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Dennis Rodman (Credit: Juliet Papa/1010 WINS)

Dennis Rodman To Kim Jong Un: ‘Do Me A Solid’ And Release American Man

Rodman is tapping his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to ask for the release of a Korean-American man sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in the North.

2013/05/08

File image of a North Korean missile test | Inset image of leader Kim Kim Jong-un. (credit: CBS 2)

Kerry To North Korea: Launching A Missile ‘Takes Everybody To A Bad Place’

North Korea issued its own warning, saying Japan will be its first target if war breaks out.

2013/04/12

Mayor Bloomberg meets with former President Jimmy Carter at City Hall April 10, 2013. (credit: Rich Lamb/WCBS 880)

Fmr. President Carter Offers To Go On Diplomatic Mission To North Korea, Calls Tensions ‘Very Serious’

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Former President Jimmy Carter met with Mayor Michael Bloomberg at City Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Afterwards, Carter discussed the recently racheted-up tensions with North Korea and added that he’d be willing […]

2013/04/10

Basketball star Dennis Rodman walks near to the Vatican as he shows support for a black papal candidate on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Dennis Rodman In Rome To Promote Cardinal From Ghana In PR Stunt

This is the second stop on Rodman’s bizarre global tour that started with a trip to North Korea last month where the Hall of Famer met with Kim Jong Un.

2013/03/13

Dennis Rodman (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Rodman Plans To Vacation With Kim Jong Un, Head To Rome In Makeshift Popemobile

In a bizarre twist, the Hall of Famer is expected to arrive in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday in a makeshift popemobile as he campaigns for Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana to become the church’s first black pope.

2013/03/12

Dennis Rodman (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Report: Rodman Escorted From NYC Hotel For Making Scene, Talking Up Kim Jong Un

According to the New York Post, the Hall of Famer was asked to leave the Time Hotel in Midtown on Sunday for blabbering about how much he likes and admires the dictator.

2013/03/05

Dennis Rodman (Photo by Mark Sullivan/Getty Images for Ball Up)

White House Criticizes North Korea For Focusing Time, Energy On Dennis Rodman

The White House says North Korea’s government should be focused on the well-being of its citizens, not on “celebrity sporting events” to entertain the country’s elite.

2013/03/04

Dennis Rodman (Photo by Mark Sullivan/Getty Images for Ball Up)

Leaving North Korea, Rodman Praises ‘Awesome Guy’ Kim Jong Un, ‘Great’ Leader Kim Jong Il

“He’s proud, his country likes him — not like him, love him, love him,” Rodman said of Kim Jong Un. “Guess what, I love him. The guy’s really awesome.”

2013/03/01

Dennis Rodman (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Dennis Rodman Brings His Basketball Skills To … Wait For It … North Korea

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman brought his basketball skills and flamboyant style — neon-bleached hair, tattoos, nose studs and all — on Tuesday to the isolated Communist country with possibly the world’s drabbest dress code: North Korea.

2013/02/26

File image of a North Korean missile test | Inset image of leader Kim Kim Jong-un. (credit: CBS 2)

UN Calls North Korea Nuclear Test ‘Threat To International Peace & Security’

The test follows a successful launch of a long-range ballistic missile in December that many believe is capable of reaching the United States.

2013/02/12

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