SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s ...

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SEOUL, Nov 12 (Reuters) - North Korea has ratified a mutual defence treaty with Russia signed by the two countries' leaders ...

Jon Il Chong, who won the Golden Ball for best player at the U17 World Cup, told AFP: "It was the desire and honour of our ...

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Hundreds of people line the streets of North Korea's capital Pyongyang to welcome home the under-17 women's football team following their World Cup victory.

The reclusive nation's players have now won this event as well as the Under-20 Women's World Cup thrice each. Read more at ...

While the secretive country's men's football team are currently ranked down at 111th in the world, their female counterparts ...

North Korea's Under-17 Women's World Cup-winning footballers received a heroes' welcome back in the capital Pyongyang, AFP ...