Heavily fortified North Korea border area a magnet for tourists
Paju, South Korea Reuters Only hours after US Private Travis T King fled into North Korea while taking part in an organised tour on the heavily fortified border, groups of tourists coming from the South Korean side were still visiting the area on Wednesday. Going to the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, which remain […]
Russia hits military base in Ukraine in new wave of strikes
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia said on Monday its military hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces shelled industrial facilities inside Russia as both sides sought the upper hand ahead of what Kyiv hopes will be a decisive counter-offensive. In a rare acknowledgement of damage to a military “target”, Ukraine said that work was […]
More than 500,000 form human peace chain on Korean Peninsula in push for reunification
Christians were among the more than 500,000 people who formed a human peace chain along the 500 kilometre Demilitarized Zone between South and North Korea. The World Council of Churches reports that the event was held last Friday (27th April) to mark the first anniversary of Panmunjom Declaration – which saw North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and […]