Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol taken into custody
Mr. Yoon was taken into custody 43 days after he abruptly declared martial law on Dec. 3, throwing the nation into an unprecedented political crisis.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol taken into custody over martial law
Mr. Yoon, 64, became the first sitting president in South Korean history to be in custody.
Joint probe team sets out to detain suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
Mr. Yoon's legal representatives reiterated their claims that the extended court warrant was invalid.
More than a million join Philippine church protest over impeachment cases against VP Duterte
Analysts say it is a show of force by the mega church to support the embattled Ms Duterte as her feud with her erstwhile ally, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, heats up.
Suspended South Korean President Yoon’s impeachment trial to start Tuesday
Despite his earlier resolve to attend the hearing, Mr. Yoon will not be present in the courtroom on Tuesday due to security concerns, his legal representatives said Sunday.
Impeached South Korean President Yoon seeks injunction against warrant execution: lawyer
Yoon Kab-keun, one of Mr. Yoon’s legal representatives, insist the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials does not have the authority to conduct an…
Nepal’s local and federal governments lock horns over Everest chopper ban
On December 12, the local municipality and the Sagarmatha National Park, home to the 8,848.86-metre mountain, issued directives restricting choppers from flying over the park on…
Bangladesh interim government preparing for both national, local elections, says Chief Adviser Yunus
Prof Yunus said the national elections would be held either at the end of this year or by the first half of next year.
Scrutiny intensifies in joint probe into S. Korean President Yoon’s martial law as CIO chief apologises
Oh Dong-woon, chief of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, expressed his determination to make no mistakes in their second attempt.
Confusion in joint probe ahead of 2nd attempt to detain impeached South Korean President Yoon
The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials reversed its earlier decision to order police to detain the president seven hours after police resisted the…