White House confirms release of 23 year old, who exits via China with aid of Swedish diplomats, following intense behind-the-scenes diplomacy

In new public testimony, former president spars with New York AG suing him for fraud, says he never expected his inflated financial statements would be taken seriously

As tensions escalate, Pyongyang claims practicing 'scorched earth strikes' on its neighbor amid anger over joint US-South Korean drills

UN working with Pyongyang to free wayward tourist, about whom little is known, as concerns grow over hermit kingdom's nuclear program

Country's military official Ri Pyong Chol says measure necessitated by joint US-South Korea drills, which he says show 'reckless ambition for aggression'

Pyongyang says launch of Hwasong-15 missile demonstrates country's efforts to 'turn its capacity of fatal nuclear counterattack on hostile forces'

In end-of-year flurry of activity, Pyongyang eyes mass producing tactical nukes, developing more ICBMs; experts say North threatening action, peninsula could become '2nd Ukraine'

Long range projectile forces Japan evacuation alerts and train stoppages, a day after Pyongyang fired over 20 missiles, its most ever, in game of brinksmanship aimed at US

Tokyo, Seoul and Washington blast 'provocation,' plan to discuss 'appropriate and robust' response to move; IRBM has capability to strike US military bases on Guam

Hassan Rouhani says former US president refused to accept demand that meeting on sidelines of UN General Assembly be reported only after it had occurred