On April 25, 2015, a cataclysmic earthquake ravaged the city of Kathmandu, Nepal. In a matter of minutes, an already impoverished nation was burdened by a devastating calamity, one that killed nearly 9,000,...
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I will never forget the day I turned "bad."
It was hot and humid in tropical Cambodia and the sun had awoken from its slumber hours ago. With glistening...
Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Ki-moon Ban dropped out of the Korean presidential race on Feb. 1 following a series of criticisms by the media and public. Currently, opposition candidate...
Underneath the cheerful atmosphere of a sports stadium – the boisterous and often rowdy fans, the stands that sell an assortment of refreshments, and the strategic plays and brilliant displays by athletes...
“My body my choice,” ”No Jail for Abortion,” “We are not incubators to regulate.” Such were the slogans on signs held by masses of demonstrators protesting the abortion ban put forth by the...
In the Syrian civil war where men and women die in the hundreds, the recent bombing of a UN aid convoy and a Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) warehouse on Sept. 19, which led to the deaths of around 20...
A homemade explosive device detonated in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City on Sept. 17. According to the city’s authorities, the accident resulted in 29 injured civilians. Suspect Ahmad Khan...
We Koreans are a gracious people. Imbedded within us is the instinctive need to give gifts. In the Western world, gifts are most often given during birthdays, Christmas, and bridal showers; in Korea, showing...
“The Late Show” greeted its new host and successor of David Letterman, Stephen Colbert on Sept. 8. After a ten-month absence following his departure from “The Colbert Report” last December, the...
