The United States said on Friday its policy towards North Korea had not changed after a senior US official responsible for nuclear policy raised some eyebrows by saying Washington would be willing to engage in arms-control talks with Pyongyang. Some experts argue that recognizing North Korea as a nuclear-armed state, something Pyongyang seeks, is a […]
CNN — Tropical Storm Nalgae has killed at least 72 people and injured 33 in the Philippines, the country’s disaster agency said Saturday. A further 14 people are still missing after the storm, known locally as Paeng, made landfall on Friday packing winds of 75 kilometers (46 miles) per hour. The death toll rose sharply […]
Seoul, South Korea CNN — As a statement of intent, it was about as blunt as they get. North Korea has developed nuclear weapons and will never give them up, its leader, Kim Jong Un, told the world last month. The move was “irreversible,” he said; the weapons represent the “dignity, body, and absolute power […]
CNN — North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Friday, according to South Korean officials. No other details, including the projectile’s flight range, were immediately available. If confirmed, it would be the 28th North Korean launch event of ballistic and cruise missiles this […]
CNN — A man who fooled dozens of women into sending him photos of their genitalia by posing as a female gynecologist on Facebook has been sentenced to jail in Singapore. The High Court on Wednesday found Ooi Chuen Wei, 37, from Malaysia, guilty of “cheating by personation” and sentenced him to three years and […]
CNN — An Iranian hermit known as “the world’s dirtiest man” has died at the ripe age of 94, just months after taking his first wash in decades, Iranian state media announced. “Amu Haji” – Uncle Haji – as he was referred to, died on Sunday in Dezhgah, a village in the country’s southern province […]
Story highlights Pyongyang says it will “liquidate” all South Korean businesses operating north of the border Two North Korean missiles fired toward the sea, South Korea says Launch follows a North Korean claim that it has miniaturized nuclear warheads CNN — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early Thursday, according to the South Korean […]
Story highlights An expert says photos show North Korea put something on a missile, but it doesn’t look like a hydrogen bomb North Korean state media says Kim Jong Un met with nuclear scientists about missile research Last week, the North Korean leader said nuclear warheads need to be ready at any time, according to […]
Seoul, South Korea CNN — South Korean authorities have launched an investigation after the decomposing remains of a North Korean defector were found in the capital Seoul last Wednesday. The defector was a woman in her 40s who escaped to South Korea in 2002, according to police and South Korea’s Unification Ministry. The woman had […]
Story highlights Bodies of the victims in cruise ship sinking will be cremated The Eastern Star capsized June 1 in the Yangtze River Only 14 survivors have been found CNN — Their hopes have long faded, their prayers gone unanswered. Still, they wait by the banks of the Yangtze River, lighting candles and calling out […]
