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Palestinian Prez Mahmud Abbas congratulates N Korea on its...

In a separate message also carried by Wafa, Abbas congratulated South Korean President Moon Jae-In on the anniversary.

16 Aug 2017 10:50 AM IST

North Korea said Wednesday that it was examining operational plans for attacking Guam, an angry reaction to U.N. punishment for recent North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile tests and a U.S. suggestion about preparations for possible preventive attacks to stop the Norths nuclear weapons program. (Photo: AP)

As tensions soar, South Korean media urge nuclear arms

The South, which hosts US 28,500 troops on its soil to defend it from the North, is banned from building its own nuclear...

11 Aug 2017 12:51 PM IST

More than 139,000 voting stations opened at 6 am local time (2100 GMT) across the country under overcast skies (Photo: AFP)

After Park Geun-Hye's ouster, South Koreans vote in historic election

Exit poll results will be available immediately after voting closes at 8 p.m. (11:00 GMT).

9 May 2017 2:01 PM IST

Historians say up to 200,000 women were forced into sex slavery. (Photo: AP)

Japan protest S Korea's over 'comfort women' in World war II by...

200,000 women mostly from Korea but also other parts of Asia including China were forced to work at Japanese military...

11 July 2017 4:55 PM IST

People watch news on TV showing a file image of a missile launch by North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

North Korea launches ballistic missile, says South Korea military

Japan's government said the missile was believed to have landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.

4 July 2017 7:54 AM IST

Left-leaning Moon, a former human rights lawyer, backs engagement with Pyongyang in the quest for peace -- in contrast to the threatening rhetoric from the Trump administration in recent weeks. (Photo: AP)

South Korean prez Moon Jae-In scraps history textbooks introduced by...

President Moon Jae-In believed history education must no longer be used for political purposes'.

12 May 2017 4:18 PM IST

Left-leaning Moon, a former human rights lawyer, backs engagement with Pyongyang in the quest for peace -- in contrast to the threatening rhetoric from the Trump administration in recent weeks. (Photo: AP)

South Korea's Moon discusses North Korea with China's Xi Jinping

The two leaders agreed that all sides must work together to ease tensions over North Korea's weapons programme.

11 May 2017 2:06 PM IST

South Koreas President Moon Jae-in with his wife Kim Jeong-suk as he waves to his supporters near the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

Peace on mind, Pyongyang in sight

South Korea's new President open to visiting the North over its nuclear progamme, missiles.

11 May 2017 4:10 AM IST

Left-leaning Moon, a former human rights lawyer, backs engagement with Pyongyang in the quest for peace -- in contrast to the threatening rhetoric from the Trump administration in recent weeks. (Photo: AP)

Former army veteran, activist, South Korea's Moon now takes up new...

The irony is that Moon was once chief of staff to President Roh Moo-Hyun, who committed suicide over allegations of...

10 May 2017 1:21 PM IST

Left-leaning Moon, a former human rights lawyer, backs engagement with Pyongyang in the quest for peace -- in contrast to the threatening rhetoric from the Trump administration in recent weeks. (Photo: AP)

Willing to visit North under right conditions: South Korea's Moon at...

Moon Jae-In begins his term facing multiple domestic challenges, including the aftermath of Park's corruption scandal.

10 May 2017 11:48 AM IST

South Koreas presidential candidate Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party raises his hands as he arrives to give a speech on a stage in Seoul. (

Landslide win for Moon South Korea presidential election

Voters were galvanised by anger over the sprawling bribery and abuse-of-power controversy that brought down Park.

10 May 2017 6:11 AM IST

South Koreas liberal candidate Moon Jae-In (Photo: AP)

Liberal candidate Moon Jae-in declared winner in South Korea...

'It's a great victory by a great people. 'I'll gather all of my energy to build a new nation.' Moon told the crowd.

9 May 2017 9:32 PM IST