Samsung's Lee Jae-Yong Walks Free After Court Reduces Bribery Sentence
The scandal, in which Lee was sentenced to five years in jail only last August, brought down the government of President Park Geun-hye.
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Prominent Ivory Trade Investigator Found Stabbed To Death In Kenya
Esmond Bradley Martin's innovative work as a conservationist and investigator made him one of the global authorities on elephant and rhino poaching. He was found at home with stab wounds to his neck.
Mushrooms Are Good For You, But Are They Medicine?
Edible mushrooms, not the psychedelic ones, are low in calories and high in fiber and antioxidants. But despite the hype, scientists are just now looking into how they might fight disease in humans.
In Seoul, A Plastic Surgery Capital, Residents Frown On Ads For Cosmetic Procedure
South Korea has the world's highest per capita rate of plastic surgery procedures. But growing pushback against ads touting facial fix-ups has prompted Seoul's public transport system to ban the ads.
Vice President Pence To Keep Pressure On North Korea, Despite South Korean Warming
As Pence heads to South Korea to represent the U.S. at the Winter Olympics, he plans to counter North Korea's media messaging and push allies to maintain pressure on the nation.
News Brief: Government Shutdown Looms, Pence To Travel To South Korea
The government is set to run out of money this week. What's on the negotiating table? And, nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula make for a pretty exceptional backdrop to the Olympic games.
Pence To Travel To South Korea To See Start Of The Olympics
The backdrop of the Winter Olympics will include some geopolitical jockeying. North and South Korea will continue to talk, while Vice President Pence attends the Olympics opening ceremony.
Top North Korean Official To Lead Delegation To Olympics
Kim Yong Nam, the president of the Supreme People's Assembly, could meet one-on-one with South Korean President Moon Jae-in amid a hiatus in hostilities between the bitter rivals.
Cyprus President Anastasiades Beats Leftist Challenger, Wins Another 5-Year Term
Greek Cypriots have re-elected Nicos Anastasiades as their eighth president. The 71-year-old conservative won a second five-year term on Sunday with more than 55 percent of the vote.
Winter Olympics Lookahead: The Joint Korean Hockey Rosters
The 2018 Winter Olympics start on Friday. NPR's Michel Martin talks with William Douglas of McClatchy Newspapers about Korea's wide search to recruit athletes for the countries' merged teams.