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.

A 41-year-old South Korean man admitted in a trial Thursday to charges that he was involved in smuggling gold worth over ¥500 ...

Bridget Jones returns with a fourth film, a Hindi historical epic about the Maratha empire and other titles to watch ...

Tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea condemns the arrival of a US nuclear submarine in Busan, warning of retaliation. What does this mean for regional security?

A woman in Japan has been arrested on criminal damage accusations after allegedly squashing a cream cheese bun in a ...

Six people have died in a fire in a hotel resort construction site in South Korea's port city of Busan, according to the city's fire agency, with a helicopter used to pluck some 14 people to safety ...

A fire at a resort construction site in the South Korean city of Busan on Friday, killed at least six people, fire officials said.

SEOUL--A fire broke out at a resort construction site in the South Korean city of Busan on Friday, killing at least six ...