Gulf nations, US signal progress to resolve Qatar crisis

DOHA - Rivals Qatar and Saudi Arabia, along with neutral Oman and Kuwait, said Friday progress had been made towards resolving the Gulf crisis...

Unification minister promises support for N. Korea aid groups

Unification Minister Lee In-young speaks at a meeting with leaders of the Korea NGO Council for Cooperation with North Korea (KNCCK) on Friday. (Yonhap)Unification...

Trash tracking satellites help Indonesia tackle marine waste

JAKARTA - Every year, pounding rains wash away mountains of plastic waste from the streets of Jakarta, with some of it ending up as...

[Newsmaker] Court mulls arrest warrants for 3 Industry Ministry officials over...

The front of a courtroom inside the Daejeon District Court where a hearing is held Friday on arrest warrant requests for three high-ranking Energy...

In Canada demand for puppies soars during pandemic, so do scams

OTTAWA - Demand for puppies in Canada has soared during the pandemic, and scammers are taking advantage -- swindling hundreds of people looking for...

Prosecutors demand life sentence for child pornography offender

This file photo shows Bae Jun-hwan. (Yonhap)JEJU -- Prosecutors have demanded life imprisonment for a sex offender indicted for allegedly producing about 1,300 child...

Scientists build implant that restores vision

WASHINGTON: Scientists are a step closer to restoring vision for the blind, after building an implant that bypasses the eyes and allows monkeys to...

Unification minister cites European Coal and Steel Community as model for...

Unification Minister Lee In-young speaks during a meeting of the ministry at the government complex in Seoul on July 28. (Yonhap)Unification Minister Lee In-young...

Facebook changing ‘race-blind’ hate speech policy

NEW YORK - Facebook on Thursday said it is revising its systems to prioritize blocking slurs against Black people, gays and other groups historically...

Popular monk apologizes again over New York apartment controversy

Ven. Haemin (Yonhap)A popular Buddhist monk, who has faced public criticism over his lifestyle that appears to contradict his preaching of non-possession, belatedly apologized...