Israeli Raid on Syria Fuels Debate on Weapons

Whether Syria is starting a nuclear program, as Israel may believe, is a difficult question for U.S. spy agencies.

Bush Declines to Lift Veil of Secrecy Over Israeli Airstrike on Syria

President Bush pointedly declined on Thursday to discuss an Israeli airstrike in northern Syria on Sept. 6 that Israeli officials say hit a nuclear-related facility that North Korea was helping to equip.

Israeli Nuclear Suspicions Linked to Raid in Syria

An attack by Israeli warplanes inside Syria struck what Israeli intelligence believes was a nuclear-related facility that North Korea was helping to equip, officials said.

U.S. Official Says Syria May Have Nuclear Ties

A top U.S. non-proliferation official said that North Korea may be aiding Syria in a covert nuclear program.

A Longtime Shepherd of Korean Fashion

Andre Kim, South Korea’s most famous and powerful fashion designer, is an instantly recognizable cultural icon in his home country.

New Tactics Aim to Make Korean Film a Hit in the U.S.

With Korean companies like Hyundai and Samsung now industry giants, Hyung Rae Shim, a film producer based in Seoul, wants to pull off a similar feat with his film “Dragon Wars.”

Nuclear Experts to Inspect Sites in North Korea

At the invitation of North Korea, an international delegation of nuclear experts will travel to the North next week to inspect nuclear sites that are to be shut down.

Korean Spymaster, Home With Hostages, Parades His Triumph

The South Korean intelligence agents negotiating with the Taliban last month to free 19 Korean hostages were struggling. The Afghan militants, who had already killed two hostages, were threatening to kill two more. They had even identified their next victims.

North Korea Says U.S. Will Lift Sanctions

North Korea said that the United States had agreed to lift economic sanctions and remove it from a list of countries accused of sponsoring terrorism.

Freed Koreans Are Contrite Amid Growing Criticism

As they arrived in Seoul, the 19 South Korean Christians freed by the Taliban after six weeks in captivity apologized for putting their country through the hostage ordeal.

Nuclear Pact Broadening, North Korea and U.S. Say

The top American negotiator with North Korea said that the country agreed to account to international monitors for all of its nuclear programs.

Freed by Taliban, 19 South Korean Hostages Will Face Relief and Anger Back Home

Many in South Korea are growing increasingly angry at the decision of the Christian volunteers to travel to South Korea despite government warnings.

Revelations of False Credentials Shake South Korea

South Korea has been shaken as one prominent person after another has been exposed as having exaggerated, or fabricated, academic accomplishments.

19 Freed Korean Hostages Fly Out of Afghanistan

The Taliban have vowed to kidnap more foreigners, calling the abduction of the South Koreans a “successful” way to punish allies of Afghanistan and the United States.