Kim’s emphasis on Chongryon is distinct from that of his father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il. In the early years of that ...

Reports that North Korean troops are no longer being seen on the front lines in Russia's Kursk ... of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the United Nations, via email, for comment.

When they first appeared last fall, the North Korean deployment worried Western officials, who feared they would pummel Ukrainian troops, already-beleaguered elsewhere the 1,100-kilometer front ...

North Korea sent its best troops to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine. But after months of suffering severe losses, they have been taken off the front line. By Michael Schwirtz and Julian E.

Last week, Western officials told the BBC that, out of some 11,000 troops sent from North Korea to fight for Russia ... The spokesman did not say how long that front line was.

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For nearly a quarter-century, a doe and her calf have kept a watchful, unblinking eye over a roundabout intersection in Bend, Oregon, in the form of artist Joe Halko’s bronze sculpture “Big ...

There's a very capable 12MP camera up front. So which camera phone reigns supreme? I put them through an 11-round face-off and I have to say I'm very impressed by Samsung's new phone ...

Senator Ted Cruz has introduced a bill to rename the street in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. “Liu Xiaobo Plaza” after the pro-democracy dissident. Naming the street after ...

Archaeologists in Turkey discovered roughly 2,000 pieces of bronze statues broken apart ... been a crucial part of the Late Antiquity period sculpture ecosystem. Among the ruins of the city ...