South Korea resumes anti-North Korea propaganda broadcasts
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- As world leaders debated ways to penalize North Korea's claim of a fourth nuclear test, South Korea voiced its displeasure with broadcasts of anti-Pyongyang propaganda across the rivals' tense border Friday, believed to be the birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un....

Seoul delivers barrage of K-pop across border to North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea tries to get under the skin of its archrival with border broadcasts that feature not only criticism of North Korea's nuclear program, troubled economy and human rights abuses, but also a unique homegrown weapon: K-pop....

A look at decades of propaganda battles between the Koreas
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's resumption of anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts from mammoth speakers in retaliation for the North's fourth nuclear test is a return to old-fashioned, Cold War-era psychological warfare - something the two Koreas, locked in a standoff over the world's most heavily armed border, specialize in....

The Latest: N. Korea holds big rally in support of nuke test
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The latest on North Korea's announcement that it conducted a hydrogen bomb test on Wednesday (all times local):...

The Latest: Brussels flat seen as Paris attacks bomb factory
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The latest in the investigations and commemorations of a series of attacks in Paris. All times local:...

3 reasons for concern about the Chinese economy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A scary sell-off in Chinese stocks is magnifying concerns about the health of the world's second-biggest economy....

Chinese stocks volatile a day after abrupt sell-off
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese stocks rebounded Friday while Europe and other Asian markets were moderately higher a day after a sell-off in China rattled global investors....

Iranian Princess Ashraf, shah's twin sister, dies at age 96
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Iranian Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, the twin sister of the country's deposed shah whose glamorous life epitomized the excesses of her brother's rule, has died after decades in exile. She was 96....

Villagers accuse Nigerian military of killing suspects
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) -- Villagers in northeast Nigeria are saying that Nigerian soldiers shot and killed a teacher and two middle-aged men who had been detained. The account comes amid accusations that many other people arrested by the military and vigilantes on suspicion of being Boko Haram fighters have disappeared and are feared dead....

Fates of 53 Cuban dissidents show difficulty of US policy
HAVANA (AP) -- One year ago, the Cuban government began releasing 53 political prisoners that President Barack Obama wanted freed as part of a historic deal to re-establish diplomatic relations between the former Cold War foes....