WASHINGTON (AP) – American citizens will be barred from traveling to North Korea next month following a prohibition on using U.S. passports to enter the country, the State Department said Friday.

The State Department's ban is set to go into effect on Sept. 1. — -- The State Department has announced it will allow four categories of Americans to apply for an exemption after it bars most ...

A world record holder who has traveled to every country on Earth has revealed an experience of nearly being imprisoned for ...

The United States Department of State periodically reviews its standing travel warnings in its list of travel advisories. This week, that review led to the department reissuing one of its most severe ...

For years, North Korea has remained frustratingly under the radar. Its militarized border keeps people out and encloses its citizens in a community of lies, where leader Kim Jong-un ruled as god. In ...

More than a month ago, Merrill Newman, an elderly American disappeared into North Korea. Pulled off a flight on the final day of a guided tour, the Korean War veteran was missing until he reappeared ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex that leader Kim Jong Un hailed it as ...

Exploring the mysterious nation of North Korea just got a lot easier – at least if you’re Chinese. A new scheme has been announced that provides Chinese citizens with an (almost) hassle-free visa to ...