UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- A U.N. General Assembly committee on Thursday backed by a record number of 112 countries a resolution condemning widespread human rights violations in North Korea.The resolution was adopted after 19 countries voted against the measure and 50 nations abstained.

PARIS (AFP) - In less than a week after the Paris attacks, French police have managed to track and kill one of the most-wanted Islamic State jihadists and a "ringleader" of the carnage, Abdelhamid Abaaoud.However, as investigators weave together a vast and complex web of clues pointing to a sophisticated logistical operation that took place under the nose of European intelligence officers, several burning questions remain.How did no one know Abaaoud was in Europe?The Belgian jihadist of Moroccan

PARIS (AP) - With France still reeling from last week's deadly attacks in Paris, Prime Minister Manual Valls warned Thursday that Islamic extremists might at some point use chemical or biological weapons, and urged lawmakers to extend a national state of emergency by three months.“Terrorism hit France not because of what it is doing in Iraq and Syria ... but for what it is,'' Valls told the lower house of Parliament.  He added, "We know that there could also be a risk of chemical or biological w

BEIRUT (AP) -- The Islamic State group has dramatically expanded its theatre of operations from its hub in Syria and Iraq, executing or inspiring a series of attacks across three continents that claimed more than 800 lives this year.The mayhem created by those attacks _ including the downing of a Russian airliner and a killing spree in the heart of Paris _ attracts the kind of attention that the extremist group thrives on.IS, which has recently lost territory to U.S.-backed forces in Syria and I

Concern continues to mount over Korea’s growing trade dependence on China amid the nation’s prolonged export slump, hit by the slowdown of its trading partner’s economic growth, the Finance Ministry reported Tuesday.In its Recent Economic Trends in November report, the ministry said China’s slowdown was a key “external risk” undermining Korea’s economic growth.Korea has experienced a continuous slide in export volume all year. It dropped 15.8 percent on-year in October, snowballing from an 8.4 p

A report from the National Assembly Budget Office is expected to rekindle the debate on revision of the corporate tax rate, with critics continuing to push for a hike to improve fiscal soundness.Justifying the current level, the parliamentary office ― citing data from the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation ― said Korea’s corporate taxes are above the average of the 34 OECD member nations.“Korea’s corporate taxes amounted to 3.4 percent of its gross domestic product in 2013,” s