World Oct 30 South Korea reels with grief, shock after deadly Halloween crowd surge Concerned relatives raced to hospitals in search of their loved ones Sunday as South Korea mourned the deaths of more than 150 people, mostly in their 20s and 30s, who got trapped and crushed after a huge Halloween party crowd…
World Oct 29 Death toll rises above 140 in Seoul after Halloween crowd crush At least 120 people were killed and 100 more were injured as they were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital of Seoul, South Korean officials said.
World Oct 28 U.S. warns North Korea on nuclear weapons as country continues missile tests South Korea says that North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea in its first ballistic weapons tests in two weeks.
World Oct 24 Tensions rise as North and South Korea exchange warning shots along disputed sea boundary North and South Korea have exchanged warning shots along the disputed western sea boundary where they've engaged in past bloodshed and naval battles.
World Oct 19 North Korea fires more artillery shells into sea as tensions over weapons tests continue North Korea has fired about 100 more artillery shells toward the sea in response to South Korean live-firing drills at border areas as the rivals accuse each other of dialing up tensions with weapons tests.
World Oct 18 North Korea fires artillery shells near border with South Korea South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says North Korea fired about 100 shells off its west coast and 150 rounds off its east coast on Tuesday night.
World Oct 18 Concern mounts for Iranian athlete who competed without hijab in Seoul Farsi-language media outside of Iran have warned that she may have been forced to leave early by Iranian officials and could face arrest back home.
World Oct 13 North Korea fires another missile, flies warplanes near border South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the launch happened early Friday but gave no further details.
World Oct 11 South Korea says it has the ability to intercept missiles from the North South Korea's military says it's capable of detecting and intercepting the variety of missiles that North Korea has launched in a barrage of recent simulated nuclear attacks on its rivals.
World Oct 10 North Korea confirms simulated use of nukes to ‘wipe out’ South Korean and U.S. enemies North Korea says its recent barrage of missile launches were the simulated use of its tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to "hit and wipe out" potential South Korean and U.S. targets.