BACKPEDALLING WILL NOT FACILITATE REBUILDING OF AMERICAN GREATNESS

Ban Ki-moon apologised on Saturday for family members who had caused public concern... READ MORE›

SAMSUNG'S HEIR APPARENT WAITS TO HEAR IF HE WILL BE ARRESTED IN CORRUPTION SCANDAL

The acting head of South Korea's largest conglomerate would be the first executive indicted in the case... READ MORE›

SAMSUNG HEIR IN COURT FOR HEARING ON BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS

A South Korean court has begun reviewing the arrest of a Samsung Electronics vice chairman who faces allegations of bribery, embezzlement and perjury... READ MORE›

'WORLD'S BRAVEST DUCK' PLAYS WITH TIGER AT AUSTRALIAN ZOO

The hearing on whether to detain Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong will be held at about 10 30 am local time 0130 GMT ... READ MORE›

SAMSUNG GROUP CHIEF FACES ARREST, ACCUSED OF PAYING MILLIONS IN BRIBES

She also denied having any prior knowledge of the Samsung Group's controversial 2015 merger of two affiliates... READ MORE›

SOUTH KOREA SEEKS ARREST OF SAMSUNG HEIR AS BRIBERY SUSPECT

Samsung Electronics is South Koreaa??s biggest and most valuable company... READ MORE›

DANISH ARREST IN SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL GRAFT PROBE

When Chung Yoo-ra returns I will ensure that she fully cooperates with the special prosecution's investigation, the lawyer told the Yonhap News Agency... READ MORE›

KOREAN OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH ILLEGALLY SWAYING SAMSUNG MERGER VOTE

Both Samsung and the pension fund have said that the merger would benefit all shareholders eventually... READ MORE›

DOG SAVES INJURED COMPANION STUCK ON TRACKS FOR TWO DAYS BY PUSHING HER HEAD UNDER ONCOMING TRAINS

An accompanying video posted by Mr Malafeev on his Facebook page showed the two dogs on snowy railway tracks outside the town of Uzhgorod, west Ukraine... READ MORE›

SOUTH KOREA'S PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE MAY BE RAIDED BY PROSECUTORS AMID CORRUPTION PROBE

Park has immunity from prosecution as long as she is in office even though her powers have been suspended since parliament voted to impeach her... READ MORE›

POWERFUL 7.7 EARTHQUAKE HITS CHILE

Approximately 4,000 people were evacuated from the Los Lagos area but officials have removed the initial tsunami warning... READ MORE›

THREE PEOPLE INJURED AT ISLAMIC CENTRE AS SUSPECT'S BODY FOUND NEARBY

Three men have been badly injured after a gunman opened fire on people praying at an Islamic centre in Zurich... READ MORE›

MAN DRIVES HIJACKED PICKUP TRUCK WRONG WAY DOWN MOTORWAY IN HOUR-LONG POLICE CAR CHASE

The bust of the late President Park Chung-hee is seen spray painted in a park in Seoul, South Korea... READ MORE›

MAN BRANDISHES GUN MOMENTS AFTER AMBASSADOR IS SHOT DEAD IN GALLERY

This shocking footage shows the moments after the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was shot dead in an art gallery... READ MORE›

IS TRIO KILLED IN SYRIA 'INCLUDED PAIR LINKED TO PARIS ATTACKS'

Defence Secretary Ash Carter says the United States has killed three key leaders of the Islamic State group in Syria... READ MORE›

SOUTH KOREA'S PM URGES CALM AS RALLIES CELEBRATE IMPEACHMENT

Large crowds have gathered in South Korea's capital to celebrate the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye over an explosive corruption scandal... READ MORE›

A LONG BUT DIFFICULT LIFE IN POLITICS

South Korea's parliament has voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal centred around an old friend, Choi Soon-sil... READ MORE›

BIZARRE DOWNFALL OF SOUTH KOREA'S PARK GEUN-HYE

South Korea's President Park Geun-hye may be forced out of office after parliament voted Friday to back an impeachment bill... READ MORE›

MOMENT FIREFIGHTER RESCUES BABY FROM BURNING BUILDING CAPTURED ON CAMERA

The bust of the late President Park Chung-hee is seen spray painted in a park in Seoul, South Korea... READ MORE›

DEFIANCE AND DISILLUSIONMENT IN HEARTLAND OF SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENTA??S SUPPORT

For a dozen years as a member of the National Assembly, Ms. Park represented a district in Daegu, the country's fourth-largest city... READ MORE›

MAN HELD AFTER FIRE AT BIRTHPLACE OF SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT'S FATHER

South Korea's Yonhap news agency said a hall that houses an altar for Mr Park and his late wife was completely burned down... READ MORE›

JESSICA ENNIS-HILL TO RECEIVE 2011 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD AFTER TATYANA CHERNOVA IS STRIPPED OF MEDAL

Ennis-Hill, who announced her retirement from athletics last month, finished runner-up to Tatyana Chernova in Daegu five years ago... READ MORE›

VIAGRA PILLS ADD TO LIST OF BLUES FOR SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT PARK GEUN-HYE

Seoul It was just what President Park Geun-hye of South Korea didn't need blue jokes about blue pills in the Blue House... READ MORE›

BLUE PILLS IN BLUE HOUSE: S. KOREA LEADER EXPLAINS VIAGRA

SEOUL, South Korea AP -- Little blue pills in the Blue House?... READ MORE›

S. KOREA PROSECUTORS SAY PARK WAS ACCOMPLICE

Park cannot be indicted because she has constitutional immunity, Lee said, but added, We will continue to investigate the president, without elaborating... READ MORE›

'IT'S A ONE-TIME, LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITY': SOUTH KOREA'S 8-HOUR COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM IS NO JOKE

In the capital's Mapo district, underclassmen lined the entrance outside of Seoul Girls' High School to cheer on the test-takers... READ MORE›

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS RALLY IN SEOUL TO DEMAND PARK'S OUSTER

Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Seoul to Demand Park's Ouster... READ MORE›

TENS OF THOUSANDS MARCH DEMANDING SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT PARK GEUN-HYE RESIGN

The scandal engulfing Park is focused on a close personal friend, Choi Soon-Sil, who is currently under arrest on charges of fraud and abuse of power... READ MORE›

WEAKENED SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT ALLOWS PARLIAMENT TO PICK PRIME MINISTER

The scandal involving Ms. Choi was particularly inflammatory in South Korea, partly because of her background... READ MORE›

AFRICANS SEE CHINA TIES AS A BENEFIT

The deployment of the anti-missile system also goes against efforts to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, she added... READ MORE›

SOUTH KOREA PRESIDENT'S FRIEND CHOI SOON-SIL DETAINED

INSIDE STORY Will South Korea's president be forced out of office?... READ MORE›

IN SOUTH KOREA, A REHAB CAMP FOR INTERNET-ADDICTED TEENAGERS

MUJU, South Korea -- Since he arrived at the camp, Yoon Yong-won had experienced recurrent nightmares... READ MORE›

SOUTH KOREA'S PRESIDENT APOLOGIZES OVER SPEECH SCANDAL

South Korea's President Park Geun-hye publicly apologized Tuesday after local media reported that a number of her key speeches informally edited by her former assistant... READ MORE›

SOUTH KOREA PROSECUTORS RAID PRESIDENT'S OFFICE OVER SCANDAL

South Korean prosecutors raided President Park Geun-hye's presidential compound on Saturday, widening their investigation into an influence-peddling scandal that is threatening her grip on power... READ MORE›

Kennedy Airport in New York and bound for Incheon, South Korea, to return to the gate to kick the senior steward, Park Chang-jin, off the plane... READ MORE›

AMAZING FARAH DEFENDS WORLD DISTANCE DOUBLE

Malachowski was a silver medalist at the 2008 Olympics at the Bird's Nest and a two-time silver medalist at the worlds... READ MORE›

WHO SAYS MERS A 'WAKE-UP CALL' AS SOUTH KOREA REPORTS 20TH DEATH

The MERS outbreak in South Korea is a wake-up call, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, saying that a lack of knowledge and substandard contr... READ MORE›

THE 100M AND 200M WORLD RECORD PROGRESSIONS, AND HOW USAIN BOLT HAS REWRITTEN HISTORY

London anniversary games british and world records tumble as usain bolt cruises to 200m victory... READ MORE›

SOUTH KOREAN LAWMAKERS APPROVE NEW PREMIER

South Korea's executive power is concentrated in the president, but the prime minister leads the country if the president becomes incapacitated... READ MORE›

PARK STRESSES CURE OF HISTORICAL SCARS LEFT BY JAPAN

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday stressed the importance of curing historical scars left by Japan to open a new future between the two countries... READ MORE›