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December 4th, 2024 03:38 AM |
| What to know about South Korea and its short-lived but chaotic declaration of martial law |
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| South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing parliamentary moves to impeach him after he sent heavily armed forces into Seoul’s streets with his baffling and sudden declaration of martial law that harkened to past dictatorships
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December 4th, 2024 03:38 AM |
| A history of martial law in South Korea in Associated Press photographs |
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| When South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law this week it was the first time a South Korean government took such a drastic measure since it became a fully functioning democracy more than 35 years ago.
But in the decades of largely autocratic governments and military rule from the end of World War II until the establishment of the Sixth Republic in 1988, martial law was not uncommon as the country faced political turmoil, uprisings, frequent protests and all-out war with North Korea.
It was last imposed in 1979 by Prime Minister Choi Kyu-hah after the assassination of President Park Chung-hee, a military dictator who had seized power in a 1961 coup. It was then extended in 1980 by Gen. Chun Doo-hwan, who also took the presidency in a military coup.
He used military force to put down student-led demonstrations in Gwangju, some 250 kilometers (150 miles) south of Seoul, killing hundreds of protesters.
In Seoul, thousands of university students took to the streets...
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December 4th, 2024 01:52 AM |
| Namibia will have its first female leader after VP wins presidential election for the ruling party |
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| Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner Tuesday of last week’s presidential election as the long-ruling party remains in power
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December 4th, 2024 01:06 AM |
| Syrian insurgents capture four central towns as government forces reclaim some territory |
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| Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have captured four new towns, bringing them closer to the central city of Hama
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December 4th, 2024 12:58 AM |
| Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time at a prestigious art event |
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| For the artistic and cultural elites of the West African nation of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is a celebratory moment
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December 4th, 2024 12:42 AM |
| Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria's shock insurgency? |
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| Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his image and the insurgency he commands
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December 4th, 2024 12:26 AM |
| 'Amtrak Joe' Biden uses his visit to Angola to promote a major African rail project |
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| President Joe Biden is finding ways to celebrate trains in the waning days of his presidency thousands of miles from home
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December 3rd, 2024 11:54 PM |
| 13 women convicted in Cambodia of acting as surrogates for foreign clients |
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| Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to foreigners for cash
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December 3rd, 2024 08:50 PM |
| South Korea's opposition party urges President Yoon to resign or face impeachment over martial law decree |
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| South Korea's opposition party urges President Yoon to resign or face impeachment over martial law decree
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December 3rd, 2024 08:10 PM |
| Police recover a stolen van with 2,500 pies after a chef's appeal, but they are too damaged to eat |
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| A British chef’s appeal for thieves to return 2,500 pies that were in a stolen van has ended in disappointment
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