But after expelling the man who threw the nation into turmoil after briefly declaring martial law last year, South Koreans face another reckoning: The next leader, who will be elected on June 3, will ...

South Korean ... and 80 police personnel. They formed several layers of human chains to block them. Though they appeared to be carrying firearms, the official said that no weapons were drawn ...

South Korea has had an unofficial moratorium on executions since 1997. Separately, last week police attempted to raid Yoon's former presidential office and his security detail as part of a probe ...

The most alarming development for South Korea and the U.S. would be Russia transferring sophisticated weapons technology that can enhance North Korea's nuclear-capable missiles targeting its rivals.

which is capable of carrying a huge payload of conventional weapons. In a development that could further anger North Korea, South Korea's air force announced later Thursday that it was beginning ...

File Photo: South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol SEOUL: South Korean police raided Wednesday the office of former president Yoon Suk Yeol and his security detail, as part of a spiralling ...

Nevertheless, discussions about South Korea developing nuclear weapons are unlikely to fade ... the U.S. no longer wants to act as the global police, each country needs its own means of ensuring ...

he became South Korea’s first sitting head of state to be arrested in January. He was later released on procedural grounds. On April 16, police said they had “initiated the execution of a ...

After a lengthy standoff, in which his security detail played a key role, he became South Korea's first sitting head of state to be arrested in January. He was later released on procedural grounds.