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Samsung Heir Denies Charges At Preliminary Hearing

The heir to the Samsung business empire denies all charges in connection with a wide-ranging corruption scandal, his...

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S. Korea Court To Rule On President Park Impeachment Friday

The political fate of South Korea's scandal-hit President Park Geun-Hye will be decided by the country's highest court...

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Mass S. Korea Rallies As Final Park Impeachment Ruling Looms

Thousands of South Korean protesters held rival mass rallies Saturday over the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye...

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Pressure Mounts On S.Korea’s Chaebols

Once a driver of growth and a source of national pride, South Korea's family-led conglomerates are becoming instead...

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Samsung Heir Charged With Bribery and Embezzlement

South Korean prosecutors charged the de facto chief of Samsung, Lee Jae-yong, with bribery and embezzlement on Tuesday,...

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Samsung Group Chief To Be Charged With Bribery, Embezzlement Amid Scandal

South Korea’s special prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday it will charge Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee and four...

International

South Korean Prosecutors Are Denied Park Scandal Probe Extension

South Korean special prosecutors investigating impeached President Park Geun-hye were denied permission to extend their...

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Impeached S. Korea President Tells Court of ‘regret’

South Korea's president expressed "belated regret" Monday over the scandal that triggered her impeachment, as the...

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South Korea Special Prosecutors’ Corruption Probe To End

Special prosecutors investigating the swirling corruption scandal that has embroiled South Korea's impeached President...

International

S.A’s CoM Welcomes ConCourt Ruling On Gold Producers

The Chamber of Mines, acting on behalf of gold producers AngloGold Ashanti, Harmony and Sibanye, welcomes the ruling by...

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Arrested Samsung Heir Appears Handcuffed For Questioning

Handcuffed and bound with ropes, the heir of electronics giant Samsung appeared for questioning Saturday over his...

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Billionaire Samsung Heir Arrested In $40m Corruption Probe

The billionaire South Korean heir to the Samsung empire has been arrested over $40million bribery claims - and is being...

International

Samsung Chief Questioned Behind Closed Doors In Arrest Warrant Hearing

A South Korean judge questioned Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee and another executive behind closed doors on Thursday...

Opinion

Rival Protests Over S. Korea President Park Jam Seoul

Hundreds of thousands of people took part in rival rallies in Seoul Saturday, protesting for and against the...

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Fighting Mars Zuma’s State of Nation Address

Punches have been thrown in South Africa’s parliament as opposition MPs tried to disrupt the State of the Nation...

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Fighting Mars Zuma Annual Address

Punches have been thrown in South Africa’s parliament as opposition MPs tried to disrupt the State of the Nation...

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Ban Ki-Moon Drops South Korea Presidency Bid

Former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has ruled himself out of the running for South Korean president. In a surprise...

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Ban Ki-Moon Drops South Korea Presidency Bid

Former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has ruled himself out of the running for South Korean president. In a surprise...

International

Ex-Owner of Hitler’s Birthplace Challenges State’s Expropriation

The former owner of Adolf Hitler's birthplace has launched a legal challenge against its expropriation by the...