London Attack
Four people were killed, along with the assailant, in Wednesday's attack in Westminster, close to the Houses of Parliament. About 40 people from 11 different countries were injured, of whom 29 needed...
Tag: South Korea
Ko Struggles While Chun Charges To Share LPGA Lead
Top-ranked defending champion Lydia Ko struggled with her putting while South Korea's Chun In-Gee sizzled late to grab a share of the lead after Thursday's opening round of the LPGA Kia Classic. New...
South Korea Prepares To Move Sunken Sewol Ferry To Port
Salvage operators were preparing to move South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry on to another vessel to transfer it to port Friday, nearly three years after it went down with the loss of more than 300...
McIlroy Eliminated By Kjeldsen At WGC Match Play
Second-ranked Rory McIlroy was eliminated from title contention on Thursday at the World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play after group rival Gary Woodland withdrew and Soren Kjeldsen won his second...
UN Security Council Condemns Latest N.Korea Missile Tests
The UN Security Council on Thursday "strongly condemned" recent North Korean missile and ballistic missile engine tests, denouncing Pyongyang's "increasingly destabilizing behavior." The condemnation...
Syria Keep World Cup Dream Alive
Omar Khribin moved Syria closer to a place at Russia 2018 on Thursday with the winning goal in their qualifying clash with Uzbekistan. Syria kept their remarkable quest for a place at the 2018 World...
US Sees ‘activity’ At North Korea Nuke Sites
The US military has observed activity in North Korea that suggests Pyongyang may be gearing up for another nuclear test, a US official said Thursday. "At the sites where we watch tests, we see a...
Lippi’s China Keep World Cup Dream Alive
Marcello Lippi's China stunned South Korea 1-0 in a politically charged World Cup qualifier on Thursday to give themselves a glimmer of hope of reaching next year's tournament in Russia. Yu Dabao...
China Stun Koreans To Keep World Cup Hopes Alive
Yu Dabao struck in the first half as Marcello Lippi's China stunned South Korea 1-0 to keep their slim World Cup hopes alive on Thursday. The Beijing Guoan forward's header ensured China's first win...
When Shall We Overcome?
As I do at every annual commemoration of our hard won independence from colonial subjugation, this year I waited for our newly elected president to share his thoughts and reflections on our history...
Salvage of South Korea’s Sewol Ferry
South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry emerged from the waters on Thursday, nearly three years after it sank with the loss of more than 300 lives in one of the country's worst maritime disasters. The...
S.Korea Throws Shipbuilder Daewoo New $6 Bn Lifeline
South Korea offered troubled Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Co. a new $6 billion bailout on Thursday, as the giant firm's financial crisis worsens. Daewoo is the world's largest shipyard in terms of...
Hopes and Fears Meet For Sewol Parents As Ferry Emerges
Huddled in makeshift shipping container homes on a South Korean waterfront, the relatives of the missing from the Sewol ferry disaster have endured a harrowing wait to recover their dead children....
Ko, Ariya Top Field In Last LPGA Major Tuneup
Top-ranked defending champion Lydia Ko and world number two Ariya Jutanugarn pace an elite field for this week's LPGA Kia Classic, the last tuneup for next week's first major championship. In all, 23...
South Korea Raises Sunken Sewol Ferry
South Korea´s sunken Sewol ferry emerged from the waters Thursday, nearly three years after it went down with the loss of more than 300 lives and dealt a crushing blow to now-ousted president Park...
South Korea Begins Raising Sunken Ferry
Salvage operators began raising South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry Wednesday, officials said, nearly three years after the disaster killed more than 300 people and dealt a crippling blow to now-ousted...
China Steps Up Security For South Korea World Cup Qualifier
Chinese authorities have stepped up security for Thursday's tense World Cup qualifier against South Korea, whose fans will receive a police escort after protests over Seoul's decision to deploy a...
Latest North Korean Missile Test Fails
A new North Korean missile test failed on Wednesday, the South's defense ministry said. "South Korea and the United States are aware of the North Korean missile launch," said a spokesman for Seoul's...
S. Korea Returns Chinese Soldiers’ Remains Despite THAAD Row
Seoul on Wednesday repatriated the remains of 28 Chinese soldiers killed in the Korean War, despite a heated row between the two countries over a US missile defence system. A row of goosestepping...
North Korea Fails In New Missile Test
A new North Korean missile test failed on Wednesday, the South's defence ministry said, two weeks after Pyongyang launched four rockets in what it called a drill for an attack on US bases in Japan....