Four more service members test positive for new coronavirus

The front gate of a military unit in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, is locked on Monday, as COVID-19 infections broke out there. (Yonhap)An airman, two...

Mysterious ‘obelisk’ in US desert draws wild theories

LOS ANGELES: A mysterious metal "obelisk" found buried in the remote western United States desert has inflamed the imaginations of UFO spotters, conspiracy theorists...

NK paper calls for quality over quantity to achieve self-reliance

One of the new propaganda posters highlighting the important tasks set forth at the fifth plenary meeting of the 7th Central Committee of North...

Milestone for Notre-Dame as fire-damaged scaffolding cleared

PARIS - Reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris reached a turning point Tuesday with the removal of the last portions of scaffolding that melted...

[Newsmaker] KCTU to launch nationwide rallies Wednesday despite COVID-19 surge

Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions speak Tuesday during a press conference held to announce the umbrella labor group's nationwide walkout plan...

Congolese model challenges China’s love for ‘tall, light and skinny’

HONG KONG: As a young black woman modelling in Hong Kong, Harmony Anne-Marie Ilunga rarely saw anyone who looked like her in the magazines....

Main opposition to push for third round of emergency virus handouts

This file photo shows Rep. Lee Jong-bae of the main opposition People Power Party speaking during a meeting at the National Assembly in Seoul...

Dutch campaigner sees progress in ‘Black Pete’ fight

AMSTERDAM - As winter draws in each year, the Netherlands revels in the festive arrival of Saint Nicholas -- but for many it is...

[Newsmaker] Vacation, off-base visits could be suspended for soldiers in capital...

Army conscripts sing a marching song at a basic training graduation ceremony in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Jan. 8, 2020. (Yonhap)Soldiers based...

US Ice Bucket Challenge activist dies aged 37

WASHINGTON - An American man who helped drive the global phenomenon known as the Ice Bucket Challenge to tackle a deadly neurodegenerative disease has...