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South Korean ousted leader Park Geun-hye was sentenced on Friday to an additional eight years in prison.

Former South Korea President Sentenced To 8 More Years In Prison

Park Geun-hye was already serving 24 years in jail. On Friday a court convicted the disgraced leader of illegally receiving funds from a state agency and breaking election laws.

North Korean viewers watch a giant television screen outside the central railway station in Pyongyang, which was broadcasting news of the Singapore summit last month between Kim Jong Un and President Trump.

North Korean Economy Suffered Sharpest Drop In 2 Decades, South Says

Not since 1997 has the country's gross domestic product shrunk at such a large rate in a single year, according to a report by the Bank of Korea. And the bank says sanctions are responsible.

A fishing boat carrying Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants is pulled to shore by Achenese fishermen off the coast of Julok, in Indonesia's Aceh province, on Wednesday.

Desperate Rohingya Granted Temporary Shelter. But What Next?

Malaysia and Indonesia will allow migrants stranded at sea to come ashore. But it's a one-year, one-off deal, with no signs the flow of the Muslim minority fleeing persecution in Myanmar will stop.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters following two days of meetings with a North Korean senior ruling party official, before departing Pyongyang, North Korea, on Saturday. Pompeo did not meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

North Korea Slams U.S. Talks As 'Regrettable' After Pompeo Called Them 'Productive'

The two countries had different takes on meetings intended to follow up on a denuclearization agreement signed last month by President Trump and Kim Jong Un.

Protesters in Seoul demonstrate against a group of asylum seekers from Yemen, on June 30. Hundreds of asylum seekers from Yemen have arrived in South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju.

Anti-Refugee Backlash In South Korea Targets Yemenis Fleeing War And Seeking Asylum

More than 500 Yemenis are awaiting asylum decisions on a South Korean resort island that allowed them to arrive visa-free. Their presence has sparked nationwide protests.

The portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung (left) and Kim Jong Il are displayed in Kim Il Sung square in central Pyongyang. A succession of rulers have held talks with U.S. officials.

Opinion: What I Learned From Long Months Of North Korea Talks

Former State Department official Joel Wit has taken part in U.S. negotiations with North Korea for 25 years. Here are some key tips for the Trump administration.

Williams syndrome-derived neurons in culture.

San Diego Researchers Offer Insight Into What Makes Humans Social

Possible new insights into the underlying neurobiology of human social behavior came to light as UC San Diego researchers studied Williams syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes hyper sociability.

What Hashtagged In 2016? Women's Rights, Pollution And Pokemon Go

They were used to clap back at a racist cartoon and express grief for the Syrian war. The world in 2016, captured in hashtags.

This Garden Connects Bangladeshi Women With Restaurants — And Each Other

The female-run Bandhu Gardens in Michigan sells surplus vegetables from backyards and hosts pop-up dinners and cooking classes to help meet the needs of recent immigrants and their families back home.

Secretary Of State Pompeo Visits China, Japan, South Korea After Summit

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed South Koreans, Japanese and Chinese on Thursday about the outcome of President Trump's historic meeting in Singapore earlier this week with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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