North Korea

The pets are being taken from homes and sold to restaurants for their meat.

With talks between North Korea and the United States in flux, concerns about possible US mainland targets are resurfacing.

The combined danger of the mines, barbed wire, tanks, snipers, machine guns, attack dogs, missiles, and itchy trigger fingers wasn't enough to stop a Louisiana resident from trying to taking a little stroll from the South to the North

It's pretty strange that former NBA star Dennis Rodman went to North Korea and hung out with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. They watched basketball together, even drank and dined on sushi together.

Sometimes—like when they call themselves "space conquerors" after launching a satellite that broke almost immediately and tumbled out of orbit—it can be hard to take North Korea seriously. Other times—like when they threaten another test of their nuclear program at a highly delicate time for their neighbors, politically—it seems wiser to keep a close eye on them.

North Korea found itself front and center in the international community when it launched a long-range missile Friday morning, local time. Despite the country’s reported efforts, officials in the US claim the launch failed because the rocket broke before leaving the Earth’s atmosphere.