Defense ministry verified N. Korean order to burn body of dead...

(Yonhap)The defense ministry has confirmed with the help of its special intelligence that North Korea ordered the burning of the body of a South...

Video reunions, closed cemeteries: virus upends Korean festival

WANJU, South Korea: Sitting in her tiny home, 83-year-old Moon Haeng-ja is struggling to master a new skill as the pandemic plays havoc with...

Biegun says US, S. Korea discuss ‘creative ideas’ on N. Korea

US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun (Yonhap)WASHINGTON -- US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun said Monday he discussed "creative ideas" on how...

Macron ready to meet Belarus opposition leader

VILNIUS - French President Emmanuel Macron is ready to meet with Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya on a visit to Lithuania, a government spokesman...

5 more USFK service members test positive for new coronavirus

(Yonhap)Five American service members have tested positive for the new coronavirus upon arrival in South Korea from the United States, the US Forces Korea...

Huawei exec to accuse US of misleading Canada in extradition case

VANCOUVER: Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and her lawyers return to a Canadian court on Monday to press for her release, arguing the US...

Seoul, Washington to discuss North Korea’s civilian killing, ending Korean War

Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, speaks to reporters after arriving at Washington's Dulles International Airport on Sunday. (Yonhap)South...

Turkey seeks new life for submerged tourist town

HASANKEYF (TURKEY) - Just two roofs poke through the vast expanse of an artificial lake that has swallowed a Turkish town whose caves and...

Nearly 1m to travel by air during Chuseok despite govt. advisory

(Yonhap)Nearly 1 million people are expected to travel by air during the Chuseok fall harvest holiday despite the government's advisory asking people to remain...

Belarus opposition holds ‘people’s inauguration’ protest

MINSK: Belarus police on Sunday arrested several people before an opposition march in support of protest figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya days after the country's leader...