World Mar 24 South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo reinstated as acting president after impeachment overturned South Korea’s Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating the nation's No. 2 official as acting leader Monday while not yet ruling on the separate impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial…
World Mar 10 North Korea fires ballistic missiles into sea after the U.S. and South Korea began military drills South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile firings, North Korea’s fifth missile launch event this year, were detected from the North’s southwestern Hwanghae province. It called the weapons close-range but didn't say how far they flew.
World Mar 08 South Korea’s impeached President Yoon released from prison as he awaits trial South Korea’s impeached conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from prison on Saturday, a day after a Seoul court canceled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being detained.
World Jan 27 Report on South Korean plane crash confirms bird remains were found in engines The report also says the plane's black boxes stopped recording about 4 minutes before the crash.
World Jan 26 Impeached South Korean President Yoon indicted on criminal charge over martial law attempt South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, a criminal charge that could incur the death penalty or life imprisonment if convicted.
World Jan 23 South Korean investigators ask prosecutors to indict detained President Yoon The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials said on Thursday that Yoon staged a "riot" and sought to undermine the constitution when he declared martial law on Dec. 3.
World Jan 01 As grieving families mourn the victims of South Korea plane crash, investigators extract black box data Grieving relatives of the victims of the South Korean plane disaster have visited the crash site to pay respects to their loved ones on New Year's Day.
World Dec 31 U.S. and Boeing investigators examine the site of fatal South Korean plane crash All but two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 operated by budget airline Jeju Air died in Sunday's crash.
World Dec 31 South Korean court issues warrants to detain impeached President Yoon, search his office and residence The Seoul Western District Court issued warrants to detain Yoon and to search the presidential office and residence in central Seoul.
World Dec 30 South Korea inspects Boeing aircraft in effort to find cause of plane crash that killed 179 Acting President Choi Sang-mok also instructed authorities on Monday to conduct an emergency review of the country's aircraft operation systems.