The Kim dynasty has few chances of survival if the new generation of children falls from their faith. And so the stories and quotes from father of the father Kim Il-sung, his son and grandson run like red threads through the young lives.
A court in Hamburg sentenced a 20-year-old Syrian to 6.5 years in prison for planning a severe attack. The man wanted a car bomb to explode and kill or injure two hundred people.
In Brussels, about a hundred activists protest against the excise and taxes of the government. Because of the spontaneous demonstration, three tunnels are closed towards the center of the city.
Moscow must be informed in advance if foreign naval vessels want to pass through the northeastern passage, the sea route along the Russian north coast or Siberia.
The problems with the government plane of Chancellor Merkel are not caused by sabotage. There is no indication that there was a malicious intent in the technical malfunction, according to a spokesman for the German Air Force.
South Korea will release 58 people who have refused military service on the grounds of conscientious objection. The step comes after earlier this month the Supreme Court recognized conscientious objection as a legitimate reason to refuse service. For nearly fifty years, conscientious objectors in South Korea could count on imprisonment up to three years.
Attempts to retrieve the body of the evangelist John Allen Chau murdered by the natives from the remote island of North Sentinel have been halted for the time being. Authorities do not know what they can do to get the body of the American from the island without bloodshed.
Many South Koreans want the sanctions against North Korea to be relaxed to restart talks about the phasing out of the nuclear program there. This is shown by a survey conducted by the National Reunification Office.
The American automaker General Motors (GM) will cut significantly in its workforce next year. The company also wants to close five factories in North America, as announced on Monday. At the end of 2019, GM will also close two factories outside the continent.
A team that wanted to secure the body of the evangelist John Allen Chau (26) murdered by natives, returned to safer soil during a reconnaissance mission.
The crew of the Belgian naval ship de Godetia was shocked by two Russian SU-24 bombers that flew low on Thursday morning in the Baltic Sea. The Godetia is currently the command ship of the NATO fleet of mine fighters in the north. The bombers wore rockets under their wings
Just like in many other countries, mothers are also in the spotlight in North Korea one day a year. If they are lucky, they get a bag of cosmetics and other luxury products from their husbands, and they go out to dinner with the family. On Mother's Day there is no more table at the Taedonggang fish restaurant in Pyongyang. In blue waders, an employee of the Taedonggang wades carefully between the fish. In his hand he holds a net with which he wants to catch the fish that a customer has just designated. The trout, salmon and cod that are served on the second floor are found in basins on the ground floor. The women in Pyongyang take good care of themselves. Their colorful jackets and scarves stand out cheerfully at the dull black jackets of their men.
Due to the influx of migrants who want to travel to the United States, a humanitarian crisis has arisen in the Mexican border town of Tijuana. That says Juan Manuel Gastélum, the mayor of Tijuana. He asks the United Nations for assistance in supplying food and other relief goods to migrants.
A farmer and successful entrepreneur from North Somerset in the southwest of England, who was found dead next to his tractor, was probably killed by his dog. The inspector who investigated the accident reported this to the newspaper The Independent.
Certainly 631 African migrants died this year when they tried to reach Spain via the sea. That number is nearly three times as large as last year and the International Organization for Immigration (IOM) calls the situation alarming.
Due to a suicide attack on a busy square in the north of Pakistan, at least 25 people were killed and 20 wounded. The attacker drove a motorcycle on a group of people and exploded a bomb.
The Andaman Islands authorities have begun preparations to remove the body of John Allen Chau from North Sentinel Island. The 26-year-old missionary from the US was killed there last week by members of a tribe that lives isolated from the 'civilization' on the island.
An American who had been smuggled to a remote Indian island was probably killed there by the indigenous population. The hunter-gatherers on the isolated North Sentinel Island have already attacked visitors before.
The Libyan authorities have taken dozens of migrants from a cargo ship after about a week and a half. They were rescued at sea and refused to disembark in the North African country because they wanted to be brought to Europe.
A new speed camera in an Italian village registered 58,000 offenses in two weeks.
While the largest and most violent wildfires in the history of the state are drawing a trail of devastation through California, a firm weather change finally seems to come to the aid of firefighters.
North Korea is about to release an American who was arrested last month. That was reported by American and South Korean media on Saturday.
The number of missing people after the deadliest and most devastating forest fires in California's history has risen to 630. At least 63 people were killed by the fires that broke out a week ago north of San Francisco.
Hundreds of migrants have continued on their way to the north, after having spent a few days in Mexico City. The migrant caravan that currently travels through Mexico wants to reach the United States and mainly consists of Hondurans.
The large forest fires in the American state of California have now claimed more than twenty lives. On Saturday, another fourteen bodies were found, the local authorities report. Dozens of people are missing.
A fast-growing forest fire rages across California and currently covers more than 30 square kilometers. Several regions have been evacuated, people are honking in traffic jams and at least five people have suffered burns.
A planned meeting between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials will not take place this week. A new date is not yet known.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has consulted Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez. They would have spoken in Pyongyang about strengthening the cooperation between the countries, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Tuesday.
North Korea is threatening the resumption of its controversial nuclear program if the United States does not lift the severe sanctions against the country.
The harsh autumn weather is not over in Italy yet. On Thursday, two people were killed again. The car they were in was crushed by a falling tree. The accident occurred at the town of Lillianes, in Valle d'Aosta, north of Turin.
