SEOUL, April 2 (Reuters) - A forest fire raged in central Seoul on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of at least 120 homes in the densely populated capital, authorities said.

Air raid sirens and a mobile phone alert calling for evacuations rattled residents of South Korea's capital, Seoul, early on Wednesday after North Korea tried to launch what it said was a satellite.

A fire broke out at the COEX convention center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on Friday, April 25, prompting an evacuation of the building. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “Park ...

A gas leak at a construction site near Exit 11 of Seoul National University of Education Station on Subway Line 2 and 3 in ...

In Seoul, a “presidential alert” sent to all mobile phones warned 10 million citizens to prepare to evacuate, triggering panic. Seoul’s mayor later defended the alert.

SEOUL — The emergency siren began wailing at 6:32 a.m. Several minutes later, personal cellphones around Seoul were screeching with a government alert urging residents to “prepare to evacuate ...

Twenty six people have died and thousands have evacuated their homes in South Korea due to torrential rain that has caused landslides and flash floods.

A South Korean pensioner accused of setting fire to a busy metro carriage has been charged with attempted murder and arson.

North Korea fired hundreds of artillery shells near a pair South Korean islands Friday, leading to an evacuation. Some 200 artillery rounds were fired between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the vicinity of ...

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