101.5 KNUE Country Radio » north korea http://knue.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:21:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 [BREAKING NEWS] North Korea Long-Range Rocket Launch Fails [UPDATED] http://knue.com/north-korea-rocket/ http://knue.com/north-korea-rocket/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:24:19 +0000 Chase Colston http://knue.com/?p=101250 Multiple news outlets reported that North Korea has launched a long-range rocket, and The White House will soon issue a statement on the event. Just-released reports say the attempt has failed, but the move by North Korea violated sanctions imposed by the United Nations.

]]> http://knue.com/north-korea-rocket/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt, Getty Images North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il Dies at Age 69 [VIDEO] http://knue.com/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-il-dies-at-age-69-video/ http://knue.com/north-korean-leader-kim-jong-il-dies-at-age-69-video/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:31:11 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=66645 Kim Jong Il, the eccentric leader of North Korea since 1994, has died at the age of 69.

North Korea’s state-run KCNA news agency reported that after “great mental and physical strain,” he passed away of a heart attack at 8:30 a.m. Saturday while on a train during a “field guidance tour.”

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