For the operation, the military chose SEAL Team 6’s Red Squadron — the same unit that killed Osama bin Laden. The SEALs rehearsed for months, aware that every move needed to be perfect. But when they reached what they thought was a deserted shore that night, wearing black wet suits and night-vision goggles, the mission swiftly unraveled.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un returned to the country's capital, Pyongyang, on Friday afternoon after visiting China, North Korean state media KCNA said on Friday.

Close observers of the reclusive, nuclear-armed state see Kim Ju Ae’s appearance as the clearest signal yet that she may be in line to rise to the top of the family’s dynastic rule.

As North Korea touts a new beach destination on its east coast, Pyongyang is quietly embracing its own brand of consumer culture.