Mediators say they hope the agreement to pause the war from January 19 will pave the way for a permanent end to the fighting
Authorities now have 48 hours to question Yoon, after which they must seek a warrant to detain him for up to 20 days or release him
Yoon Suk-yeol has become the first incumbent South Korean president to be arrested
Authorities had to scale makeshift barricades set up by the impeached president’s supporters to gain access to his compound
In his eulogy, Biden praised the late US leader for rising above politics in his ‘mission to serve and shape the world’
100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate, as flames scorch hillsides and destroy hundreds of buildings
Hundreds of emergency workers have been deployed amid reports of extensive damage
South Korean Transport Minister Park Sang-woo says he will try to find the right time to resign after addressing the current situation
Corruption Investigation Office officials called off the arrest after a six-hour stand-off with Yoon’s supporters and security personnel at his residence
The legislative process was in contrast to January 6, 2021, when a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol as lawmakers certified his defeat to Biden
The ruling junta freed over 6,000 prisoners under a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain
The fire erupted at a market in Zhangjiakou, a city in the northern province of Hebei, and was put out just over an hour later
The anti-corruption agency withdrew its officers after being blocked from entering Yoon’s official residence
Suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar was killed in a firefight with New Orleans police, but authorities do not think he acted alone
Chinese President Xi Jinping has released his annual New Year's message on television
Hours after the crash, relatives of passengers screamed and wept as airport officials read out the names of victims
One Azerbaijani source said Baku expects Russia ‘to confess’ to shooting down the plane
Mysterious aircraft bearing triangular tailless design sparks speculation it has cutting-edge stealth and endurance capabilities
Mary Jane Veloso received a last-minute reprieve from execution in 2015 after being sentenced to death for drug trafficking in Indonesia
Victims were allegedly tortured and killed by the now-overthrown Assad government
The most powerful group in Syria that spearheaded the rebels' advance is the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
The main factors drawing Hongkongers across the border to the mainland include lower consumer prices and relatively affordable housing prices
Facing a second impeachment vote in parliament on Saturday, December 14, the president also defended his martial law declaration