North Korea says it has arrested American citizen From Elise Labott, CNN April 27, 2013 -- Updated 0401 GMT (1201 HKT) U.S. officials said last week that an American had been detained in North Korea Bae Jun Ho is accused of committing a crime against North Korea, state media says He entered North Korea on November 3 to carry out a tour, it reports The United States and North Korea do not have diplomatic relations (CNN) -- North Korea has arrested a U.S. citizen for committing an unspecified crime against the country, state media reported Friday, 10 days after U.S. officials said an American had been detained by the reclusive nation. Bae Jun Ho entered North Korea on November 3 to carry out a tour, the country's official Korean Central News Agency, or KCNA, reported. He was detained and evidence was uncovered proving that he had committed a crime against the country, the news agency said. The American then confessed to the offense, it said, and faces legal action. A U.S. official told CNN last week that an American citizen named Kenneth Bae had been detained in North Korea for more than a month. The U.S. official said Bae had made several trips to North Korea previously, and that he was not believed to have been mistreated in detention. Neither Washington nor Seoul has yet confirmed that Bae is the same man referred to by North Korean state media. His detention was first reported by South Korean newspapers, which said that Bae, a tour operator, entered North Korea at the port city of Rajin accompanied by five other tourists. Bae and the group were on a five-day trip to the country, according to South Korea's Yonhap News. One of the tour members was carrying a computer hard disk "that apparently contained sensitive information," Yonhap News reported, citing a Korean-language paper. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said last week that the United States was aware of the reports of Bae's detention, but that it would not discuss the issue further because of privacy issues. We obviously have no higher priority than the welfare of our citizens. As you may know we have no representation in Pyongyang. The Embassy of Sweden acts as our protecting power for issues involving U.S. citizens in North Korea," Nuland said then. Consular officials from the Swedish Embassy visited Bae on Friday, KCNA said. The United States and North Korea do not have diplomatic relations. CNN's Paula Hancocks, KJ Kwon and Nicky Robertson contributed to this report. February 6, 2013 -- Updated 1526 GMT (2326 HKT) Advocates say the exam includes unnecessarily invasive and irrelevant procedures -- like a so-called "two finger" test. February 6, 2013 -- Updated 0009 GMT (0809 HKT) Supplies of food, clothing and fuel are running short in Damascus and people are going hungry as the civil war drags on. February 6, 2013 -- Updated 1801 GMT (0201 HKT) Supporters of Richard III want a reconstruction of his head to bring a human aspect to a leader portrayed as a murderous villain. February 5, 2013 -- Updated 1548 GMT (2348 HKT) Robert Fowler spent 130 days held hostage by the same al Qaeda group that was behind the Algeria massacre. He shares his experience. February 6, 2013 -- Updated 0507 GMT (1307 HKT) As "We are the World" plays, a video shows what looks like a nuclear attack on the U.S. Jim Clancy reports on a bizarre video from North Korea. February 5, 2013 -- Updated 1215 GMT (2015 HKT) Musician Daniela Mercury has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide over a career span of nearly 30 years. Photojournalist Alison Wright travelled the world to capture its many faces in her latest book, "Face to Face: Portraits of the Human Spirit." February 6, 2013 -- Updated 0006 GMT (0806 HKT) Europol claims 380 soccer matches, including top level ones, were fixed - as the scandal widens, CNN's Dan Rivers looks at how it's done. February 6, 2013 -- Updated 1237 GMT (2037 HKT) That galaxy far, far away is apparently bigger than first thought. The "Star Wars" franchise will get two spinoff movies, Disney announced. February 8, 2013 -- Updated 0718 GMT (1518 HKT) It's an essential part of any trip, an activity we all take part in. Yet almost none of us are any good at it. Souvenir buying is too often an obligatory slog.