US officials have in a meeting with a North Korean delegation attempted to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for humanitarian aid, Press TV reports.

South Korea’s military has held live-fire artillery exercises near the disputed Yellow Sea border with North Korea amid a warning by Pyongyang to retaliate in case its sovereignty was violated.

North Korea's military has threatened to shell the islands near its disputed Yellow Sea border with the South if Seoul violates its territorial waters in an upcoming naval firing drill.

South Korea's parliament Speaker Park Hee Tae has resigned over a cash-for-votes scandal that rocked the country’s ruling conservative party.

A petroleum-carrying South Korean fuel tanker has sunk after an on-board explosion, leaving five crewmembers dead and six missing.

The US military has extended a troops curfew in South Korea until further notice, following two scandalous rape cases involving American soldiers.

South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak says there are opportunities for better relations with North Korea as the new leader in Pyongyang takes power.

North Korea has called on the people to support the nation's new leader Kim Jong-un as the nation moves towards prosperity , Press TV reports.

North Korea's government has called on people to throw their weight behind the county's new leader Kim Jong-un and protect him “unto death.”

The Workers' Party of North Korea has officially named the country's new leader Kim Jong-un as Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army.

North Korea has announced that Pyongyang will maintain its existing foreign policies following the death of late ruler Kim Jong-il.

North Korea's Kim Jong-il's son has been declared the country's new “supreme leader” as huge crowds filled Pyongyang's main square on the second day of a state funeral.

North Korea has started two days of funeral services for its late leader Kim Jong-il as tens of thousands of mourners gather on the capital's streets to bid farewell to the country's deceased leader.

Two South Korean delegations have arrived in the North Korean capital Pyongyang to offer condolences over the demise of the North's late leader Kim Jong-il.

People and high-ranking officials in North Korea have paid tribute to the country's deceased leader Kim Jong-il lying in state in the capital Pyongyang.

North Korea's 69-year-old leader Kim Jong-il has died in the capital Pyongyang, the country's state television has announced.

South Korean prosecutors say an American soldier has been charged with raping a South Korean teenager at her residence in the capital Seoul.

South Korea is suspected of hacking US weapons systems and re-packaging the US-made arms technology for its own exports to enhance its defense industry, Press TV reports.

The Unites Nation says millions of people in North Korea will need food aid in the upcoming year, warning about rising levels of malnutrition among young children.

South Korea has held a ceremony to commemorate the death of four of its nationals during an exchange of fire with North Korea in 2010, Press TV reports.

South Korea's parliament has passed a controversial free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, despite widespread protests against the deal, Press TV reported.

Over the past ten years, South Korea has witnessed a rise in the number of people embracing Islam, Press TV reported.

Thousands of South Korean activists have staged a protest against a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, Press TV has learned.

South Korean migrants are rallying against Seoul's month-long crackdown against undocumented migrants, saying the Korean government is “hunting the workers down like criminals,” Press TV reports.

South Korean police have clashed with hundreds of people protesting against a free trade agreement with the United States.

A South Korean army officer has been killed and another was injured when their helicopter made an emergency landing during a military drill.

A South Korean court has sentenced an American soldier to ten years in jail for raping a South Korean teenage girl, as popular anger against the presence of US forces in the country intensifies.

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has reiterated that Washington will support South Korea if there is a conflict with North Korea, Press TV reports.

Riot police in South Korea have clashed with hundreds of demonstrators protesting against a recently signed free-trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.

North Korea has warned that it could take action against South Korea in response to Seoul's "ceaseless provocative war moves."

The United States is reportedly prepared to deploy an advanced unmanned spy plane over South Korea that could provide in-depth intelligence on the military activities of North Korea.

South Korea says it will start dispatching relief aid to flood-hit North next week despite low level of inter-Korean relations.

South Korean protesters have clashed with the country's riot police over the construction of a new naval base on the island of Jeju which will be open to US forces, Press TV reports.

North Korea leader Kim Jong-il voices willingness to resume six-party talks on its nuclear program and supports a planned pipeline to transfer Russian gas to the South.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has arrived in Russia to hold talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on various issues.

North Korea has condemned the latest joint military exercise between the South and the United States, saying the drill is a declaration of war.

The United States and South Korea are carrying out a joint military exercise within the East Asian country's territories despite opposition from neighboring North Korea.

South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak has called for North and South Korea to build mutual trust in order to open up an age of peace and cooperation on the divided peninsula.

North Korea has denied firing artillery shells near the Yellow Sea border with South Korea, accusing Seoul of spreading “misinformation.”

South Korea's Navy says it has fired shots after an artillery shell allegedly fired by North Korea fell just short of the maritime boundary.