers |
|
| Jan.10 |
U.S. B-52 bomber flies over S. Korea in solidarity |
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.26 |
U.S. U-2 spy plane crashes |
| 1983 |
|
| Sep. 1, 1983 |
Korean Air Lines Flight 007 shot down Map of Moneron Island Russia| Russian Far East: The airliner serving the flight was shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptor near Moneron Island, west of Sakhalin Island, in the Sea of Japan | |
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Mar.14 |
US buildup near Korean Peninsula aimed at 'incapacitating' Kim |
| 2014 |
|
| May.18 |
S Korea to break up coast guard
| 2013 |
|
| Dec.20 |
North Korea threatens to 'strike South Korea mercilessly'
|
| Apr.2 |
US 'will defend self and S Korea' |
| 2011 |
|
| Jan.3 |
S. Korea: Attack a chance for change |
| 2010 |
|
| Nov.28 |
South Korea warns of 'firm' response |
|
| Nov.23 |
S. Korea leader calls for 'retaliation'
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.29 |
North Korea tears up agreements
| 2004 |
|
| Jun.22 |
S Korea resolute on Iraq troops |
| 1950 |
|
| Jun. 27, 1950 |
U.S. intervenes in Korean War| The Security Council recommending to provide military assistance to the Republic of Korea. Truman ordered U.S. forces to help South Korea | |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Nov.7 |
U.N. chief: Rebels 'poisonous' for Congo |
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.22 |
UN chief shaken by blast Baghdad: A blast interrupted a Ban Ki-moon news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Sep.3 |
S Korea holds drill simulating attack on nuclear site to warn North Korea A live-fire exercise simulating an attack on a nuclear site, to 'strongly warn' North Korea in response to the rogue nation's apparent nuclear...
|
| Aug.20 |
US-South Korea set for divisive military drills |
| 2016 |
|
| Apr.23 |
North Korea 'will halt' nuclear tests if US stops S Korea exercises |
|
| Mar.12 |
South Korea, U.S. deter North Korea with 'largest ever' military drill |
| 2014 |
|
| Feb.23 |
S Korea-US military drills begin
| 2012 |
|
| Feb.19 |
S Korean drills despite threats
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.22 |
South Korea begins major military drills
|
| Dec.21 |
S. Korea to hold large live-fire drills |
|
| Dec.19 |
South Korea starts live-fire drill North Korea has said the drill could ignite a war and has promised to respond militarily, but has also agreed to a series of actions
|
| Nov.27 |
US and S Korea begin exercises
|
| Aug.4 |
S Korea in massive military drill
|
| Jul.24 |
U.S., South Korea begin military exercises Amid heightened tensions with North Korea, the United States and South Korea began joint military exercises, dubbed Invincible Spirit
| 2009 |
|
| Mar.5 |
S Korea diverts jets over threats |
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Oct.29 |
UN's Ban Ki-moon urges 'flexibility' in Vienna Syria talks |
|
| Aug.24 |
South and North Korea agree deal to reduce tensions South has agreed to halt cross-border propaganda broadcasts as part of a deal with North Korea to defuse tension after recent confrontations
| 2014 |
|
| Oct.14 |
Koreas 'hold top military talks' North Korea: Senior military officials from the two Koreas are holding talks for the first time in seven years, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports
|
| Jul.9 |
UN chief Ban Ki-moon: Gaza situation 'on knife-edge' |
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.18 |
Ban Ki-moon calls for Gaza truce |
|
| Apr.18 |
Ban Ki-moon: Syria 'failing to keep to truce' |
|
| Mar.25 |
Obama hopes for new nuclear cuts |
| 2011 |
|
| Feb.7 |
N. and S. Korea to begin military talks. North Korea
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.18 |
UN chief rejects Ivorian pullout |
|
| Nov.27 |
Diplomats try to ease tensions in Koreas |
|
| Nov.26 |
China works to ease Korea tension |
| 2008 |
|
| Oct.1 |
Two Koreas end brief military talks |
| 2003 |
|
| Apr.27 |
S. Korea presses 'nuclear' North |
|
| Jan.3 |
S Korea offers to mediate over North |
| 2002 |
|
| Aug.30 |
Breakthrough on Korean border links |
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Mar.6 |
North Korea threatens US and S Korea with nuclear strikes
|
|
| 2016 |
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| Sep.24 |
UN chief 'appalled' by Aleppo escalation
|
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| 2015 |
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| Aug.14 |
Japan and South Korea mark 70 years since end of WW2 Japan and South Korea are marking 70 years since the end of WW2, when Japan's surrender to the allies freed Korea from a 35-year occupation
|
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| 2013 |
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| Apr.7 |
North Korea 'preparing nuclear test'
| 2010 |
|
| Jul.23 |
N Korea warns of nuclear response |
| 2003 |
|
| May.12 |
North ditches nuke-free Korea pact |
|
| Jan.16 |
S. Korea makes nuclear plea |
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