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US State Department has said that North Korea could conduct nuclear test this month. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the country will continue to advance its nuclear capabilities. He also said that North Korea would use them to pre-emptively mitigate aggression against the country.

North and South Korea have agreed to restore severed communication links This comes 13 months after North Korea cut off all communication lines with South Korea

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis on Wednesday warned North Korea to stop pursuing nuclear weapons and stop considering actions that would lead to the "destruction of its people."

China, a close ally of North Korea, today expressed serious concern over Pyongyang's plans to step up its nuclear and missile programmes.

North Korea on Sunday warned South Korea and the US against any attempt to stage a "special operation" to hit the Pyongyang leadership and military installations, including the nuclear arms base.

Malaysia has not released the corpse "under the absurd pretext" that it needs a DNA sample from the dead man's family.

An airline source said Kim Han Sol was arriving in Kuala Lumpur on an AirAsia flight from Macau.  

North Korean ambassador Kang Chol told reporters the embassy had only ever identified the victim as Kim Chol, based on passport carried by the dead man.  

Kim Jong-Nam was believed to have been in Malaysia on a passport bearing the name Kim Chol, a known alias, according to South Korean media.

In the Pyongyang subway, commuters in one station crowded around a glass case containing a Castro obituary published by the ruling party newspaper, Rodong Sinmun.

Speaking to the General Assembly, Ri Yong-ho yesterday said his country will "continue to take measures to strengthen its national nuclear armed forces in both quantity and quality."

India also expressed concern over the proliferation of nuclear and missile technologies which has adversely impacted its national security.

The US today strongly condemned North Korea's test firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, describing it as a "provocation" in violation of the UN Security Council resolutions.

Washington`s top envoy John Kerry warned North Korea on Tuesday that it faced "real consequences" over its ongoing nuclear and missile testing programme.

Delivering a lecture in Seoul, South Korea's Unification Minister Hong Yong-Pyo has flagged his government`s concern over North Korea going ahead with another nuclear test.

The United States is prepared to "ratchet up" pressure on North Korea after its latest provocations but remains open to talks, US Secretary of State John Kerry said today.

South Korea on Wednesday hailed the adoption of a new UN Security Council resolution on North Korea, calling it the toughest and most effective in UN history.

North Korean diplomat said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should help improve relations between the two Koreas.