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A nightmare on wheels

With blood smeared across their faces and clothes, zombies roam the streets of downtown Seoul, creeping toward a sightseeing bus filled with tourists.

War game tops sales charts

The latest instalment of the Call of Duty video game franchise, featuring a full-scale North Korean invasion of South Korea, has topped sales charts in the would-be target, even as real-life border tensions are ratcheting higher.

Talks with North proposed

Seoul proposed military talks with Pyongyang to "mutually confirm the precise location" of their border and discuss restoring communication channels, after an explosion in the DMZ further strained relations.

Mission to free shark after it slips back into canal

A city in the nation is trying to come up with a new way to free a huge dusky shark out of a narrow canal.

‘No signs of new weapons’

The military said it had seen no signs of newly-deployed North Korean weapons on their shared border, hours after Pyong­yang said new "counter means" would be put on alert along its length.

Fresh bid to save ‘Bukhangi’

Authorities began a new attempt to coax a shark-turned-viral sensation back to sea, with falling temperatures in the Busan canal where it is stranded raising concerns for its survival.

Seoul warns Pyongyang against provocations

THE country's military has warned of a "firm" response and resolute punishment for any further provocations by North Korea, saying it was "unaccep­table" for Pyongyang to blame Seoul for escalating tensions.

Embassy staff in Ukraine called home over prisoner row

The foreign ministry said it will withdraw some staff from its embassy in Ukraine as a diplomatic row deepens over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul.

33 more years for jailed sect leader

The leader of the religious ​sect Jesus Morning Star was sentenced to a further 33 years in jail after being found guilty of sexually assaulting and abusing ​female followers.

Eight injured in Incheon knife attack

Eight people were injured after a male suspect went on a stabbing rampage inside a commercial complex housing a discount outlet in South Korea's western port city of Incheon, according to Yonhap news ­agency.