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South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, leads Pope Francis after a welcome ceremony at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Pope Francis became the first pontiff in 25 years to visit South Korea on Thursday, bringing a message of peace and reconciliation to the war-divided peninsula. (AP Photo/Kim Hong-ji, Pool)

Pope to Koreas: Avoid ‘fruitless’ shows of force

By Nicole Winfield and Jung-yoon Choi ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this image taken from video, U.S. citizen Matthew Todd Miller speaks at an undisclosed location in North Korea Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. Two Americans, Miller and Jeffrey Edward Fowle, charged with “anti-state” crimes in North Korea say in a video that they expect to be tried soon and possibly receive long prison terms, and appeal for help from the U.S. government. They made the comments in the video shot by a local AP Television News crew. The crew was taken to a location to meet the detained Americans after repeated requests to North Korean authorities to see them. (AP Photo/APTN)

2 Americans detained in North Korea seek U.S. help

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

A man watches a TV news program showing the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 26, 2014. North Korea fired three short-range projectiles Thursday into the waters off its east coast, a South Korean defense official said. The move was most likely a routine test-firing, but the official said it could also be meant to stoke tensions with Seoul. The writing on tje screen reads &quot;The missiles were launched to alert and express its internal solidarity.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Admiral: World getting ‘numb’ to NKorean missiles

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

A Moroccan flag is displayed as thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators holds banners and shout slogans during a protest against the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, in the streets of Casablanca, Morocco, Sunday, July 27, 2014. Israel and Hamas launched new attacks Sunday in the raging Gaza war, despite each side offering different truces to temporarily halt nearly three weeks of fighting ahead of a major Muslim holiday. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)

Hamas turns to North Korea for weapons deal, Iran for money

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Associated Press) **FILE**

North Korea fires short-range missile into sea

Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Associated Press) ** FILE **

North Korea again fires missiles into sea

By Jung-Yoon Choi and Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

North Korea announced Monday it would send 150 cheerleaders to the Asian Games. The goodwill gesture — which appears insignificant, if not comical, on its face — comes days after North Korea called for reunification with South Korea through a federal formula that would allow for the two countries to maintain their separate ideologies and social systems. (Associated Press)

North Korea seeks allies as China accord cools

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, June 27, 2013 file photo, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, and her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping wave during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping’s first visit to the Korean Peninsula as China’s president is to Seoul, not Pyongyang, meaning that North Korea’s best friend has snubbed it for its most bitter rival. A flurry of recent rocket and missile tests, the latest on Wednesday, has made the North’s displeasure crystal clear. (AP Photo/Wang Zhao, Pool, File) **FILE**

Chinese leader’s Seoul visit snubs North Korea

By Foster Klug - Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Seoul: North Korea fires 2 short-range projectiles

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, April 9, 2014, image made from video, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un holds up a parliament membership certificate during the Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video, File) ** FILE **

Two Americans detained in North Korea will face trial for ‘hostile acts’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

People watch a TV news program showing the missile launch conducted by North Korea, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, June 29, 2014. North Korea fired two short-range missiles into its eastern waters Sunday, a South Korean official said, an apparent test fire that comes just days after the country tested what it called new precision-guided missiles. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea’s Kim guides rocket firing drills

By Jung-Yoon Choi - Associated Press

Illustration on the importance of radar missile defense systems by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

GEDRICH: Countering the growing ballistic-missile threat

By Fred Gedrich

In this image taken from video made available on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers an annual New Year's Day message in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video) ** FILE **

Inside the Ring: North Korea on ‘The Interview’: Kill Kim? Die, USA!

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A spokesman for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Friday that the Hollywood comedy "The Interview," with Seth Rogen and James Franco that shows the autocrat's fake assassination, is indicative of American society's "desperation." (CTMG, Inc.)

North Korea says Seth Rogen movie ‘act of war,’ vows ‘merciless’ retaliation if released

Associated Press

South Korean soldier reportedly flees after killing 5 comrades at border with North Korea

By Youkyung Lee - Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

U.S. confirms American detained in North Korea

Associated Press

An advanced Global Hawk surveillance drone sits in its hangar at Misawa Air Base in northern Japan Friday, May 30, 2014. The U.S. Air Force has deployed two of the unarmed Global Hawk aircraft to Japan for the first time over the past week to enhance the U.S. military’s efforts to monitor nuclear activities in North Korea, Chinese naval operations in the region and assess natural disasters to assist humanitarian aid operations. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)

U.S. deploys advanced drones to Japan to watch China, North Korea

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Japanese journalists gather around an advanced Global Hawk surveillance drone in its hangar at Misawa Air Base in northern Japan, Friday, May 30, 2014. The U.S. Air Force has deployed two of the unarmed Global Hawk aircraft to Japan for the first time over the past week to enhance the U.S. military’s efforts to monitor nuclear activities in North Korea, Chinese naval operations in the region and assess natural disasters to assist humanitarian aid operations. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)

US deploys first advanced drones to Japan

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press