Ani Choying Drolma was not stabbed as a teenager by her Tibetan sculptor father in one of his many fits of rage.

Quicker. Smarter. More dangerous.

North Korea has fired a projectile into the Sea of Japan, which is also known as the East Sea, according to a South Korean Defense Ministry official. North Korea test-fired a new type of missile, the Pukguksong-2, nearly a month ago.

Clarita Alia doesn't look like she has many tears left. Her eyes tell the story of a life filled with grief.

Officials have found the body of Jurgen Kantner, a German hostage beheaded by Islamist militants in the Philippines last week.

South Korea is quadrupling its reward fee for defectors from North Korea who are willing to hand over classified information on the reclusive country's military secrets.