A North Korean soldier crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea on foot on Oct. 19, and several armed North Korean troops breached the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) that same day in ...

A North Korean soldier was taken into custody on Sunday after crossing the heavily fortified border with South Korea, Seoul said, in what appeared to be the first military defection in over a year.

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea's military said.The military took custody of the soldier who crossed the central ...