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.
World Oct 08 North Korea launches 2 missiles toward sea after South Korea, U.S. hold naval drills North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Sunday, the latest of a recent barrage of weapons tests, a day after it warned the redeployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula was inflaming…
Arts Oct 07 Members of Korean pop group BTS face possible military enrollment South Korea's military appears to want to conscript members of the K-pop supergroup BTS for mandatory military duties, as the public remains sharply divided over whether they should be given exemptions.
World Oct 07 South Korea, U.S. warships start new drills after North Korea missile launch The nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has begun a new round of naval drills with South Korean warships.