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Lawmakers voted on Saturday to remove Yoon from office over his "insurrectionary" suspension of civilian rule, which plunged South Korea into some of its worst political turmoil in years.
South Korean lawmakers voted on Saturday to impeach Yoon over his brief declaration of martial law
South Korean lawmakers yesterday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a “victory of the people”.
He faces a second impeachment vote in parliament expected on Saturday
Says a senior prisons official
Police probe him for insurrection over his ill-fated declaration of martial law
Yoon said he would not seek to avoid legal and political responsibility for his decision to declare martial law for the first time in South Korea since 1980. He said the decision was born of desperation.
Protesters outside the National Assembly parliament shouted and clapped. “We won!” they chanted, and one demonstrator banged on a drum.
A seventh person has died in South Korea after contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers).
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea organises the first ever K-pop contest in Bangladesh on June 6 2015. K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electronic, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea.
Fourteen more cases of Mers have been confirmed in South Korea and a fifth person has died.
More than 200 schools in four cities and provinces decide to temporarily close to prevent Middle East respiratory syndrome infection among students, Korea’s top education official says.
US military accidentally sent live anthrax samples to as many as nine labs across the country and to a US military base in South Korea, the Pentagon says.
30 women activists cross the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea in an attempt to promote peace.
North Korea has abruptly cancelled UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's visit one day before he was due to arrive.
The biggest ever global school rankings is published, with Asian countries in the top five places and African countries at the bottom.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un orders the execution of 15 people this year, including several top officials, South Korean intelligence says.
South Korea's Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo offers to resign after facing accusations of accepting bribes.
