A South Korean national has been released safely after being kidnapped from his home in the Philippines early this week, ...

1942 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is born. He took power after his father Kim Il-sung, founder of the communist country, died in 1994.

GAZA: Hamas has confirmed that three Israeli hostages will be released on Saturday, in exchange for Palestinian prisoners ...

A major investigation reveals how the world's most notorious regimes get around sanctions ...

This city was built around a former prison where thousand of people died, and the life expectancy is 10 years lower than the ...

Arizona woman pleads guilty to a fraud scheme supporting North Korean activities, involving $17 million, identity theft, and ...

Several people are dead and many injured after a fire at a resort construction site in South Korea:::: Busan, South ...

A Seoul court has handed down a suspended prison sentence for football forward Hwang Ui-jo, who illegally filmed sexual encounters without consent from the other party.The ...

A fire at a resort construction site in the South Korean city of Busan on Friday, killed at least six people, fire officials ...