North Korea has conducted internal lectures criticizing the U.S. arrest and seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as a “U.S. act of gangsterism,” while once again justifying Pyongyang’s bolstering of its nuclear arsenal.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will unveil plans to bolster his nuclear forces at an upcoming ruling party meeting, state media reported Wednesday, after a missile launch he said would bring "excruciating mental agony" to his enemies.

North Korea accused the United States of committing a “hideous criminal act” and abusing the United Nations, condemning a planned sanctions briefing and warning Washington against attempts at regime change.

North Korea condemned on Monday what it called "shameless" moves by the United States that it said undermined the United Nations and accused Washington of a "hideous criminal act". It also accused Washington of "shameless illegal and immoral acts" and "trying to make a mockery of the UN arena for unilateral and selfish purposes".

Recognizing the immutable nature of the North Korean regime is not pessimism. It is realism -- what this moment demands of the Republic of Korea.

The United States and South Korea have converged on the idea of dialogue with North Korea. But can it work? Will it? North Korea advanced pragmatic and gradual arms reduction proposals to the United States when it sought to improve bilateral relations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, shakes hands with visiting North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui prior to a meeting, in Beijing on ...