North Korea was in festive mood as leader Kim Jong-il turned 69 on Wednesday, state media reported.

The two Koreas are still talking tough one month after the North’s artillery bombardment sent tensions soaring.

G20 finance ministers will meet in South Korea this week to try to chart a new direction for the world’s economy after a devastating downturn.

Surgery without anaesthetics and epidemics worsened by malnutrition show the desperate state of North Korea’s healthcare system, Amnesty says.

The Korean War, which began 60 years ago on Friday, lasted three years, cost millions of lives and never officially ended.

North Korea’s "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-Il turns 65 on Friday, apparently firmly in charge of his nuclear-armed nation but with no obvious successor in sight to lead the reclusive…