CAS to rule on Games participation of 47 Russians hours before opening ceremony
Athletes wait to hear decision taken by panel.
Athletes wait to hear decision taken by panel.
North Korean officials are heading to the South for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Kim Yo Jong was promoted by her brother last year to a new post in the North’s ruling party.
Thirty-two Russian athletes are challenging the decision not to invite them to the Winter Olympics at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Olympic Athletes of Russia will compete as neutrals in Pyeongchang.
Lee Jae-yong was given a two-and-a-half-year suspended sentence for corruption in connection with a scandal which toppled the country’s president.
The Winter Games start on February 9.
Teenager planned to travel to Syria to help Islamic State terrorists
Authorities have been urged to exercise restraint in a joint statement issued in Geneva.
The rival Koreas are seeking to improve their strained ties after a period of rising tension.
The decision pushes back a set of annual military exercises known as Foal Eagle.
Demonstrators waved Iranians flags and signs supporting the clerically overseen government.
Iranians seeking to evade the blocks can use virtual private networks.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in his New Year’s address that he is willing to send a delegation to the Olympics.
The protests began on Thursday in Mashhad over economic issues and have since expanded to several cities.