On Dec. 9, 2008, federal agents arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges in a scheme involving the sale of Illinois' open Senate seat.

The South Korean government has given permission to a local humanitarian group to travel to North Korea.

South Korean and Japanese diplomats are discussing a 2015 agreement that culminated in the foundation of a fund to assist former "comfort women."

New evidence shows former South Korean President Park Geun-hye's office made contact with a former judge presiding over a defamation lawsuit in 2015.

Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has appealed a court sentence of 15 years in prison for corruption, according to his lawyer.

Prosecutors raided homes and offices of the former chief justice and judges of the South Korean Supreme Court, looking for evidence of a manipulation scandal.

South Korean intelligence agents connected to the framing of a defector on spying charges have been arrested and charged.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was late to a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by about two and a half hours.

More than a year after Moon Jae-in was voted into office, some South Korean conservatives share a common feeling: bitter resentment.

Lack of progress on a fund set up in 2015 to assist former "comfort women" may be becoming too much to bear for victims who seek an official apology.

An appeals court in Seoul ruled Friday heavier sentences against ousted former President Park Geun-hye for her role in one of the biggest political scandals that has rocked the nation.

South Korean police have sought arrest warrants for former high-ranking police officials accused in an online comment-rigging scheme.

South Korean businesses forced to leave their assets at a jointly operated factory park in North Korea held a meeting on Wednesday.

Advocates for South Korean victims of one of the most tragic massacres in the country's history made a direct appeal to a left-wing party on Monday.

Japan has delivered a message to the South Korean government regarding the issue of Korean "comfort women" forced to serve in wartime brothels.