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N. Korea holds rally against UN rights resolution

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) – North Korea held a mass rally Tuesday in its capital to protest a United Nations resolution condemning its human rights record. …

Four S. Koreans nabbed for stealing Buddha statue in Japan

Four South Korean men have been arrested in Japan’s southern region on charges of stealing a historic Buddha statue, police said Tuesday, an incident …

S. Korea willing to consider fertilizer aid to North: minister

South Korea may send fertilizer aid to North Korea to help boost its agriculture and forestry sectors, the unification minister said Tuesday, signaling Seoul …

N. Korea, Russia agree to push for six-way nuclear talks: KCNA

Top North Korean and Russian officials agreed to redouble efforts to revive the six-party talks on Pyongyang’s nuclear program when they met in Moscow …

Leading opposition lawmaker censures libel suit against Japanese reporter

A prominent opposition lawmaker seen as a potential presidential candidate in the next election expressed embarrassment Tuesday that prosecutors have indicted …

Former parliament chief indicted over sexual harassment

A former parliamentary leader was indicted Tuesday on charges of sexually harassing a golf caddie in a central eastern town in September, prosecutors …

N. Korean leader launches outspoken attack on U.S.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed antipathy toward the United States in an unusually unequivocal way, labeling Americans as “cannibals,” …

Riot after US jury fails to indict Ferguson policeman
Riot after US jury fails to indict Ferguson policeman

(Yonhap) Protesters set buildings ablaze and looted stores in the US town of Ferguson on Monday after a grand jury chose not to press charges against a white …

Fines sought for ruling-party lawmaker for leaking classified documents

Prosecutors sought 5 million (US$4,800) in fines Tuesday for Rep. Chung Moon-hun of the ruling Saenuri Party over allegations he illegally obtained and leaked …

Indictment of ex-prosecutor over indecency suspended

Prosecutors on Tuesday suspended the indictment of a former top prosecutor on this southern island who had been accused of indecent exposure.   Kim …

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