Britain's Daily Mail newspaper on Wednesday apologised to US First Lady Melania Trump and agreed to pay her damages over an article that included allegations that she worked as an escort in the 1990s."The defendant is here today publicly to set the record straight, and to apologise to the claimant for any distress and embarrassment that the articles may have caused her," Catrin Evans, the lawyer for Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail and MailOnline, told the High Court in London.

 진행자: 박세환, Paul Kerry1. 우병우 구속영장 또 기각기사요약: 우병우 전 청와대 민정수석비서관에게 청구된 구속영장이 또 한 번 기각됐다. 11일 오전, 우 전 수석의 구속 여부에 대해 피의자 심문을 진행한 권순호 서울중앙지법 영장전담 부장판사는 혐의 내용 관련 “충분히 소명되지 않았다”며 기각 사유를 밝혔다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638Court rejects warrant for Woo Byung-woo[1] A Seoul court dismissed the arrest warrant for Woo Byung-woo, a former presidential secretary for civil affairs, on Wednesday over a corrupti

South Korean prosecutors are likely to indict arrested former President Park Geun-hye on Monday over the scandal that led to her fall from power. “Today’s interrogation of former President Park is likely the last,” a prosecution official told reporters Wednesday. “Indictment is likely around (April) 17th,” he added.Former President Park Geun-hye's attorney Yoo Young-ha (Yonhap)On Wednesday, Park underwent the fifth interrogation session since her arrest on March 31, just 21 days after she was re

The number of overseas voters who have registered to participate in South Korea’s May 9 presidential election has reached a record high, the nation’s election commission said Tuesday. According to the National Election Commission, a total of 294,633 South Korean nationals residing overseas, either temporarily or permanently, have signed up to vote.  A number of expat South Koreans visit the South Korean consulate in Los Angeles on March 30, 2017 (US time), the last day of voter registration for

Former President Park Geun-hye has fired seven of her nine lawyers, revealing cracks in her defense team as prosecutors continue their intense interrogation of the jailed leader. Senior Prosecutor Lee Won-seok questioned Park on Monday at a detention facility south of Seoul where she has been in custody since March 31, in her fourth interrogation session in jail, zeroing in on the bribery allegation.The ousted president's attorney Yoo Young-ha (left) and Park Geun-hye (Yonhap)The prosecution is

The May 9 presidential election is just a month away, and the arena is full of independent candidates vying against the big names in the race to become the 19th president of South Korea. They include a shaman from sacred mountain Gyeryongsan, a former spy agency chief and “Dr. Corn,” who is credited with creating a new hybrid of the vegetable. According to the National Election Commission, the number of preliminary candidates registered to run for the election stood at 21 as of Sunday. To regist

South Korean prosecutors said Tuesday that they have sent out a summons to Woo Byung-woo, a key aide of ousted President Park Geun-hye, to appear for questioning regarding corruption allegations against the former leader. Woo, 50, who served Park as a senior secretary for civil affairs from 2015 to 2016, is being asked to present himself at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office at 10 a.m. Thursday, according to an official from the prosecution’s special investigation unit.Woo Byung-woo,

Public prosecutors looking into corruption allegations against former President Park Geun-hye will question her on Tuesday at her detention center south of Seoul, officials said Monday. Park was taken into custody on Friday after a court issued a warrant for her arrest. She faces charges of colluding with her friend Choi Soon-sil in a bribery scheme involving the country’s largest conglomerate Samsung Group.Former President Park Geun-hye (Yonhap)The prosecution is also considering relocating Cho

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In the new crime flick “One Line,” Jin Goo transforms into Jang Seok-goo, a silver-tongued scammer who has a knack for sizing people up and persuading them accordingly. In the film, which traces the story of a gang that helps people fabricate documents to obtain loans from banks, Jang squints at clients and scrutinizes their appearance while making a scanning gesture with his fingers.“It’s the most relaxed I’ve been on set,” Jin told The Korea Herald during an interview Monday at a cafe in Palpa

Official records of former President Park Geun-hye will be handed over to the state archive starting mid-April, its official said Tuesday, triggering controversy over a potential destruction of what may be key evidence for an ongoing probe into her criminal charges. 　The Presidential Archives within the National Archives of Korea has been considering the timing of the handover, with the country holding an early presidential election on May 9 due to Park’s impeachment. The presidential secretary

A South Korean popular motel booking company, known for its mobile app “How About Here,” has come under fire after local customers’ personal data, including phone numbers and usage history, was obtained by Chinese hackers. The hackers sent text messages based on the stolen data to about 4,000 app users, trying to coerce them into sending them money.  123rf“We’d like to sincerely apologize for the leakage of client information. The police are currently investigating,” said With Innovation, which

South Korean prosecutors on Monday sought an arrest warrant for former President Park Geun-hye on charges including bribery and abuse of authority in connection with the corruption scandal that led to her impeachment. Whether Park will be taken into custody now depends on the Seoul Central District Court, which will hold a hearing at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday to review the application. The ruling is expected early Friday.Former President Park Geun-hye arrived at the prosecutors' office on Feb. 21 t

The United States' top diplomat on Thursday reassured key Asian allies that Washington stands with them in the face of the accelerating missile threat from North Korea.Secretary of State Rex Tillerson began his first Asian tour in Tokyo and held talks with Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida before a scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) at the joint press conference after their talks at the Iikura Gu

South Korean prosecutors Thursday questioned three former and incumbent senior executives of SK Group, renewing a push to investigate the alleged corrupt ties between ousted President Park Geun-hye and big businesses. The three, including Kim Chang-geun, former chairman of SK’s top decision-making body SUPEX Council, showed up at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office in southern Seoul at 10 a.m. to be questioned over allegations that the group bribed Park and her jailed friend Choi Soon

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said that it will summon former President Park Geun-hye next week for questioning as a suspect over her involvement in a bribery case that led to her expulsion from office. 　An official from its special investigation unit said Wednesday that they have sent a summons to Park's legal team to appear for questioning next Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. (Yonhap)The summoning is part of their probe into the impeached president and her close friend Choi Soon-sil. Bef

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said Tuesday that it will summon former President Park Geun-hye as a suspect for in-person questioning, over a wide-ranging corruption scandal that led to her expulsion from office. “We will decide tomorrow when to summon her and notify her,” a source at the office said. The summons date is not negotiable, the official added. A flag of Prosecution Service (Yonhap)If summoned, Park will face a grilling similar to her jailed confidante Choi Soon-sil w

South Korea is expected to host the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics successfully regardless of the recent impeachment of its president, former French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin said Monday, vowing to contribute to the hosting as the ambassador representing French-speaking countries at the international sports event.Former French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin (Yonhap)"Some 700-strong staff of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee are working hard in preparation. There could arise complex s

North Korea on Monday boycotted a special session at the UN Human Rights Council, where experts warned that the country's increasing isolation could worsen its already disastrous rights situation.The UN's top expert on the human rights situation in North Korea, Tomas Ojea Quintana, told the council in Geneva that increasing military tensions in the Asia-Pacific region had further isolated the Stalinist state.And a separate group of experts, charged with exploring legal pathways to hold North Kor

Former President Park Geun-hye on Sunday came under fire for failing to honor the decision of the nation’s highest court stripping her of all presidential powers, which critics say only reinforced the national confusion and divide her scandal had created. Park, upon her return to her private residence in southern Seoul on Sunday evening, said the truth about her impeachment would be revealed someday. It was widely taken as a message of defiance from the ousted leader, amid unrelenting protests f