Suu Kyi given human rights award in South Korea after years long house arrest
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UN Secretary Calls for Renewed Global Disarmament Talks
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calls for renewed global disarmament talks to limit proliferation: Korean Secretary General international force for peace
South Korea Elects First Female President in Landslide
South Korea will move forward with new leadership as election sets tone for reforms: South Korea Elects First Female President Park but challenges ahead
South Korea Votes in Close Presidential Elections
South Korea votes amid economic growth as election season reaches its climax: North Korea high on agenda as Korean Peninsula sees increasing disparity
VIDEO: South Korea Presidential Debate Clashes
South Korea has had a lively and unpredictable election season with vote approaching
South Korea Election Becomes Two Man Race
Vote bring troubles of peninsula to big stage as South Korea election becomes two man contest
Politicians Prepare to Take on South Korean Big Business
Politicians Look Set to Take on Historically Significant State-Supported South Korean Big Business
Documentary Questions South Korean Torture Record
Officials fighting growing chorus of anger at widespread South Korean torture record accusations
South Korea Issues Preemptive Election Warning to Neighbors to the North
South Korea Issues stern warning North against election meddling
South Korean President Apologizes for Brother’s Corruption
Lee Myung-Bak apologizes after his brother and aides are arrested for corruption.