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U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., said Sunday there's increased worry about North Korea's nuclear capabilities because of Kim Jong Un's questionable stability.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured an anti-aircraft unit just days after the country's nuclear test, the official media said Thursday.
UPI Almanac for Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013.
An independent inquiry into the human rights situation in North Korea is justified and long overdue, the top U.N. human rights official said.
UPI Almanac for Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.
Pyongyang's 'Never-ending story'
The story is the same in North Korea, which seems more intent on nuclear weapons programs and honoring its leaders than feeding its people, the author says.
 North Korean rocket launch
North Korea's Kim Jong Un gave himself a nice present at year-end to mark the first anniversary of his succession to power in the secretive country with a satellite space launch using ballistic missile technology, disregarding world opinion and U.N. Security Council resolutions.
South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye put top priority on national security, saying North Korea's successful long-range rocket launch shows the "grave" situation between the two Koreas.
Seoul's new leader wary of North Korea
A rocket launch by North Korea is an indication of how serious the situation on the Korean Peninsula is, South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye said.
UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012.
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The House Oversight and Governmental Reform Committee investigates the IRS in Washington
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J. Russell George (R), Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, talks to an aid during a House Oversight and Governmental Reform Committee hearing on the IRS and it's targeting of conservative groups, on Capitol Hill on May 22, 2013 in Washington, D.C. UPI/Kevin Dietsch