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S. Korea’s Longtime ‘princess’ Dethroned In Disgrace

The corridors of power have been home to South Korea's Park Geun-Hye as a child, de facto first lady, and president....

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S. Korea Constitutional Court Dismisses President

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye was fired by the country's top court on Friday, as it upheld her impeachment by...

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Five Points of Contention For Park Impeachment

South Korea's parliament impeached President Park Geun-Hye in December on 13 separate counts stemming from a...

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More Than 60 Years of Tensions Between the Two Koreas

Tensions have remained high in the more than 60 years since North and South Korea fought a fierce war from 1950-53....

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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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South Korea Prosecutors To Charge Samsung Group Chief and Four Other Executives

Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee arrives at the office of the independent counsel team in Seoul South Korea's special...

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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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S. Korea Court ‘sets Date For President’s Final Impeachment Hearing’

South Korea's Constitutional Court will hold its final impeachment hearing to rule on the fate of President Park...

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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...

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North Korea’s State Killings

The Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, is the latest in...

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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...

International

S. Korea President’s Lawyers Say No Evidence For Impeachment

The impeachment trial of South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye got under way Thursday, with her lawyers arguing there...

International

UN Chief Could Run For S Korea Presidency

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hinted that he may shortly run for the presidency of his native South Korea. Mr...

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NPP Is Critical With The Truth, Hence Downplaying Infrastructure

Those of you who visited Ivory Coast in pre-independence era can testify how wicked our colonial masters were. British...

International

S. Koreans Protest Embattled President Park, Opposition Seeks Impeachment

Around 1.8 million people are attending protests in South Korea calling for scandal-plagued President Park Geun-hye to...

International

South Korea Opposition To File Motion To Impeach Park

South Korea's three opposition parties have agreed to submit a motion to impeach President Park Geun-hye, saying they...

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Thousands Protest Against South Korea President

Hundreds of thousands rallied in central Seoul on Saturday for a fifth week of protests against President Park...

International

S Korea Braces For ‘largest’ Protests Against President

Some two million people are expected to join nationwide protests in South Korea to demand the resignation of President...