1942 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is born. He took power after his father Kim Il-sung, founder of the communist country, died in 1994.

China topped the final medal table at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin with a record haul on Friday but its delegation's head ...

Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the reigning Olympic 5,000m champion, set a new indoor mile world record of 3min 45.14sec at a ...

China secured the top spot at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin with 32 gold medals, doubling the tally of South Korea.

HARBIN, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- A construction worker, electrician, banker, and entrepreneur made history by securing the Philippines' first-ever gold medal in men's curling at the Asian Winter Games, ...

Games closed in Harbin on Friday with hosts China dominating the medals table a year out from the Olympics and the ...

Games end in glory for ‘Curling Pilipinas’ just two years after their federation was founded, but Hong Kong’s curlers just ...

Raph Rinaldi, 50, who had worked as a physio for Team GB, planned to meet his brother at one of the peaks of the Italian Alps ...

Games closed in Harbin on Friday with host China dominating the medals table a year out from the Olympics and the Philippines ...

The Asian Winter Games will close later Friday ... and swept the women's freeski golds despite missing Beijing Olympics hero ...

Raph Rinaldi, 50, set out on a hike three years ago in the Italian Alps and was never seen again, now a judge has ruled he ...