BREAKING NEWS

US to ban travel to North Korea from Sept. 1, says Americans should leave

WASHINGTON - A ban on travel by US passport holders to North Korea will take effect on Sept. 1 and Americans in the country should leave before that date, the US State Department said on Wednesday.
US citizens wishing to travel to North Korea would have to obtain a special validation for their passports, which would only be granted in limited circumstances, the department said in a statement.