Protesters in front of the National Assembly stayed well into the night, as the voting session dragged on. People held candles and colorful light sticks. South Korea has a tradition of holding ...

The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, ...

Image Source : AP Check latest updates about the South Korea crisis ... In the meantime, several people took to the streets, trying to enter the country's Parliament to oppose the imposition ...

South Korea's President ... and railing against 'pro-North Korea, anti-state forces' in his country. The shocking late-night address triggered chaos on the streets in Seoul where hordes of angry ...

Yoon’s martial law decree last Tuesday, which brought special forces troops into Seoul streets, plunged South Korea into political turmoil and caused worry among its key diplomatic partners and ...

South Korea’s president lifted the draconian martial ... voted to reverse the order as thousands of protesters hit the streets. Embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol said he convened his cabinet ...

SEOUL, South ... streets to demand an end to martial law, and were confronted by riot police using tear gas. Martial law was eventually lifted in 1981. Martial law was first used in 1948 by South ...

South Korea's president has been banned from travelling overseas as authorities investigate his short-lived period of martial law last week. There was political chaos and soldiers on the streets ...

Yoon’s martial law decree on Dec. 3, which brought special forces troops onto Seoul's streets, plunged South Korea into political turmoil and caused worry among its key diplomatic partners and ...