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UN Security Council condemns NKorea rocket launch
The U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's successful rocket launch on Wednesday and said it will urgently consider "an appropriate response.
US, EU considering world's biggest free trade pact
After years of battling each other on trade issues, U.S. and European officials are contemplating a dramatic change in direction: joining together in ...
SKorea's porn fight 'like shoveling in a blizzard'
Moon Tae-Hwa stares at his computer, dizzy and nauseous from the hours of porn he's viewed online while his wife and children slept. He feels no shame ...
Kim Yu-na posts season's best to seal return
Olympic champion Kim Yu-na completed her triumphant return to figure skating competition on Sunday by winning the NRW Trophy with the season's best ...
Asia stocks rise as US employment claims dip
Asian stock markets rose Friday after the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week, offsetting a somber economic forecast by ...
IOC probes SKorea footballer for political banner
The IOC says it has opened a disciplinary case against a South Korea footballer who displayed a political banner after his team beat Japan in the ...
United's Kagawa may return for Manchester derby
United midfielder Shinji Kagawa could make an early return from his left knee injury by appearing in the Manchester derby against City on Sunday.
SKorea to reroute flights on NKorean rocket path
South Korea said Monday that it plans to reroute passenger flights over the Yellow Sea to avoid possible collisions with debris from a long-range ...
AP IMPACT: China overtaking US as global trader
Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States. The South Korean businessman supplied components to American automakers for a decade.
North Korea gears up to launch long-range rocket
North Korea is gearing up to fire a long-range rocket this month in a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile ...
Asia stocks up amid optimism over US budget
Asian stock markets rose Monday, registering optimism after negotiations late last week between President Barack Obama and leaders of Congress raised ...
South Korea's Lee wins second 500m World Cup race
South Korea's Sang-Hwa Lee has won her second 500 meter World Cup race of the season, finishing in a time of 37.92 seconds on Saturday. Lee beat ...
Miyaichi set to return to Premier League action
Japan's hottest Premier League prospect could make his return for Wigan after a monthlong injury layoff when the team visits Liverpool on Saturday.
Satellite imagery shows NKorea missile activity
Satellite imagery indicates North Korea has been testing rocket engines, a sign it continues to develop its long-range ballistic missiles, a U.S.
Iran's Ahmadinejad ridicules expense of US vote
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ridiculed the expense of the U.S. election, mocking it as a "battleground for capitalists" while speaking at a ...
Asia stocks fall ahead of tight US election
Asian stock markets fell Monday as a looming leadership change in China and uncertainty about the outcome of the U.S. presidential election reduced ...
World Golf Glance
WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSIPS HSBC CHAMPIONS Site: Shenzhen, China. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Mission Hills Golf Club, Olazabal Course (7,301 ...
China, Japan, SKorea to bid for 2019 swim worlds
The international governing body of swimming says China, Japan and South Korea are the candidates to host the 2019 World Championships. FINA says the ...
Asia stocks fall on weaker US housing data
Asian stock markets fell Friday after the latest data on U.S. housing dimmed hopes of improvement in an industry that is crucial to recovery in the ...
Asia stocks rise on continued optimism over China
Asian stock markets mostly rose Thursday as investors kept their sights on a possible improvement in China's economy. A key survey of Chinese ...
Iraq, South Korea's KOGAS ink deal on pipelines
Iraq on Tuesday inked a multi-million dollar deal with South Korea's KOGAS that will set in motion the building of two key gas pipelines in the ...
NKorea threatens to attack SKorea over leaflets
North Korea's military threatened Friday to strike a South Korean border area where anti-Pyongyang activists plan to launch leaflets from balloons ...
SKorea lifts ban on graphic Marquis de Sade novel
It's been almost two centuries since his death, yet French writer the Marquis de Sade has lost none of his ability to trigger moral debate. In Asia, ...