BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP)--The discovery of a 51st victim Friday two days after Argentina's deadliest train wreck in decades left the man's family devastated and prompted rock-throwing and other violence by protesters holding vigil at the scene. The search for 20-year-old Lucas Menghini Rey, whose body was missed in the chaotic response to Wednesday's crash, brought a sharp focus to widesprea...

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP)--A military jury has decided a Marine is not guilty of hazing a fellow lance corporal who killed himself in Afghanistan. The panel of three officers and five enlisted Marines found Lance Cpl. Carlos Orozco III not guilty Friday in a court-martial at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. He was acquitted of charges involving the assault, cruel treatment and humiliation of Lance Cpl....

GENEVA (AFP) - The UN refugee agency on Friday urged China not to send back a group of North Koreans who fled to Chinese territory and who risk punishment if returned home. In a statement, the UNHCR said it "is closely following the situation of a group of some 25 North Koreans who were arrested in China in February." UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards said, "We have conveyed our concern that these...

BEIJING (AP)― A U.S. envoy says he made “a little bit of progress” in talks with North Korea on restarting nuclear disarmament in return for aid, in the first negotiations with the country since its longtime leader Kim Jong-il died two months ago. U.S. envoy Glyn Davies said Friday that after a day-and-a-half of talks that he had hoped to provide details of his discussions but said no breakthrou...

B ipartisan resolution urges China to stop repatriating defectors to North Korea South Korean lawmakers of the National Assembly’s foreign affairs, trade and unification committee have adopted a bipartisan resolution on Friday to urge China to stop its forced repatriation of North Korean defectors. Their urgent move came as a large group of North Koreans are on the verge of being sent back to ...

Disability rights advocate and former policy adviser of the National Council on Disability to the United States White House Kang Young-woo died Friday. Kang died from pancreatic cancer. He was 68. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October last year. He is survived by his wife, and two sons Paul and Christopher Kang. Paul Kang, the elder, is an ophthalmologist and Christopher Kang is a...

Diplomatic, economic achievements marred by strained N.K. ties, corruption scandals President Lee Myung-bak enters the final year of his five-year term on Saturday with mixed evaluations on his state management ― positive for his economic and diplomatic feats, but negative for policies allegedly lacking democratic, egalitarian values. Experts largely agree that his success in plucking the count...

Korean stocks finished 0.6 percent higher Friday as foreign investors scooped up Seoul shares on economic optimism, analysts said. The local currency rose against the U.S. dollar. Reversing its earlier fall, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index added 12.09 points to 2,019.89. Trading volume was heavy at 709 million shares worth 5.64 trillion won ($5.02 billion) with gainers leading lo...