Powerful US bomber flies over S. Korea as standoff deepens
By FOSTER KLUG and AHN YOUNG-JOON OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AP) — A powerful U.S. B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea on Sunday, a clear show of force…
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North Korea says it tested H-bomb to widespread skepticism
By FOSTER KLUG South Korea (AP) — Soon after the ground shook around its nuclear testing facility, North Korea trumpeted its first hydrogen bomb test — a self-proclaimed “H-bomb of…
Thousands march in new anti-government rally in South Korea
\By KIM TONG-HYUNG Thousands of South Koreans, many wearing masks, marched in Seoul on Saturday against conservative President Park Geun-hye, who had compared masked protesters to terrorists after clashes with…
Rival Koreas restart talks, pull back from brink _ for now
By ERIC TALMADGE and FOSTER KLUG For the moment, North and South Korea have pulled back from the brink and on Sunday resumed a second round of talks that temporarily…
The Latest on Koreas: N. Korea says ready for ‘all-out war’
The latest on the tensions on the Korean Peninsula (all times local):9 a.m. North Korea says it’s ready for an “all-out war” against South Korea as a 5:30 p.m. (0830…
Japan emperor offers ‘remorse’ on WWII surrender anniversary
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Emperor Akihito expressed rare “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions in an address Saturday marking the 70th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender, a day…
Court sentences Korean Air nut rage exec to 1 year in prison
By YOUKYUNG LEE An onboard tantrum dubbed “nut rage” culminated Thursday in a one-year prison sentence for Korean Air heiress Cho Hyun-ah, a humiliating rebuke that only partially quelled public…
North Korea hints at nuclear test moratorium
By HYUNG-JIN KIM North Korea has told the United States that it’s willing to impose a temporary moratorium on its nuclear tests if Washington scraps planned military drills with South…