DPRK confirms demolition of nuclear test site, no leakage of radio-active materials

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has confirmed the demolition of its nuclear test site at Punggye-ri on Thursday, saying that all the tunnels have been collapsed by explosions and their entrances completely closed, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

FOREIGN MEDIA HEAD TO N.KOREA TO WITNESS NUCLEAR SITE SHUTDOWN

Two dozen journalists from Western and Chinese news organizations departed for North Korea on Tuesday to witness the closure of its nuclear test site.

U.S. developing seismic detectors to measure North Korea nuclear tests

The United States Air Force is to continue developing seismic wave detectors to better measure prospective North Korean nuclear tests.

Marshall Islands takes world nuclear powers to ICJ

The tiny Republic of the Marshall Islands in Micronesia is taking on the world's nuclear powers with an unprecedented legal case that is being heard at The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Hollande acknowledges 'consequences' of nuclear tests on Polynesia trip

Compensation for the victims of three decades of French nuclear tests was a focus of President François Hollande's visit to French Polynesia on Monday, his first stop on a tour of the Pacific and Latin America.