World Jul 24 North Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in latest weapons test The test is apparently in protest of the United States sending major naval assets to South Korea in a show of force.
Politics Jul 24 American-led UN Command says it’s communicating with North Korea about U.S. soldier The American-led U.N. Command says it has started a conversation with North Korea about a U.S. soldier who ran into the North last week across one of the world's most heavily fortified borders.
World Jul 22 North Korea fires more cruise missiles, but stays silent on U.S. soldier who crossed its border North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea Saturday, South Korea’s military said, marking the second launch event this week, apparently in protest of the docking of a nuclear-armed U.S. submarine in South Korea.
World Jul 19 North Korea stays silent on its apparent detention of a U.S. soldier who ran across the border Some observers said the North was unlikely to repatriate him anytime soon amid heightened tensions between the rivals.
World Jul 18 U.S. soldier crosses border into North Korea after facing disciplinary action U.S. officials say an American detained after crossing the border from South Korea into North Korea was a U.S. soldier.
World Jul 17 South Korea’s death toll from downpour grows to 40 as workers search for survivors At least 40 people have died, 34 others are injured and more than 10,000 people have had to leave their homes since July 9, when heavy rain started pounding the country.
World Jul 16 Death toll rises to 37 in South Korea amid floods, landslides fueled by heavy rain South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the country, officials said.
World Jul 09 South Korean opposition party rebukes IAEA chief over Japan’s plans to release treated Fukushima wastewater South Korean opposition lawmakers sharply criticized the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog on Sunday for its approval of Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.
World May 31 North Korea’s satellite launch failed. It still triggered fear and confusion North Korea's failed launch of a spy satellite still prompted public confusion and security jitters in neighboring South Korea and Japan.
World May 29 North Korea notifies neighboring Japan it plans to launch a military spy satellite soon Japan's defense minister says he ordered the military to shoot down the satellite or debris, if any entered Japanese territory.