India plans to release about 5 million barrels of oil fuel from its strategic reserves in tandem with the United States to lower global oil prices, media reported on Tuesday

Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, harshly criticized for the brutal suppression of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, died at the age of 90, media reported on Tuesday

The North Korean Foreign Ministry has criticized the UN Human Rights Council for arbitrariness and 'attacks' only on few chosen countries

The number of cases of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza has grown to six in South Korea, the ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs said

Amjad, an employee, says that he and other employees are witnesses but the IO has declared them as suspects to benefit Zahir Jaffer in the case.

The United States has been in contact with oil producing nations and with China to ensure the necessary oil supply is available but there is no update on those efforts at present, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Friday

South Korea and the United States negotiated on Friday an initiative to set up a new bilateral channel to boost cooperation in deliveries of primary materials and items, including semiconductors