A North Korean defector, reveals the strict regulations and government control in North Korea, including censorship of TVs, government-approved hairstyles, and forced worship of the Kim family.

Western tourists had three weeks to experience North Korea - which has remained closed to travellers from non-allied states - before it was shuttered again without warning

North Korea has slammed the US for "political and military provocations" over the visit of a US Navy aircraft carrier to the South Korean port of Busan.