Army private who fled to North Korea charged with desertion, US military says

Pvt. Travis King, 23, ran across the heavily fortified border from South Korea and became the first American detained in North Korea in nearly five years.

UN Command communicating with North Korea about detained US soldier

North Korea has remained publicly silent about Pvt. Travis King, who crossed the border, while he was supposed to be heading to Fort Bliss, Texas, after his release from prison in South Korea on an assault conviction.

North Korea silent on apparent detention of American soldier who crossed border

Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King bolted into North Korea while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday after he was supposed to leave the country and travel to a base in the U.S.

Tensions rise as North Korea blows up diplomatic office near DMZ

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday in a carefully choreographed display of anger that sharply raises tensions on the Korean Peninsula and puts pressure on Washington and Seoul amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy.

North Korea says it will cut communication channels with South

The North Korean warning came as relations between the two Koreas have been strained amid a prolonged deadlock in broader nuclear diplomacy between Pyongyang and Washington.

North Korea threat: Is San Francisco prepared for a nuclear attack?
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The likelihood of a North Korean nuclear attack here in the Bay Area is low, but city's are prepared for the worst. We spoke to a Stanford University expert who says the public should not panic.