Report: North and South Korea exchange fire

"Our military has stepped up monitoring and is closely watching North Korean military movements" South Korean defense ministry says

• Aug 20, 2015

Man charged in stabbings at Md. church camp

The man accused of fatally stabbing a South Korean missionary and his wife allegedly told investigators he was tired of being treated badly by "all Koreans"

• Jul 28, 2015

S. Korea arrests man who threatened U.S. envoy

Police say suspect left message on White House website vowing to kill U.S. ambassador

• Jul 24, 2015

North Korea faces worst drought in 100 years

Precipitation for the month of May has been abnormally low, damaging agriculture

• Jun 17, 2015

Young N. Korean soldier reportedly flees to South

South Korean officials say defector fled across the world's most militarized border on foot to avoid beatings from superiors

• Jun 15, 2015

CDC warns U.S. doctors: Be on the lookout for MERS

As outbreak spreads in South Korea, health officials warn it could travel here, too

• Jun 12, 2015

New death from MERS in South Korea increases worry

With six now dead and a total of 87 infected with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, health officials are heightening measures to contain the virus

• Jun 7, 2015

South Korea confirms deaths from MERS

The deaths are the first after 24 reported cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

• Jun 1, 2015

Was Pentagon's shipment of live anthrax "human error"?

The Pentagon has admitted it mistakenly shipped live anthrax across the country and to South Korea

• May 28, 2015

U.S., 2 Asia allies discuss N. Korean nuclear threat

Envoys from S. Korea, U.S. and Japan meet after recent N. Korea claim that it had tested a new type of missile from a submarine

• May 27, 2015

Bridging the DMZ: Women's peace march aims to heal Korean rifts

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon lends support to march between North and South Korea by women from around the world

• May 24, 2015

U.N. Secretary General trip to North Korea cancelled

Ban Ki-moon's visit to the nation would have been the first for a United Nation's leader since 1993

• May 19, 2015

Female peace activists to cross no man's land

American rights icon Gloria Steinem, 81, will join about 30 others in reunification march across DMZ from North to South Korea

• May 19, 2015

North Korea stirs tensions with claim of new capability

U.S. urges North "to refrain from actions that further raise tensions" as South Korea reviews threat

• May 9, 2015

U.S. student detained in North Korea for illegal entry

Pyongyang officials say a 21-year-old New York University student from New Jersey was arrested when he entered the country through China

• May 3, 2015

Sentence upped for capt. of sunken South Korea ferry

Appellate court changes guilty verdict against Sewol captain to "homicide by willful negligence"

• Apr 28, 2015

"Abandoned" S. Korean adoptee faces judge as deportation looms

Abused by adoptive family as a child, Adam Crapser says he doesn't want to be torn from his wife and children

• Apr 3, 2015

"Abandoned" South Korean adoptee faces deportation from U.S.

Abused by adoptive family as a child, 39-year-old father Adam Crapser could be further punished by an immigration policy

• Apr 1, 2015

Dogs rescued from Korean dog meat farm transported to California

After lifetimes spent in filthy, crowded cages in South Korea, dozens of dogs are now up for adoption in U.S.

• Mar 20, 2015

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea out of hospital

Mark Lippert suffered face and arm wounds in knife attack last week; suspect in custody

• Mar 10, 2015

Diplomat wounded in South Korea attack to be released from hospital

A hospital in Seoul said it will release U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert, who has been under care since Thursday after a knife attack

• Mar 9, 2015

Suspect in U.S. ambassador attack well-known to police

U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert not the first diplomat attacked by man named as assailant in slashing

• Mar 5, 2015