S. Korea pushes to strike COVID-19 vaccine deals with Janssen, Pfizer...

People stand in line for COVID-19 testing at a temporary screening station in front of Seoul City Hall, keeping a distance from one another,...

US to unseal charges against Lockerbie bombing suspect: media

WASHINGTON - The United States plans to unseal charges soon against a Libyan man suspected of assembling the bomb that blew up a US...

Unification ministry expresses regret over UN rapporteur’s appeal to review leafleting...

A balloon containing anti-Pyongyang leaflets being sent toward North Korea. (Fighters for Free North Korea)The unification ministry expressed regret Thursday after a UN special...

Tigray clamours for aid as conflict leaves hunger in its wake

AYASU GEBRIEL (ETHIOPIA) - Tesfaye Berhe looked on with worry as his farmhands stripped leaves from sorghum stalks dried brown by the blaring sun,...

Moon says S. Korea’s economy needs ‘great transformation’ in 2021

President Moon Jae-in speaks during an expanded session of the National Economic Advisory Council held at the headquarters of the Korea Chamber of Commerce...

Chinese lander returns to Earth with Moon rocks

BEIJING: An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday, completing the first mission in four...

[Newsmaker] Top prosecutor to fight suspension in court

President Moon Jae-in (right) speaks during an anti-corruption policy meeting in June, which Presecutor General Yoon Seok-youl (left) participated. (Yonhap)Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl is...

Unesco lists couscous as intangible world heritage

RABAT: Couscous, the Berber dish beloved across northern Africa's Maghreb region and beyond, Wednesday joined the UN list of the world's intangible cultural heritage.The...

Foreigner referred to prosecution on disobeying quarantine order

This illustrated image depicts a self-quarantine violation. (Yonhap)SUNCHEON -- A regional police station has referred a foreign national to the prosecution for potential indictment...

Hostile climate has LGBT Hungarians eyeing emigration

BUDAPEST - As Hungary intensifies its crackdown on gay rights, including an effective ban on same-sex adoption, some LGBT Hungarians are close to quitting...