The World Bank has raised a fresh concern over the rising poverty in Nigeria, saying that a staggering 75.5 per cent of rural dwellers live below the poverty line.The World Bank stated this in its ...

The Osaka-Kansai World Expo in Japan is holding cultural events showcasing traditional and contemporary Korean culture to mark Korea Day. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Seoul on May 13 ...

Calligraphy by a South Korean independence hero, created while awaiting execution for assassinating a Japanese statesman, is ...

The competition, which was organized to promote the meaning of the occasion, has the themes "My Favorite Korean Expression" and "KSI and My Dream." Sejong's birthday was designated a national ...

The Chinese mainland has the ability to thwart "Taiwan independence" separatist activities and external ... the Taiwan Strait in attendance. The two-day event came amid tense cross-Strait ...

South Korea's former labor minister Kim Moon-soo was reinstated Saturday as his conservative party's presidential candidate -- the same day it revoked his nomination and attempted to replace him ...

Each year on the fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate this historic event. Conflict between the colonies and England was already a year old when the colonies ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency should take charge of Pakistan's nuclear weapons, India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, days after the nuclear-armed neighbours ended ...

Breezy overnight An isolated strong storm possible Friday afternoon Much cooler by the weekend PLANNING THE NEXT 24 HOURS: It will be warm and windy on Friday, with high temperatures near 80 ...

The Court of Justice of the European Union General Court (EUCJ) ruled on Wednesday that the European Commission (EC)’s refusal to give the New York Times access to communication exchanges between the ...

Details here. Read more. Highs near 80° through Thursday ALERT DAY Thursday for severe weather chance Much cooler by the weekend PLANNING THE NEXT 24 HOURS: Mostly cloudy skies are expected ...

This year’s theme for the International Day of Democracy is focused on the importance of Artificial Intelligence as a tool for good governance. In his message for the observance, Secretary ...