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Tue, March 21, 2023 | 21:07

'Suitcase' murder suspect extradited to New Zealand

'Suitcase' murder suspect extradited to New Zealand

Korea's Justice Ministry has extradited a woman to New Zealand after she was arrested in connection with the discovery of the bodies of her two children in suitcases earlier this year.

2022-11-29 10:01

Tanker carrying 2 Koreans freed from pirates to be towed due to engine damage

Tanker carrying 2 Koreans freed from pirates to be towed due to engine damage

An oil tanker in West Africa with two South Koreans and 17 Indonesians aboard, which was freed after being hijacked by pirates earlier this week, is expected to be towed to its destination due to damage caused to the engine by the kidnappers, according to Seoul's foreign ministry officials Sunday.

2022-11-27 20:59

Absence of residential restrictions on sex offenders angers potential neighbors

Absence of residential restrictions on sex offenders angers potential neighbors

Notorious child rapist Cho Doo-soon's recent attempt to move his residence has infuriated residents of Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, who are demanding his eviction from the city. The 70-year-old ex-convict, who has been living with his wife in Wa-dong in the city after being released from prison in December 2020, had signed a deal to rent a house in Seonbu-dong after his contract...

Lee Hyo-jin | 2022-11-27 15:57

2 Korean sailors kidnapped by pirates in West Africa released unharmed: ministry

2 Korean sailors kidnapped by pirates in West Africa released unharmed: ministry

An oil tanker, with two South Koreans and 17 Indonesian sailors aboard, was hijacked by pirates in international waters off of West Africa earlier this week then released a day later, according to South Korean foreign ministry officials Friday.

2022-11-25 17:20

Suspect in notorious online sex abuse crime arrested in Australia

Suspect in notorious online sex abuse crime arrested in Australia

Police have arrested the key suspect in a notorious online sex abuse crime targeting underage people at his home in Australia in a joint operation with the Australian police, officials said Friday.

2022-11-25 10:31

Top court sides with transgender parent with underage child

Top court sides with transgender parent with underage child

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday it is illegal to deny transgender people the right to change their legal sex status solely on the grounds that they have underage children.

2022-11-24 16:50

Prosecutors said to be tracking opposition leader's bank accounts

Prosecutors said to be tracking opposition leader's bank accounts

Prosecutors have begun tracking the bank accounts of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung and his relatives, informed judicial officials said Thursday, suggesting a forced investigation against the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) chair is imminent.

2022-11-24 14:47

9 police officers, gov't officials booked over Itaewon crowd crush

9 police officers, gov't officials booked over Itaewon crowd crush

A total of nine police officers and government officials were additionally booked Wednesday for an investigation into the bungled response to the crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood, police said.

2022-11-23 14:52

Firefighters' union demands investigation of interior minister over Itaewon tragedy

Gyeonggi provincial gov't raided in real estate development scandal probe

Gyeonggi provincial gov't raided in real estate development scandal probe

Prosecutors raided the Gyeonggi provincial government Tuesday as part of their widening investigation into a high-profile real estate development scandal allegedly connected to the main opposition party leader.

2022-11-22 16:42

DPK leader under pressure as probe zeroes in on him

Opposition leader accused of holding stake in land development scandal

Opposition leader accused of holding stake in land development scandal

A lawyer standing trial in a land development corruption scandal in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, said Monday that he had heard that opposition leader Lee Jae-myung held a stake in one of the partners in the project.

2022-11-21 16:31

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