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South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won bows during of a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, 27 April 2014, where he announced his intent to resign over the Sewol ferry sinking. (EPA/YONHAP)

South Korean PM resigns over government response to ferry disaster

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 27, 2014 | World

Seoul, Reuters—South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announced his resignation on Sunday over the government response to the ferry disaster, in which it was first announced that everyone had been rescued, focusing attention on poor regulatory controls. The Sewol...

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A South Korean relative waits for news at a gymnasium used as a gathering point for family members of missing passengers aboard the sunken South Korean ferry, Sewol, in Jindo on April 22, 2014. (AFP Photo/Nicolas Asfouri)

Death count in ferry sinking tops 100

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 22, 2014 | World

Jindo, AP—One by one, coast guard officers carried the newly arrived bodies covered in white sheets from a boat to a tent on the dock of this island, the first step in identifying a sharply rising number of corpses from a South Korean ferry that sank nearly a week...

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Family members of missing passengers onboard the South Korean ferry Sewol which capsized on Wednesday, look at messages describing the look and dressing of a newly found body by rescue teams, at a makeshift accommodation hall at a gymnasium in the South Korean port city of Jindo, on April 21, 2014. (Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

Ferry crew actions “murderous”—South Korean president

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2014 | World

Jindo, AP—South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday that the captain and some crew members of the sunken ferry committed “unforgivable, murderous behavior” in the disaster, which left more than 300 people dead or missing. The captain initially told...