SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean officials are calling for caution amid reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be ill or is being isolated because of coronavirus concerns, emphasising that they have detected no unusual movements in North Korea. At a cl... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Daniel Dae Kim, best known for the television series “Hawaii 5-0,” said on Thursday he had tested positive for the coronavirus. Kim, speaking from his home in Hawaii, announced the news in an Instagram posting and video. “Yesterda... More »
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected Saturday’s test of a new weapon, which was developed to suit the country’s terrain, state media KCNA said on Sunday. North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles on Saturday, South K... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kim Kardashian on Friday announced the arrival of her fourth child, a boy born via a surrogate. “He’s here and he’s perfect!” Kardashian told her 60 million Twitter followers in a posting. “He’s also Chicago’s twin lol I’m sure he will ... More »
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – An Indonesian woman accused in the 2017 killing of the North Korean leader’s half-brother was freed on Monday, as a Malaysian court dropped the murder charge against her in a case that drew suspicions of being a political assassination... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump believes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants a “different, brighter future” for North Koreans, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a tweet on Thursday. “I spoke with @POTUS while we were both in the ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Socialite Kim Kardashian arrives at Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in New York City, U.S, May 1, 2017 REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – And the name is …. Chicago West. Kim Kardashian’s new baby daughter wi... More »
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said his nuclear weapons were a "powerful deterrent" that guaranteed its sovereignty, state media reported on Sunday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said "only one thing will work" in dealing with the isolated country. More »
China's President Xi Jinping said there needs to be a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear issue, and in a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump he urged all sides to avoid words or action that raise tensions. More »
Kim Si-woo’s victory at The Players Championship on Sunday burnished the South Korean’s reputation as one of the best young talents on the PGA Tour but the 21-year-old knows his career will soon have to take a back seat to defending his country. More »
FILE PHOTO: Caitlyn Jenner poses for photographers at the 2017 Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Caitlyn Jenner says she has undergone genital surgery, t... More »
FILE PHOTO: One of the original members of the music group ‘Sister Sledge’ Joni Sledge performs ‘We Are Family’ at the CD launch party for the ‘We Are Family’ CD and DVD All-Star Katrina benefit CD in Los Angeles August 14, 2006. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File phot... More »
The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su Two Malaysian U.N. employees were allowed to leave North Korea on Thursday, a spokeswoman for the U.N.’s World Food Prog... More »
FILE PHOTO – North Korean Ambassador to Malaysia Kang Chol speaks during a news conference at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak rebuked North Kore... More »
Members of the Royal Malaysia Police special operation forces stand guard inside the morgue at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital where Kim Jong Nam’s body is held for autopsy in Malaysia, February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha Malaysia has stepped up secur... More »
North Korean suspect in Kim Jong Nam murder, Ri Jong Chol, leaves a Sepang police station to be deported, in Malaysia March 3, 2017, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS A North Korean suspect detained by Malaysia in connection with... More »
Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong (L) and Indonesian Siti Aishah are seen in this combination picture from undated handouts released by the Royal Malaysia Police to Reuters on February 19, 2017. Malaysia on March 1, 2017 charged both women with the murder of Kim Jong ... More »
Kim Jong Nam arrives at Beijing airport in Beijing, China, in this photo taken by Kyodo February 11, 2007. Picture taken February 11, 2007. Kyodo/via REUTERS Malaysia has requested Interpol to put an alert out to apprehend four North Korean suspects in the mur... More »
North Korean Ambassador to Malaysia Kang Chol speaks during a news conference at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha Malaysia is considering expelling North Korea’s envoy to the Southeast Asian nat... More »
Malaysian police officers gather in front of the gate of the morgue at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital where Kim Jong Nam’s body is held for autopsy in Malaysia February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha Malaysian authorities said on Tuesday they had still t... More »
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Tuesday that comments by the North Korean ambassador casting doubt over a Malaysian investigation into the killing of the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader were “diplomatically rude”. More »
People watch a TV screen broadcasting a news report on the assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the older half brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, February 14, 2017. Lim Se-young/News1 via REUTERS The mysteriou... More »
Kim Jong Nam arrives at Beijing airport in Beijing, China, in this photo taken by Kyodo February 11, 2007. Picture taken February 11, 2007. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS min Park and A. Ananthalakshmi More »
Thae Yong Ho, North Korea¡¯s former deputy ambassador in London who defected to the South, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Seoul, South Korea, February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Two years ago, Thae Yong Ho, North Korea’s former deputy ambassador ... More »
Dennis Alan of Chicago, 66, who is impersonating U.S. President Donald Trump, and Howard, 37, an Australian-Chinese who is impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, wait for a subway train in Hong Kong, China January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip It is a sc... More »
By Jacob BryantLOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Tyrus Wong, whose paintings served as visual inspiration for Disney’s animated classic “Bambi,” died Frida More »
Tennis Britain – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals – O2 Arena, London – 20/11/16 Great Britain’s Andy Murray celebrates with the Year-End No. 1 Trophy Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs Livepic Britain’s world number one men’s tennis player Andy Murray won a... More »
SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country has miniaturized nuclear warheads to mount on ballistic missiles and ordered improvements in the power and precision of its arsenal, state media reported on Wednesday. Kim has called for his military to be... More »
SEOUL His father was afraid to fly, but North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken to the skies, building a series of small runways long enough to land light, private aircraft next to some of his palaces, satellite imagery shows. Construction on Kim’s personal ... More »
