HUMANITARIAN CRISIS EVOKES EUROPES DARKEST HOUR

In Europe, we benefited from humanitarian assistance and the acceptance of refugees after the disaster that was World War II, Mr. Roth said... READ MORE›

On Tuesday, after the episode on the flight bound for Incheon, South Korea, from New York's Kennedy Airport had become public, Ms... READ MORE›

ABE ECHOES JAPANS PAST WAR APOLOGIES BUT ADDS NONE

But in a potentially contentious break with previous expressions of contrition by Japanese leaders Mr. Abe did not offer a new personal apology of his own... READ MORE›

By Tuesday, with many South Koreans calling for a boycott of Korean Air, which they nicknamed Air Nuts, the airline announced that Ms... READ MORE›

AN IRISH TEACHER WAS REJECTED FROM A JOB IN SOUTH KOREA JOB DUE TO THE 'ALCOHOLISM NATURE OF [HER] KIND'

An Irish school teacher was turned away from a position in South Korea due to the alcoholism nature of her kind ... READ MORE›

EUROPE'S CURRENT ANTI-MIGRANT RHETORIC CARRIES ECHOES OF 1930S ANTI-SEMITISM

Even during World War II, let alone before it started, antisemitism was rife in American political and public life... READ MORE›

YOUNG SOUTH KOREANS CALL THEIR COUNTRY 'HELL' AND LOOK FOR WAYS OUT

South Korea is, in the minds of many young people here, a living hell -- and they're not going to take it anymore... READ MORE›

70 YEARS LATER HOW WORLD WAR II CHANGED AMERICA

Even as World War II was ending 70 years ago, Americans already knew it had transformed their country... READ MORE›

MERS TARNISHES KOREAN PRESIDENTS IMAGE AS LEADER

Once-bustling shopping districts in Seoul have emptied of the Chinese visitors who are the biggest source of foreign tourist income for South Korea... READ MORE›

JAPAN'S EMPEROR STRIKES MORE APOLOGETIC TONE THAN ABE OVER SECOND WORLD WAR

Beijing says Japan has yet to confront atrocities it committed after invading parts of China in the 1930s... READ MORE›

STATUES PLACED IN SOUTH KOREA HONOR COMFORT WOMEN ENSLAVED FOR JAPANS TROOPS

SEOUL South Korea An unsmiling South Korean girl stares forward with an accusatory expression... READ MORE›

EXPERTS FAULT SOUTH KOREAN RESPONSE TO MERS OUTBREAK

Fukuda, who said transparency during an outbreak was the basis of trust, urged South Korea to continue to enforce a strong quarantine and monitoring system... READ MORE›

'WE CAN DO IT!' HUNDREDS DRESS UP AS WWII ICON ROSIE THE RIVETER

They'd just tentatively broken the Guinness World Record for most Rosies in one place since WWII... READ MORE›

'NUT RAGE' EXECUTIVE APOLOGISES

Korean Air initially defended Ms Cho's behaviour, noting that as vice-president overseeing flight service, she was responsible for making sure service standards were upheld... READ MORE›

SUIT HAS SOUTH KOREA LOOKING ANEW AT ITS HARD LINE ON PROSTITUTION

SEOUL, South Korea -- Kim Jeong-mi, a 43-year-old prostitute in Seoul, says she knows about humiliation... READ MORE›

SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT IS OPEN TO TALKS WITH ABE

Ties between South Korea and Japan, its former colonizer, have been strained for years, largely over issues rooted in their painful history... READ MORE›

WWII TANK WAS STASHED IN 78-YEAR-OLD'S CELLAR

Prosecutors meanwhile are investigating whether possession of the tank torpedo anti-aircraft gun and other weapons violates Germany's War Weapons Control Act... READ MORE›

IN SOUTH KOREA, A REHAB CAMP FOR INTERNET-ADDICTED TEENAGERS

MUJU, South Korea -- Since he arrived at the camp, Yoon Yong-won had experienced recurrent nightmares... READ MORE›

CHINA ANNOUNCES CUTS TO TROOPS DURING MASSIVE MILITARY PARADE

Although China often criticizes Japan's incorrect view of history, China's leaders take liberties in telling their country's story... READ MORE›

V-J DAY: RARE COLOUR ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE CELEBRATING END OF WORLD WAR II

Video V-J Day rare colour archive footage shows people celebrating end of World War II... READ MORE›

SOUTH KOREA, U.S. TO DISCUSS THAAD MISSILE DEFENSE PLAN

South Korea and the U.S. are to formally discuss deploying the THAAD missile defense system, after North Korea claimed to have successfully launched a satellite... READ MORE›

JAPANESE PM SHINZO ABE STOPS SHORT OF NEW APOLOGY IN WAR ANNIVERSARY SPEECH

Even so, we Japanese, across generations, must squarely face history... READ MORE›

'IRISH' TOURIST TAKES ON ANGRY MOB OF TURKISH SHOPKEEPERS

An action-packed video of a man described as an 'Irish tourist' street-fighting a mob of angry shopkeepers has surfaced in Turkey... READ MORE›

NORTH KOREA ROCKET LAUNCH: UN TO HOLD EMERGENCY MEETING

A Foreign Office spokeswoman said North Korea is fully aware that multiple UN security council resolutions prohibit the use of ballistic missile technology... READ MORE›

JAPAN PUTS MILITARY ON ALERT FOR POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN MISSILE TEST

Tension rose in East Asia this month after North Korea's fourth nuclear test, this time of what it said was a hydrogen bomb... READ MORE›

FACING A BOLD NORTH KOREA CHINA STRUGGLES FOR BALANCE

In recent years, South Korea has aggressively courted closer ties with China, hoping it would help tame North Korea's nuclear ambitions... READ MORE›

THE REAL WORLD SMALL ARMS THAT INSPIRED THE WEAPONS OF 'STAR WARS'

Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side Han Solo aboard the Millennium Falcon enroute to Alderaan... READ MORE›

WHO SAYS SOUTH KOREA'S MERS OUTBREAK LARGE AND COMPLEX

All of South Korea's cases have been linked to health facilities... READ MORE›

NORTH KOREA LAUNCHES 'SATELLITE,' SPARKS FEARS ABOUT LONG-RANGE MISSILE PROGRAM

Kim, the 33-year-old third-generation leader of North Korea, personally signed the order to launch on Saturday, Ri said... READ MORE›

IN KOREA, A NEW INGREDIENT FOR TV COOKING SHOWS

It's the latest food craze in South Korea sexy cooking men... READ MORE›