The Daily Banter headline grab (from the BBC): North Korean state media have confirmed for the first time that the country's leader Kim Jong-un is married. Reports referred to him attending the opening of an amusement park with his wife, "Comrade Ri Sol-ju". There had been ...read more

Dire news from the hermit kingdom: Humanitarian groups fear that the death of Kim Jong-il could worsen North Korea's dire food situation, after the US postponed a decision on potential aid. The country has relied on foreign supplies since the devastating famine of the mid-90s ...read more

Under normal circumstances, death is rarely an event to be celebrated. But in the case of a tyranical dictator responsible for millions of deaths, mass starvation and cruelty beyond imagination, exceptions can be made. From the NYTimes: SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong-il, the ...read more