Korean Peace Talks

Washington: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had called off a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan's leader, abruptly slamming the door on a year of diplomacy to end America's longest war. In a Saturday evening bombshell, Trump sa…

Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Saturday he had called off a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan's leader, abruptly slamming the door on a year of diplomacy to end America's longest war. In a Saturday evening bombshell, Trump sai…

S. Korean, Russian senior representatives to Six-Party Talks to meet in Vladivostok on Sept. 3

Baik Sung-won and Kim dong-hyun contributed to this report. WASHINGTON Muted U.S. criticism of North Koreas missile tests is encouraging Pyongyang to escalate its weapons program, undermining Washingtons own diplomatic efforts aimed at denuclearization, expe…

The culture and tourism ministers of South Korea, Japan and China agreed on Friday to step up cultural, sports and people-to-people exchanges despite tensions over trade and their shared history. Their meeting in the South Korean port of Incheon comes amid a…

By Hyonhee Shin INCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) - The culture ministers of South Korea, Japan and China agreed on Friday to step up cultural exchanges and other areas of cooperation despite recent tensions over trade and their shared history. Their meeting i…

Seoul: North Koreas parliament has approved changes to the countrys constitution to solidify leader Kim Jong-uns role as head of state, official state media said on Thursday. The move comes after Kim was formally named head of state and commander-in-chief of…

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's parliament has approved changes to the country's constitution to solidify leader Kim Jong Un's role as head of state, official state media said on Thursday. The move comes after Kim was formally named head of st…

North Korea has hit out at the U.S. and South Korea, blaming them for the recent short-range missile tests that have undermined denuclearization and sanctions relief negotiations on the Korea peninsula. An article in the North's official newspaperthe Rodong …

After September 11, 2001, America was forced to go to war in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda, which had killed nearly 3,000 people inside the United States, was using the central Asian nation as a training ground, and the Taliban refused to oust its guests. Washington …