All posts tagged "topstories"

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    Did a South Korean news report doom Kim Jong Un’s brother?

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Intelligence officials believe North Korean agents assassinated leader Kim Jong Un’s exiled half brother, but if the whodunit seems settled, a very big question still looms: Why now? Kim Jong Nam, reportedly...

    • Posted February 15, 2017
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    Taeyeon’s ‘I’ music video tops 100 mln YouTube views

    SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Yonhap) — Girls’ Generation member Taeyeon’s “I” music video has been watched more than 100 million times on YouTube, becoming the sixth video associated with the pop act to reach the milestone, its agency...

    • Posted February 14, 2017
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    Travel ban risks alienating key partners in fight against IS

    WASHINGTON (AP) — American forces were perched high on the top of the Bashiq Mountain, calling in airstrikes that pounded Islamic State militants. Down below, Kurdish forces rolled past to recapture the ancient city of Sinjar. The...

    • Posted February 13, 2017
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    Actor Park Bo-gum greeted by 4,000 fans in Thailand

    SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) — Park Bo-gum, the star of 2016 South Korean TV series “Love in the Moonlight,” has met about 4,000 fans in Thailand as part of his tour of Asian countries to repay international...

    • Posted February 13, 2017
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    Hong Jin-young tops charts for first time with new trot single

    SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) — Trot artist Hong Jin-young released her new single “Loves Me, Loves Me Not” on Thursday, which marked her first No. 1 song in a colorful, decade-long career. “I released songs every year...

    • Posted February 9, 2017
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    Bangtan Boys to unveil new songs at concert

    SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Yonhap) — South Korean boy group Bangtan Boys, also known by its abbreviated name BTS, is set to reveal new songs at its upcoming concert, its agency said Wednesday. According to Big Hit Entertainment,...

    • Posted February 8, 2017
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    Trump travel ban faces biggest legal test yet

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s travel ban faced its biggest legal test yet Tuesday as a panel of federal judges prepared to hear arguments from the administration and its opponents about two fundamentally divergent views...

    • Posted February 7, 2017
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