Yoon authorised shooting during martial law bid -South Korean prosecutors South Korea’s prosecutors have said that the suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, authorized the military to use weapons ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday took the extraordinary step of declaring martial law, accusing the opposition that controls the country’s parliament of sympathizing with North ...

SEOUL--South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shocked the nation when he declared martial law and called in troops to secure the National Assembly building where parliament sits. The announcement ...

South Korea is reeling after a whiplash six hours during which the country’s embattled president declared martial law but was forced to lift it amid widespread condemnation, throwing the country ...

Under South Korea's constitution, the president can declare martial law during "wartime, war-like situations or other comparable national emergency states" that require the use of military force ...

The first time martial law was declared in the U.S. was in New Orleans by General Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812. Also after major disasters such as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 ...

(Alex Brandon / AP) Social media posts have warned for more than a month that President Donald Trump will declare martial law April 20 ... to integrate schools and during the 1992 Los Angeles ...