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Activists report over 7,000 fatalities from Iran's crackdown on protests

The death toll from a crackdown over Iran’s nationwide protests last month has reached at least 7,002 people killed, with many more still feared dead, activists said Thursday.

2026-02-12

Sampyo Group chairman acquitted in 1st workplace disaster law case

The chairman of Sampyo Group was acquitted Tuesday in the first court ruling under Korea's workplace disaster law, following a deadly landslide that resulted in three deaths in 2022.

2026-02-10

Special education teacher's death recognized as work-related by Veterans Affair Ministry

Korea’s veterans authority has legally recognized the death of an Incheon special education teacher as a work-related one of a civil servant, extending state compensation to his family, a civic group said on Tuesday.

2026-02-10

Army immediately grounds all Cobra helicopters in wake of deadly crash as it investigates cause

An AH-1S Cobra helicopter belonging to an Army aviation unit crashed during a training flight in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi, on Monday for unknown reasons, killing both crew members on board.

2026-02-09

Man sentenced to life for fatally stabbing three people at pizza store in Seoul

A Seoul court on Thursday sentenced a 41-year-old man to life imprisonment for fatally stabbing three people at a pizza store in the capital last year.

2026-02-05

Mother, two daughters found dead in apartment

Three people — a mother and her two daughters — were found dead at an apartment in Taejang-dong, Wonju, Gangwon.

2026-02-05

Lee looks to incentivize reduction of life-sustaining care for terminally ill

President Lee Jae Myung called for incentives for terminally ill patients to forgo or stop life-sustaining treatment.

2026-02-03

A university student murdered his ex's parents in 2014. He became Korea's youngest death row inmate.

Jang Jae-jin, a 25-year-old student, murdered his ex-girlfriend’s parents after a violent breakup. He was sentenced to death for his brutal, premeditated crime, making him the youngest on death row in Korea.

2026-02-03

Police investigate skeletal remains found in abandoned house in Yeosu

Police began investigations on skeletal remains believed to belong to a man in his 30s, which were found in an abandoned house in Yeosu, South Jeolla.

2026-02-02

Man dies after falling through ice on frozen river in Okcheon County

A man in his 60s died after falling through ice while walking across a frozen river in Okcheon County, North Chungcheong. A passerby called emergency services at 10:49 a.m. Sunday, reporting that “someone has fallen into the water.”

2026-01-26