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South Korean police arrested Friday the fugitive son of a business tycoon who owned the Sewol ferry which sank in April with the loss of around 300 lives, officials said.

A war breaks out between Israel and Hamas. An airliner is shot out of the sky in Ukraine.

A multi-institutional team of researchers has developed a new nanoscale agent for imaging the gastrointestinal tract.

The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles and the Republic of Korea have struck a driver's license reciprocity agreement that promises to aid international business and the military.

In this July 8, 2014, the Lotte World Tower, center, under construction is seen near the Seokchon Lake in Seoul, South Korea.

Last October, the Times released its 2013-2014 World University Rankings , and the U.S. is home to 46 of the top 100 universities, significantly more than any other country.

This handout image courtesy of the US MIssile Defense Agency shows the launch of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile during a test.

In this July 8, 2014, the Lotte World Tower under construction is seen in Seoul, South Korea.

Lee Han-young, left, a head of Forensic Medicine Department of the National Forensic Service briefs to the media at the National Forensic Service in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 25, 2014.

Think of the most put-together traveler you can imagine. James Bond with a tux and a passport, perhaps.

General Motors Co.' s South Korean subsidiary has told its employee union that the automaker could consider making the next-generation Chevrolet Cruze in South Korea if the union calls off a wage-related strike.

What was once Typhoon Matmo will continue to travel northeastward over the coming weekend, bringing continued heavy rain and occasional gusty winds to portions of Asia.

Former South Korean sex slaves to the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War and their supporters protest in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul on April 15, 1998.

South Korea's government announced a $40 billion stimulus plan Thursday after the shock of a deadly ferry sinking slowed economic growth to the lowest level in three quarters.

For the first time, we are hearing from someone who spent time with Neil Stammer while he was in Asia.

South Korean police ended an unprecedented manhunt Tuesday without a live suspect, but with what they said was the body of the wealthy businessman wanted for months over the Sewol ferry disaster.

South Korea's police force was pilloried as doltish and incompetent Wednesday after announcing that a body found six weeks ago was that of a fugitive tycoon at the heart of a months-long manhunt.

A chef believes that American barbecue is good for the Seoul: Korea is already known for its barbecue but that hasn't stopped Linus Kim , a Korean American, from opening an Alabama-style barbecue place in Seoul.

Cautious optimism is growing for enhanced inter-Korean ties as both sides hope for a breakthrough in the relations that have long been deadlocked due to Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions and relentless saber-rattling.

The death of two Americans serving in Israel's military in this weekend's fighting with Hamas in Gaza is not the first time Americans have died while serving in foreign militaries.