Kim Jong-il, North Korea’s leader, has arrived in China on a rare foreign trip that is being seen as an attempt to win financial and political support from his impoverished nation’s only remaining ally. Kim, on his first overseas visit...

North Korea on Thursday fired artillery shells near the disputed maritime border with South Korea for a second day, media reports said. Twitter Facebook Share Email Print Save Comment The North began firing towards the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong...

The six South Koreans, who are still missing, include an 8-year-old boy. They were camping or fishing on the Imjin River, which flows from the North, enters South Korea north of Seoul, and meanders close to the border before emptying into the Yellow...