SOUTH KOREA

Asian and European stocks traded mostly lower though Chinese stocks surged in a post-holiday catch-up session, while U.S. stock futures pointed to a weak opening.

Pyongyang is believed to have nuclear weapons that could be miniaturized to fit on a rocket and reach American shores.

Poor Muslims in the region may be ideal targets for radical groups looking to recruit for deployment abroad.

One woman's nose had been disfigured in a nose job, while another said her jaw had been partially paralyzed in a surgery.

The warning comes at a time when North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called on the country to increase its nuclear capabilities even as it faces sanctions.

South Korea's Chung Mong-Joon said the organization's ethics committee launched a hearing to suspend him for up to 19 years at Blatter's behest.

While Asian stocks extended their gains Tuesday, European markets were weighed down by weak German factory data released earlier in the day.

The three Asian neighbors are also considering holding their first summit in three years, sometime around November.

As the Trans-Pacific Partnership advanced Monday, labor advocates noted that Washington has failed to enforce the labor standards of past trade deals.

Asian and European stocks traded sharply higher Monday, after weak U.S. jobs data cooled expectations of an imminent rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

Won Moon Joo, who holds a permanent resident status in the U.S., was arrested for allegedly crossing over to North Korea illegally across the Chinese border.

Investors awaited Friday's release of a crucial U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, which might provide clues to a potential rate hike by the Federal Reserve later this year.

In his U.N. speech, the North Korean Foreign Minister is expected to blast U.S. sanctions and South Korea hostilities.

LG has launched a smartphone with a secondary display and dual front cameras in a bid to revive sales in the final quarter of 2015.

While data from China showed its factories continued to suffer, markets seemed to be taking heart from the support of central banks worldwide.

There are five social castes in North Korea, according to a new report.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye suggested Monday that Iran is not the only country that needs a deal negotiated over its stockpile of nuclear weapons.

Meanwhile, a European organization said it had found that the company's gasoline-powered cars consumed significantly more fuel than tests showed.

Investors continued to exercise caution ahead of the release of key economic indicators in the U.S. and China.

North Korea's comments came during the U.N. summit on development goals, which focused on eradicating extreme poverty and improving access to healthcare.

Reports to watch this week include consumer spending, weekly jobless claims and unemployment rate.