Apr 27 Trump says he has a responsibility to end Korean conflict By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press President Donald Trump claimed credit Friday for a historic inter-Korean summit, but now faces a burden in helping turn the Korean leaders' bold but vague vision for peace into reality after more than six decades of hostility. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 6:57 The Rohingya are still fleeing persecution in Myanmar. What can be done to stop it? Rohingya Muslims have suffered innumerable atrocities in Myanmar, only to face poverty, desperation and human trafficking as refugees in Bangladesh. John Yang talks with Skye Wheeler of Human Rights Watch for a broader look at their plight. Continue watching
Apr 27 Korean summit lays out a path to peace but short on details By Foster Klug, Associated Press GOYANG, South Korea — The leaders of North and South Korea vowed Friday to seek a nuclear-free peninsula and work toward a formal end to the Korean War this year, though their historic summit concluded with few specifics on how… Continue reading
Apr 27 Deadly violence erupts again in Gaza at Israeli border fence By Fares Akram, Associated Press Hundreds of Palestinians converged on the Gaza Strip's border fence with Israel on Friday, trying to rip through it before drawing heavy Israeli fire. Continue reading
Apr 27 Trump and Kim will have a historic summit, but where? By Larisa Epatko Where will President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet for talks on North Korea denuclearization -- Switzerland, the Demilitarized Zone, even Mongolia?… Continue reading
Apr 26 Kim Jong Un says he’s ready for ‘heartfelt, sincere and honest’ talks with South Korea By Associated Press Kim did not make any direct mention of the North Korean nuclear issue in the part of his talks with Moon that were shown on live television. Continue reading
Apr 26 Kim Jong Un makes history as he crosses border to South Korea By Foster Klug, Associated Press Beyond the carefully choreographed surface, however, it's still not clear whether the leaders from North and South Korea can make any progress in closed-door talks on the nuclear issue, which has bedeviled other officials for decades. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 5:33 North Korean defectors regard historic summit with hope By Katrina Yu At a historic meeting on Friday, North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will discuss the North's nuclear program, begin talks on officially ending the Korean War after 65 years, and lay the groundwork for… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 8:40 Pimps and traffickers prey on vulnerable Rohingya girls By Tania Rashid Since the majority of Rohingya refugees are women and girls, many of whom are poor and without a male breadwinner, they are vulnerable to traffickers looking to make fast money in the Bangladeshi sex trade. Special correspondent Tania Rashid and… Continue watching
Apr 26 Parents sue North Korea over death of U.S. detainee Otto Warmbier By Associated Press The lawsuit seeks compensation for the death of Otto Warmbier, who was arrested by North Korean authorities in January 2016 for stealing a propaganda poster and sentenced to 15 years in prison. He died in June 2017, days after he… Continue reading