Is France turning its back on blasphemy?
PARIS - Their nation born of revolt against Church and Crown, the French have long cherished provocation and irreverence as part of their revolutionary...
Appellate court affirms prison sentence for obstetrician for killing baby in...
(Yonhap)An appellate court on Thursday upheld a prison sentence for a doctor in the death of a baby born alive during a late-term abortion.The...
Hong Kong police sift the past to pursue new security law...
HONG KONG - Hong Kong police are using the past words and deeds of government critics to bolster investigations under the city's sweeping new...
Moon requests churches’ cooperation in virus fight; Christian leaders appear unmoved
President Moon Jae-in speaks at the meeting with leaders of Protestant groups in Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday. YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in met with leaders...
NHL postpones playoff games over police shooting in Wisconsin
LOS ANGELES - The National Hockey League postponed playoff games scheduled for Thursday and Friday in solidarity with other North American sports leagues protesting...
Heat wave to return as typhoon passes without severe damage
Rain clouds are thick in the air Thursday near Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, following the passage of Typhoon Bavi. (Yonhap)No casualties or major damages were...
Russian police launch initial ‘check’ into Navalny case
MOSCOW - Russia announced Thursday it had launched a police "check" into opposition leader Alexei Navalny's illness and asked German medics treating him to...
National Assembly to shut down Thursday after reporter tested positive for...
(Yonhap)The National Assembly will be closed Thursday following a positive COVID-19 test by a journalist who covered a ruling party meeting there earlier Wednesday.Parliament...
Facebook removes accounts of 17-year-old arrested over US shootings
SAN FRANCISCO (UNITED STATES) - Facebook on Wednesday removed accounts of a teenager accused of a deadly shooting spree during protests in the US...
S. Korea braces as Typhoon Bavi rips through southern regions, approaches...
(Yonhap)South Korea was on alert over Typhoon Bavi as the season's eighth typhoon, one of this year's most powerful storms, tore through the resort...
