Desperate Korea pleads for hostages

In a desperate attempt to prevent the further killing of South Korean hostages in Afghanistan, the South Korean government yesterday pleaded for the international community's support in showing flexibility in negotiations with the Taliban kidnappers.

2nd victim, a passionate volunteer worker

Shim Sung-min killed yesterday by the Taliban devoted himself to volunteer activities to help needy and disabled people.

Afghan Police Find Body of 2nd Korean

Police in central Afghanistan discovered the body of a second South Korean hostage slain by the Taliban at daybreak on Tuesday, officials said.

Hostages' health worsening

Concerns are growing here over the health of 22 South Koreans held hostage by the Taliban militia for nine days.

Spirits Sag in South Korea at Death of Hostage

The national mood in South Korea reached its lowest point and the Taliban threatened to kill more hostages if its demands were not met.

Taliban Kill South Korean Hostage as Demands Go Unmet

The Taliban shot dead one of their 23 South Korean hostages after complaining that the government had not responded positively to their demands.

Rev. Bae Shot to Death

Taliban militants Wednesday killed the Rev. Bae Hyung-kyu, one of 23 Korean hostages held in Afghanistan, according to Korean government officials.

Body of Korean hostage found

Authorities recovered the bullet-riddled body of a South Korean hostage in central Afghanistan on Wednesday, a police officer who discovered the body said.

N Korea demands sea border with South be redrawn

North Korea pressed South Korea yesterday to discuss redrawing their disputed sea border, the scene of bloody clashes in the past, as the two sides began high-level military talks on easing tensions.

Taliban Seek a Deal for Korean Hostages

Threatening to kill 23 South Korean hostages, the Taliban are demanding that an equal number of their own fighters be released by Monday.

Taliban Threaten to Kill 18 Korean Hostages

Taliban gunmen boarded a bus and abducted 18 South Koreans who were apparently volunteers for a Christian church group.

South Korean Businessman Is Charged With Lying to the F.B.I.

A South Korean businessman living in Manhattan has been charged with lying repeatedly to the F.B.I. during a secret four-year counterintelligence investigation into Korean spies operating in New York.

North Korean Nuclear Talks Fail to Set Disarmament Timetable, but Yield Agreement on Goals

The chief United States envoy, Christopher R. Hill, said there was broad agreement over the goals for the next phase of the disarmament process.

Globalization helps Korea create new identity

In the absence of the clarity, simplicity, and apparent stability of the bipolar superpower conflict in the post-Cold War world, nearly all states are subject to the relentless twin pressures of globalization from without and above and localization from within and below. How does the Republic of Korea cope with such twin pressures? In many respects Korea exemplifies a genuine puzzle.

72% of Adults Back Cohabitation

Living together as girlfriend and boyfriend is quite common in some parts of the world, but this wasn't the case in Korea. However, a recent survey has shown that many young people now do so.

'N.K. willing to disable nuke programs this year'

North Korea showed it is willing to declare and disable its nuclear programs within the year at the six-party talks which resumed yesterday.