WASHINGTON, June 13 (Yonhap) -- The United States has "concerns" that a North Korean ship recently intercepted by a U.S. destroyer might have been carrying contraband weapons in breach of U.N.

A special parliamentary committee in South Korea is set to cease operation without tangible results, giving up its battle to reform the nation's judicial system against strong opposition from prose

South Korea's drug safety watchdog issued a warning Monday against the use of some ingredients needed to produce drugs that treat diabetes and a prostate illness following safety concerns being rai

(ATTN: ADDS minister suspects North may have completed developing smaller nuclear warheads in paras 5-8)

Seoul's chief envoy to the six-party denuclearization talks will visit Japan this week for talks with his Tokyo counterpart, the foreign ministry here said Monday.

(ATTN: UPDATES with police's provisional conclusion on Im's death, reactions by prosecutors in paras 1-6, last two paras)

South Korean pop music stars made a successful landing in Europe with the enthusiastic support of thousands of European fans who packed Le Zenith de Paris concert hall on Friday and Saturday.

SEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- Kim Kyung-moon, manager of the Doosan Bears in South Korea's top baseball league, resigned from his post Monday, taking responsibility for the team's poor season so far.<

South Korea's foreign minister called on North Korea Monday to respond to Seoul's proposal for inter-Korean dialogue, despite the North's recent threats to no longer deal with its southern rival.

The United States recently intercepted a North Korean ship suspected of carrying military-related contraband, causing the vessel to eventually sail back home, a U.S. official said Monday.