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Scientists and technicians work on their computers to control the launch of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket at the General Satellite Control and Command Center in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012. (Associated Press)

Internet hoax: Web wasteland of North Korea claims to be victim of U.S. cyberattacks

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

** FILE ** North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks at a banquet for rocket scientists in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in this image made from video. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video)

North Korean leader Kim vows strong action

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

North Koreans observe a moment of silence as they bow before portraits of the late leaders Kim Il-sung (left) and Kim Jong-il on Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Sirens wailed for three minutes at noon Monday in honor of the first anniversary of the death of Kim Jong-il. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

North Korea threatens Seoul over sanctions

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this April 8, 2012, file photo, North Korea's Unha-3 rocket stands at Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. The nation said Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, it will launch a long-range rocket between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)

N. Korea says it will launch long-range rocket soon

By Foster Klug - Associated Press

Photo show offers rare glimpse of life in N. Korea

By MARIA SANMINIATELLI - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this image made from KRT video, Kim Jong-un, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's youngest son and successor, salutes during the funeral for his father at the end of a procession outside Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/KRT via APTN)

N. Korea’s Kim issues threat before annual U.S.-South Korea drills

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Kim Jong-un, North Korea's new young leader, rides a horse at an undisclosed place in North Korea in this undated image made from KRT video that aired on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/KRT via APTN)

N. Korea to pardon convicts; generals back young Kim

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

N. Korea pointing to heir’s uncle playing key role

Associated Press

A final photograph of Kim Jong-il, released Saturday, shows North Korea's "Dear Leader" in a Pyongyang grocery store with a retinue that includes his son-successor, Kim Jong-un (right on the first step with two riders), Kim Jong-il's sister Kim Kyong-hui and her husband, Jang Song-thaek (two steps behind Kim Jong-un, in light jacket). (Associated Press)

The power behind Kim Jong-il’s young successor

By Jean H. Lee and Matthew Pennington - Associated Press

** FILE ** Former President Jimmy Carter (left) meets with North Korea's No. 2 official, Kim Yong Nam, at Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Carter offers condolences to North Korea

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

A Jan. 12, 2010, file photo shows American Aijalon Mahli Gomes, during a rally denouncing North Korean's human rights conditions at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone of Panmunjom that separates the two Koreas. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency reported Friday, July 9, 2010, that Aijalon Mahli Gomes, from Boston, attempted to commit suicide and was being treated at a hospital. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

American jailed in N. Korea attempts suicide

By Kwang-tae Kim - Associated Press

American sentenced to hard labor

Promises, promises