Authorities confiscate and kill pet dogs in North Korea, according to animal welfare group Euro Group for Animals. North ...

Food aid from the Soviet Union ceased and that led to widespread hunger in North Korea during the 1990s when several million civilians (more than 10 percent of its population) starved to death.

My name is Eun-hye Choi, a 27-year-old woman who was born and raised in North Korea and now lives in South Korea. Until now, I have lived quietly, almost in hiding, always fearing that my defection an ...