A passenger aircraft caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Tuesday night, forcing the emergency evacuation of all 176 people on board. According to Yonhap News Agency, the Air Busan plane was preparing for departure to Hong Kong when flames were spotted at the tail section around 10:30 p.m. local time … Read more
In a historic and dramatic turn of events, South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was arrested on Wednesday over his controversial attempt to impose martial law, marking the first time a South Korean leader will be detained. Yoon, who faces charges of insurrection, had resisted arrest for weeks, fortifying his residential compound with barbed … Read more
A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for impeached and suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, investigators said on Tuesday, over his short-lived bid to impose martial law. Yoon briefly suspended civilian rule on December 3, plunging South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades. He was stripped of his presidential duties by … Read more
Rescuers suspect 179 people died when a plane veered off a South Korean airport runway and caught fire on Sunday, local media reported on Sunday. Two survivors, both of them crew members, were taken to hospital and remain conscious after the accident, according Yonhap news agency, citing officials, after the plane veered off the runway … Read more
A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, colliding with a barrier and bursting into flames, with only two survivors rescued so far and 96 confirmed dead. A collision with birds and adverse weather conditions were cited by the authorities as likely causes of the crash that … Read more
A passenger plane with 181 people onboard crashed in the South Korean city of Muan on Sunday. The plane, Jeju Air, which had malfunctioning landing gear veered off the runway, hit a fence, before going up in flames at the airport. The Jeju Air jetliner was carrying 175 passengers and six crew when it crashed … Read more
Opposition parties in South Korea have filed a motion before the country’s parliament to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. The motion to impeach Yeol followed a controversial martial law he imposed on South Korea but voted down by 190 lawmakers. The office of the parliament speaker, Woo Won-shik, said that the president’s declaration … Read more