Pyongyang

North Korea acknowledged in a noon announcement broadcast on state TV that a satellite launched hours earlier from the west coast failed to enter into orbit. The U.S. and South Korea also declared the launch a failure. World leaders were swift to denounce the launch, calling ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Apr 12, 2012

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

• By Ben Cohen
  Dec 18, 2011