Oh snap! Four Chinese people have been shot at the North Korean border despite being on Chinese territory. Three are dead. China has made a formal complaint to North Korea, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said. Good job, Pyongyang, for pissing off your only friend in the world - especially when they were taking international flak for not siding with South Korea against you. more ›

Euna Lee and Laura Ling, who were detained by North Korean while filming along the China-DPRK border in March, are now set to face trial for their “crimes.” Pyongyang has said that after an investigation into the matter, the women have been charged with illegally crossing the border and could face up to five years in prison if convicted of espionage. Both women were working for Current TV, a Al Gore-funded “youth” cable news channel in the United States. Source: BBC more ›

North Korea has confirmed that it's detaining two journalists it may have nabbed before they had even crossed the border from Chinese territory. The two women, Chinese-American Laura Ling and Korean-American Euna Lee, were accused of ignoring warnings to stop filming across the Tumen river. more ›