(Reuters) - Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the first summit between leaders of the rival Koreas, died on Tuesday, a hospital official said.

(Reuters) - Following are five facts about South Korea's Ban Ki-moon, who was sworn in on Thursday as the new U.N. Secretary-General to succeed Kofi Annan of Ghana. He takes office on January 1. -- A ...