The bullet-riddled truck in which four United Nations Command soldiers — two Americans and two South Koreans — were killed in an ambush at the Korean DMZ in April, 1968.

DMZ ambush survivors seen lucky to be alive

Observers at the scene of Sunday night's bold ambush by Communist North Koreans who machine-gunned and killed four United Nations Command soldiers reached one conclusion: "I don't see how anybody survived this."

Students from German, American schools in S. Korea swap places

About two dozen students from a local German foreign school came to Seoul American High School on Tuesday as part of a cultural exchange program.

Tough times call for tough action

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, making a Pacific tour, was a bit late arriving for his guest speaker slot here at the USO’s 33rd annual Six Star Salute honoring those in military service.

U.S. to stop patrols after 50 years, give more duties to S. Koreans

From a United Nations conference building along the Koreas’ border, Spc. Craig Lau and Pvt. Jorge Fernandez looked out a window at two North Korean soldiers just a few feet away.

Cheney addresses U.S. troops at Yongsan

Vice President Dick Cheney — greeted in Collier Field House on Friday by servicemembers chanting “USA, USA!” — trumpeted U.S. efforts in Iraq while complimenting South Korea’s troop commitment.

On anniversary of war, N. Korea alters history

North Korea’s vision of history appears to be enhanced by two sets of glasses: rose-colored and fogged-over.

Cambodia rises above its troubled past

For a country rich with Buddhist and Hindu history and marvelous temples, Cambodia unfortunately retains a common, macabre image: rows of skulls from its ferocious 1970s revolution.