A North Korean man crossed the DMZ on foot before midnight Thursday, asking South Korean troops for help in a rare defection ...

The mission to safely guide the man to the South involved a considerable number of South Korean troops and took around 20 ...

The unarmed man was found in the central-west border section before being led to safety by South Korean troops.

A North Korean man who identified himself as a civilian crossed the heavily fortified military demarcation line between the ...

The unarmed, male civilian navigated through the heavily land-mined area, hiding under bushes, and was later found in a ...

A North Korean man was taken into custody by the South Korean military after crossing the heavily fortified border between ...

A North Korean civilian crossed the military border in the central-western frontline area between Yeoncheon and Paju, ...

A North Korean man has crossed the heavily fortified demilitarized zone to the South. The apparent defection is unusual ...

South Korean authorities are investigating the incident, which comes amidst heightened tensions between the two countries ...

A North Korean defector dodged a shoot-on-sight order, armed guards, and dozens of land mines to cross one of the most ...

South Korean troops detain unarmed North Korean man after rare border crossing amid rising inter-Korean military tensions ...

The incident comes after a North Korean soldier defected to the South by crossing the MDL in August last year. Also last year ...