Shots at DMZ that hit South Korean guard post deemed unintentional, South Korean military says

Top security adviser to the South's president says North Korean dictator is in a resort town in the country's east, dismissing persistent rumors of his death

Plane from Seoul also carries some 50,000 personal protective suits for Israeli medical staff

South Korea and Singapore successfully curb cases with aggressive testing strategy, but European countries focused more on those entering hospitals

China locked down cities but Seoul embraced widespread testing and public notice of movements of those infected, raising some privacy concerns

South Korea, Japan condemn launches; Pyongyang riled by countries' criticism of its live-fire exercises

143 cases detected in Islamic Republic over past 24 hours, highest number of new cases for a single day; Nigeria announces first case; Switzerland bans events for over 1,000 people

Death toll in Islamic Republic at 22; security official announces he tested positive, following deputy health minister and MP; hardest-hit China, South Korea count 938 new cases

Churches close, face masks become a common sight as authorities in dozens of nations race to contain, or at least better manage, the COVID-19 outbreak

World Health Organization says new cases of virus in Chinese epicenter on decline, but rising in Italy, Iran and South Korea and elsewhere