Dec. 17 (UPI) -- North Korea may have ambitions to transform a coastal area in its eastern Kangwon Province into the "next Singapore."

Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Five people died and dozens more were injured when a five-story hospital caught fire in the Andheri district of Mumbai on Monday.

Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Both sides in the protracted Yemeni civil war have continued to fight for the critical port city of Hudaydah before a cease-fire takes effect Tuesday.

Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Fans of South Korean pop sensation BTS have donated nearly $10,000 worth of winter goods.

Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Malaysia filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs Monday in connection with a scandal that could result in more than $3 billion in fines.

Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Protesters in Hungary are braving sub-zero temperatures to oppose the country's new "slave law" that allows employers to require more overtime from workers.

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The South Korean military said that it spotted one or two unclosed crenels in the border area where North and South Korea agreed to destroy guard post facilities.

SEOUL, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- South Korean authorities have seized more than 140 pounds of cocaine smuggled aboard a container ship.

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paid tribute to late leaders as North Korea commemorates the seventh anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death, North Korean state media reported Monday.

Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to combat terrorism and price hikes while facing dual protests over the weekend.