U.S. judge orders N. Korea to pay $500 mil. over student's death

A federal judge ordered North Korea on Monday to pay $501 million in damages for the death of American university student Otto Warmbier last year, U.S. media reported."North Korea is liable for the torture, hostage taking, and extra-judicial killing of Otto Warmbier, and the injuries to his mother and father, Fred and Cindy Warmbier," Beryl Howell, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, was quoted as saying by the Washington Post.Howell issued the order after Otto Warmbier's parents sued North Korea's leadership in April seeking more than $1 billion in damages …READ FULL ARTICLE