SEOUL, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- North Korea's Mass Games are known for outstanding acrobatic choreographies of young performers to display the regime's propaganda messages.

SEOUL, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- South Korean prosecutors have appealed a court decision to acquit former governor Ahn Hee-jeong of sexual assault charges.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- India and Japan have begun talks on a defense-sharing pact, according to multiple press reports.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency says North Korea has restarted some parts of its nuclear facilities, according to a Japanese press report.

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Venezuela introduced a new currency, backed by a cryptocurrency, Monday in an effort to combat the country's hyperinflation.

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Austrialian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull narrowly withstood a challenge to his office on Tuesday.

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- An Indiana man was sentenced to 15 years for sending bomb-making information to an undercover FBI informant with the intent of carrying out a terrorist attack

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The jury in the trial of President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, ended its third day of deliberations with no verdict.

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Two people died Monday morning after a small plane crashed into a Phoenix, local authorities said.

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Hurricane Lane is poised to weaken and track south of Hawaii this week, but is expected to generate rough surf and rip currents.