by Steve Miller/Voice of America
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea announced last week it would not pursue denuclearization unless the United States removes what it calls its “nuclear threat.”
The Institute for North...
by Steve Miller/Voice of America
SEOUL — North and South Korea held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday to mark the start of a joint project to connect railways throughout the divided peninsula. The event...
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Heavy rains are complicating efforts to provide aid to communities on Indonesia's remote western islands cut by last week's massive tsunami that killed 429 people.
The rains have made roads...
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Shares on Japan's key stock exchange plummeted Tuesday, highlighting investor fears about political turmoil in Washington and this month's massive losses on Wall Street.
The Nikkei 225 Index lost 1,000 points...
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Indonesian rescuers used drones and dogs Tuesday to aid searches for more than 100 people still missing after tsunami waves slammed into the west coast of Java and southern Sumatra...
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The Iraqi government has declared Christmas Day a national holiday across the country "on the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ."
December 25 will now be a holiday for residents...
