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Xcor Aerospace is offering a chauffeured ride into space for $95,000. SpaceX has an all-inclusive Mars package (round-trip, of course) for $500,000. And for …

One day a new girl entered our classroom. I don’t remember her name, but she must have been 7 or 8, as we were. I still recall the way she looked: Very fair …

When the Berlin Wall fell on Nov. 9, 1989 ― 25 years ago ― liberal democracy appeared triumphant over authoritarianism, and the West poured resources into …

President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $6 billion in emergency funds to fight Ebola, including $2 billion for the U.S. Agency for International …

Few would disagree that politics is one of the least trusted or respected professions in Korea. The prevailing public view is that many politicians are …

It seems that almost all relevant government agencies and law-enforcement authorities are being mobilized to tackle corruption in defense acquisition programs. …

PARIS ― While the U.S. and its allies are struggling to figure out how to stop the Islamic State from metastasizing throughout the Middle East and beyond, …

Perhaps no one in Asia is happier than Shinzo Abe and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party to see Republicans take over control of the U.S. Congress. Japan’s …

Our young ones are profoundly unhappy, casting a pall over the country’s future. According to the 2013 survey on the state of children in Korea released by …

Facing growing speculation about a possible run for the presidency in 2017, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement denying media …