Picture of the Day: South Korean soldiers

South Korean soldiers guarding the coastline at Taean against possible attack from North Korea take part in special drills

Bing hailed as hero in Clinton’s Korean rescue

Al Gore has revealed that the film mogul Steve Bing played a key role in Bill Clinton’s mercy dash to Pyongyang this week

What Hillary Clinton has to put up with

Sometimes, the Secretary of State and former First Lady has to swallow hard

Clinton returns with freed journalists

Rather than an impromptu mercy mission, Bill Clinton's visit to North Korea was arranged through 'back channels'

Bill Clinton in Pyongyang

Former president seeks release of two US journalists held in North Korea

Picture Past: July 27, 1953, Korean War ends

1953: The Korean War armistice was signed in Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting

Who will lead North Korea after Kim Jong-il’s death?

If the Dear Leader has pancreatic cancer, his 20-something son Kim Jong-un could rule North Korea with two advisors

Picture Past: June 25, 1950, Korean War

1950: The North Korean army began its invasion of South Korea - prompting the UN to send in paratroopers.

When America is as barbaric as North Korea

Laura Ling and Euna Lee's treatment has parallels with the fate of the Cuban Five in the USA, says Alexander Cockburn