WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- "For S. Korea, islands are outposts of national pride," reads a front-page story of the Washington Post's Friday edition.   It shed lights on Dokdo, a pair of rocky islets in the East Sea, after a rare trip by one of its reporters there earlier this week.    The South Korean government organized a helicopter tour of Dokdo, which is at the center of its diplomatic tension

  GOYANG (Yonhap) -- Rep. Moon Jae-in, the front-runner in the main opposition party's presidential nomination race, secured his 12th straight win in the regional primary on Saturday, putting his overall tally at 53.49 percent of votes cast.   Moon's latest victory in Gyeonggi Province surrounding Seoul raised the prospects that he may be able to avoid a run-off that could take place if none of th

A mother in her 20s who had previously decorated the cover of Time magazine breastfeeding her 3-year-old son has appeared on another magazine’s cover.Jamie Lynne Grumet, 26, a stay-at-home mom in Los Angeles and her son had been the cover photo of Time magazine for a story on “attachment parenting,” in May and reactions ranged from applause to cringing to shrugs.On Twitter, at that time, the cover

  BEIJING (AP) _ Angry protesters are staging anti-Japanese demonstrations in cities across China over Japan's control of disputed islands, with a protest in Beijing turning violent before being brought under control by police.   Thousands of protesters threw rocks and burned Japanese flags in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Saturday morning. Some tried to breach a metal police barrica

 (Yonhap) -- South Korean rapper-singer Psy on Saturday topped the iTunes Chart with his single "Gangnam Style," making him the first Korean artist to reach No. 1 on the U.S. online chart.   YG Entertainment, Psy's agency in Seoul, said the chart-topping feat appears to have been aided by the singer's live performance in New York for NBC's "Today Show" on Friday.   "It's surprising to see a Korean

     BEIJING (AFP) - China's Vice President Xi Jinping has made a public appearance, state media said Saturday, following swirling speculation about the whereabouts of Beijing's leader-in-waiting.   Xi had not been seen in public since September 1 and cancelled meetings with four foreign dignitaries including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, giving rise to intense speculation about his healt

(Yonhap) -- An estimated 35,000 mourners attended an emotion-filled funeral for Unification Church leader and founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon in the church's main compound in Gapyeong, east of Seoul, on Saturday, according to the church.Moon's family and followers wept as the casket was carried into the CheongShim Peace World Center, a church-owned sports and cultural center, for the funeral service.M