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KOFIC apologizes for barring blacklisted artists from support

TheKoreanFilmCouncil(KOFIC)madeapublicapologyonWednesdayforitsinvolvementinpastadministrations'schemetoblacklistleft-leaningartistsanddenythemstatesupport."Unde

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Facebook data concern at Commonwealth Games

VisitorsattheCommonwealthGamesinAustraliacouldhavetheirFacebookdataminedinexchangeforfreeandfastwifi,althoughauthoritiesThursdayinsistednoprivateorpersonalinfor

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Syria: fresh fighting in eastern Ghouta despite UN-ordered ceasefire

OffensivesseenasAssadregime’sbidtoeliminateoppositionandaschallengetosecuritycouncil’sauthoritySyrianregimeforceslaunchedafreshgroundandairoffensiveonSundayagai

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US Vice president wants businesses trailblazing into space

VicePresidentMikePenceandhisnewspaceadvisorycouncilwantUSprivatecompaniesmovingfasterandfartherintothecosmos,withthegovernmenteasingrestrictionsonthese21stcentu

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Chinese envoy urges Security Council to stay focused on key issues

AChineseenvoyonTuesdayurgedtheUnitedNations(UN)SecurityCounciltostayfocusedonkeyissuesandensureaneffectiveexecutionofitsmandate."Thecouncilneedstofocusitsresour

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Syria gas attacks: US ambassador calls Russia 'shameful'

RussiacastasecondvetoinasmanydaysattheUnitedNationssecuritycouncilonFridaytoblocktherenewalofaninvestigationtoidentifythosebehindchemicalweaponsattacksinSyria.A

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UN Security Council acts to address Myanmar crisis

TheUNSecurityCouncilmetbehindcloseddoorsonTuesdaytodiscusstheviolenceinMyanmar,movingtostepupitsresponsetothemigrationof480,000RohingyaMuslimsinwhathasbeenconde

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Australia: Humpback whale carcass exhumed from NSW beach after protests

Alargeexcavatorhasstarteddiggingupan18-tonnehumpbackwhalethatwasburiedatamid-northernNewSouthWalesbeachaweekago.The12-metrewhalediedafterbeingbeachedanditscarca

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Canada judge suspended for wearing Trump hat in court

ACanadianjudgewhoworeaDonaldTrumpcampaignhatintocourtaftertheUSelectionhasbeensuspendedfor30dayswithoutpay,10monthsafterhisactionstriggeredanunprecedentednumber

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UN Security Council condemns DPRK missile launch

TheUNSecurityCouncilonTuesdaystronglycondemnedthelatestmissilelaunchbytheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK),demandingitimmediatelyceasesuchactions.Inastate

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5 CEOs of Trump's panel left after Charlottesville——here's who's stil on

PresidentDonaldTrump'smanufacturingcouncilofbusinessleaderslostthreeofitsmembersMonday,andtwomoreonTuesday,amidfalloutfromhishandlingofthewhite-supremacistprote

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5 of Trump's panel left after Charlottesville — here's who's still on it

PresidentDonaldTrump'smanufacturingcouncilofbusinessleaderslostthreeofitsmembersMonday,andtwomoreonTuesday,amidfalloutfromhishandlingofthewhite-supremacistprote

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UNSC calls for ceasefire in Yemen as cholera, famine threats loom large

The UN Security Council urged the warring parties in Yemen on Thursday to immediately agree on a cease-fire and keep all ports open for humanitarian aid to confront the threat of famine and the rapid spread of cholera.

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UNSC calls for ceasefire in Yemen as cholera, famine threats loom large

TheUNSecurityCouncilurgedthewarringpartiesinYemenonThursdaytoimmediatelyagreeonacease-fireandkeepallportsopenforhumanitarianaidtoconfrontthethreatoffamineandthe

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CB keeps key interest rates unchanged

The European Central Bank (ECB) Thursday decided here to maintain the key ECB interest rates at present levels for an extended period of time.

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US warning over its UN Human Rights Council role

The US says it is considering what part it will play on the UN's Human Rights Council, highlighting what it calls a "biased" stance on Israel.

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UN Security Council sees "ample possibility" to use sanctions on DPRK

Thereis"amplepossibility"fortheUNSecurityCounciltoimposenewsanctionsontheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)inresponsetoitsmissilelaunch,saidcouncilPresiden