Pyongyang (North Korea), Apr. 25 : The North Korean Government has that the two female American journalists it has arrested for allegedly crossing the Stalinist state's border with China face five years or more in a labour camp.

Pyongyang, Mar. 9 : North Korea has warned that it is "fully combat ready" to retaliate against any attempt to thwart off its planned satellite launch.

"Shooting our satellite for peaceful purposes will precisely mean a war," said the statement, carried by Pyongyang''s official Korean Central News Agency.

With the US and South Korea moving tens of thousands of troops along with its border, N Korea condemned the move as preparations for an invasion, the Daily Express reported.

Pyongyang (North Korea), Oct. 11 : North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspected a women’s army unit on Saturday.

A local newspaper reported the leader''s inspection of the battery of the Korean People''s Army (KPA) Unit 821 on the front page, with a picture of Kim watching women soldiers'' training.

According to Xinhua, Kim urged soldiers to increase their combat capabilities and was satisfied with the fact that they had fulfilled their duties "in a responsible manner with utmost vigilance to cope with the evermore undisguised moves of the enemies for aggression."

Seoul/Pyongyang - North Korea celebrated its 60th anniversary Tuesday, however, there were no reports of a military parade that was expected to be held, reported South Korean media.

While at a stalemate over its nuclear programmes, North Korea was expected to hold its largest ever military parade, in terms of number troops and military hardware, in its capital of Pyongyang, Yonhap news agency reported citing South Korean military officials.