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Sunday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul21/12Cloudy10Incheon20/13Cloudy0Suwon21/11Sunny10Cheongju21/12Cloudy20Daejeon21/11Cl
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(2nd LD) 163 S. Koreans arrive home from Israel on military aircraft

(ATTN: UPDATES article throughout as plane arrives)By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- More than 160 South Korean nationals arrived home from Israel aboard a military aircraft late Saturday, the foreign ministry said, after an armed clash bro
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(URGENT) Military jet carrying S. Korean nationals arrives from Israel

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(LEAD) S. Korea, UAE strike bilateral free trade agreement

(ATTN: UPDATES photos)By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) struck a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) Saturday, which is expected to enhance bilateral trade and overall economic relations, Seoul&
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N. Korea-China border bridge shows increased activity: 38 North

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- An unused border bridge between North Korea and China has shown increased activity this week in a potential sign of its opening since construction was completed nearly a decade ago, according to a U.S. website.38 North, a U
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(2nd LD) Key ruling party officials offer to resign over by-election defeat

(ATTN: UPDATES with party leader's remarks in paras 4-7; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Key officials of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) have offered to resign over the party's recent by-election defeat, which could spark a chan
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S. Korea, UAE strike bilateral free trade agreement

By Oh Seok-min SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) struck a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) Saturday, which is expected to enhance bilateral trade and overall economic relations, Seoul's industry ministr
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S. Korea to review additional measures against N. Korea's arms transfer to Russia

SEOUL Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to review additional measures against growing military ties between North Korea and Russia, a senior government official said Saturday, following revelations that Pyongyang has delivered more than 1,000 con
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PM visits Greece for talks on cooperation, World Expo bid campaign

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has traveled to Greece for talks on cooperation in advanced industries and to campaign for South Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo, according to his office Saturday.During a meeting wit
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(LEAD) New U.S. special envoy for N. Korean human rights issues takes office, plans to visit Seoul next week

(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS more details on Turner's Seoul trip in paras 6-7)By Song Sang-ho and Kim Seung-yeonWASHINGTON/SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues took office Friday, the State D
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(LEAD) Key ruling party officials offer to resign over by-election defeat

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS more info in para 4)SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Key officials of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) have offered to resign over the party's recent by-election defeat, which could spark a change in the party'
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

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SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top in major South Korean newspapers on Oct. 14.Korean-language dailies-- CIO probes Marine official in connection with case over military investigation into soldier's death (Kyunghyang Shinmun)--
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(LEAD) S. Korean military jet bringing 163 nationals home from Israel

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS more details in para 7, photo)By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean military aircraft was bringing 163 nationals home from Israel, along with some 60 foreigners, on Saturday, the foreign ministry said, a
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S. Korean military jet bringing 163 nationals home from Israel

By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean military aircraft was bringing 163 nationals home from Israel, the foreign ministry said Saturday, after an armed clash broke out between the Jewish state and the Palestinian Hamas group.A KC
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(URGENT) S. Korean military jet to bring 163 nationals home from Israel

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Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:01 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul19/14Rain60Incheon19/15Rain60Suwon20/12Rain60Cheongju21/13Sunny80Da
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Key ruling party official offers to resign over by-election defeat

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- A key official of the ruling People Power Party (PPP) has offered to resign over the party's recent by-election defeat, which could spark a change in the party's leadership ahead of the parliamentary elections in Ap
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New U.S. special envoy for N. Korean human rights issues takes office, plans to visit Seoul next week

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues took office on Friday, the State Department said, ending more than six years of vacancy at the post.Ambassador Julie Turner was officially
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(5th LD) N. Korea sent more than 1,000 containers of military equipment, munitions to Russia: White House

(ATTN:ADDS more details in last 3 paras)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia in recent weeks for use in Ukraine, a White House official said
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(4th LD) N. Korea sent more than 1,000 containers of military equipment, munitions to Russia: White House

(ATTN:ADDS more explanation in paras 14-16)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia in recent weeks for use in Ukraine, a White House official sa