Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling the border of North Korea and China, is the highest peak on the Korean peninsula and lies at the heart of North Korea’s foundation myth.

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SACRAMENTO – A significant winter storm will impact the Northern California area Sunday through Tuesday, bringing widespread rain, gusty winds and heavy mountain snow that could possibly impact ...

While many towns just saw rain or slushy snow accumulating, snow fell on the mountains, amounting to as much as 15 inches at Eldora Mountain and nearly a foot at Winter Park Resort. Snow is ...

BANGKOK – Following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Mandalay, Myanmar on March 28, many areas in Thailand – including the northern and central regions, as well as Bangkok ...

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Other foreign assistance contract cuts by the administration have hit disaster-response emergency services with the United Nations and others. AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee contributed.