US President Barack Obama has become embroiled in a dispute with the makers of the comedy The Interview over how much the White House knew about North Korea's threats against the film.

This week, as The Interview's December 25 US release date loomed, the Guardians of Peace threatened "the world will be full of fear", hinting at a 9/11-style attack.

Actor Seth Rogen's $8.4 million-plus pay packet has been revealed after Sony computers were hacked and films were put online for free.

As many as six senior members of the North Korean regime have apparently been purged in the latest bout of blood-letting in Pyongyang.

Three of North Korea's senior officials travelled to South Korea at the weekend for the first time in five years.

Kim Jong-un is feeling positive about a Yes vote in Scotland and is looking to trade with Scotland if it gains independence, Pyongyang representatives have reportedly said.

In an uncharacteristic step by the North Korean government, officials made a public apology after a building collapse in Pyongyang reportedly killed hundreds of people.

The ex-girlfriend of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un who was thought to have been executed by firing squad last year has appeared back on state television.

Aviation safety authorities have been urged to clamp down on Australia's burgeoning unmanned aerial vehicle market.

A group of 82 elderly, frail South Koreans have left for the North Korean border to attend the first reunion in more than three years for families divided by the Korean War.

There are two apologies to make this week. We are really, really sorry about Dennis Rodman.

Retired US basketball star Dennis Rodman has apologised for comments he made about an imprisoned US missionary in North Korea during a television interview.

The aunt of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and wife of Kim's recently executed uncle has died in mysterious circumstances.

Kim Jong-Un was 'very drunk' when he ordered the execution of a pair of aides close to his executed uncle.

Purges in Communist states have rarely stopped with the execution of one senior party member.

Kim Jon Un's aunty has been appointed to a post in the North Korean Government just days after her husband was executed by firing squad.

North Korea has announced the execution of Kim Jong Un's uncle, calling the leader's former mentor "despicable human scum" and "a traitor for all ages".

North Korea has acknowledged the purge of leader Kim Jong Un's powerful uncle on allegations of corruption, drug use and a long list of other "anti-state" acts.

It was in late 2010, following his father’s death, that Kim Jong Un was viewed as heir apparent to the leadership of the North Korean nation. The country’s state television network announced him as the "Great Successor" and the first image the world ever saw of him as an adult was released. The North Korean government vowed ‘with bleeding tears' to follow Jong Un, and has taken great care to promote him as an 'outstanding leader,' releasing photos to the North Korean people, and the world, accordingly. Here are our top ten picks of Kim Jong Un photos, as released by the North Korean government.

S Korean president Park Geun Hye said this week she is willing to hold a summit with N Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but she rejects any meeting with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe until Japan apologises for wrongdoings during its 35-year occupation of Korea.

The secretary-general of North Korea's ski association views the sprawling alpine landscape before him with unabashed pride.

She was first identified as Kim Jong-un's old flame 13 months ago, in July 2012. The poised, coiffed and elegantly dressed companion of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was filmed sitting next to him at a concert in Pyongyang.

A former police officer is vying to become the first person since the Korean War to walk a mountain range the length of the Korean Peninsula.