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UK: Dewsbury Scrapyard Fire Prompts Smoke Warning

A large fire broke out at a scrapyard in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on Monday, May 12. Officials asked nearby residents to keep doors and windows closed due to a large plume of smoke.

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UK: Freight Train Derails In Audenshaw, Greater Manchester

A freight train derailed in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, on Friday, September 6, causing the tracks to be closed. No injuries were reported in the incident, and trains scheduled to use this route will be diverted.

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Japan, China, S. Korea trilateral summit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, May 9 Kyodo - (From L) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak smile at the end of a joint press conference following their talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on May 22, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Ex-S. Korea Pres. Lee Myung Bak returns home

Former South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L, facing camera), who had been serving a 17-year sentence for embezzlement and bribery since 2020, meets the press in front of his house in Seoul on Dec. 30, 2022, as he returns home after being granted a special pardon for poor health.

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Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak granted special presidential pardon

STORY: Ex-S.Korean President Lee Myung-bak granted special presidential pardon DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press briefing by the Ministry of Justice (courtesy of Yonhap) 2. various of former President Lee Myung-bak (courtesy of Yonhap) 3. various of Lee Myung-bak attending a court trial (courtesy of Yonhap) STORYLINE: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday granted his special pardons to former President Lee Myung-bak as well as some other politicians and former government officials, according to the Ministry of Justice. Lee, who had served a single, five-year presidency until February 2013, was sentenced in October 2020 to 17 years in prison for bribery and embezzlement, but his sentence has been put on hold since June for his health problems. With the special pardon to be effective on Wednesday, Lee will be exempted from the remaining 15 years in prison. It marked the second presidential pardon that Yoon has granted si

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S. Korea's Lee proposes 3-stage reunification with N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak makes a three-stage proposal for peaceful reunification with North Korea during a speech in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2010. Lee delivered the speech at a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of Korea's independence from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

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Aso hints Japan will accept UNSC statement on N. Korea's launch

PATTAYA, Thailand - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R), Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shake hands before their talks in Pattaya, Thailand, on April 11. (Pool photo taken by Kyodo News)

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Aso hints Japan will accept UNSC statement on N. Korea's launch

PATTAYA, Thailand - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shake hands before their talks in Pattaya, Thailand, on April 11. (Pool photo taken by Kyodo News)

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S. Korea's GNP chooses Lee Myung Bak as presidential candidate

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Seoul Mayor Lee Myung Bak makes a speech after being named presidential candidate of the main opposition Grand National Party at a party convention in Seoul on Aug. 20.

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S. Korea's GNP chooses Lee Myung Bak as presidential candidate

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Seoul Mayor Lee Myung Bak gestures to his supporters after being named presidential candidate of the main opposition Grand National Party at a party convention in Seoul on Aug. 20.

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S. Korea's ex-leader Lee

SEOUL, South Korea, April 16 Kyodo - Former South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (front) enters the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on March 14, 2018, for questioning over alleged bribery while in office.

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Park inauguration

SEOUL, South Korea - New South Korean President Park Geun Hye (L) and her predecessor, Lee Myung Bak (R), are seen shortly after the end of Park's presidential inauguration ceremony in Seoul on Feb. 25, 2013.

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Park inauguration

SEOUL, South Korea - New South Korean President Park Geun Hye (front L) is sworn in during her inauguration ceremony in Seoul on Feb. 25, 2013. Park replaced Lee Myung Bak (front R).

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Suu Kyi in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) hold talks in Seoul on Jan. 29, 2013.

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Suu Kyi in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi holds talks with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak in Seoul on Jan. 29, 2013.

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Pakistan president in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Pakistani President Asif Zardari (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shake hands in Seoul on Dec. 4, 2012. They discussed denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and developments in Pakistan.

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ASEAN-plus-3 summit

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - (From R to L) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak line up for group photos in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 19, 2012, when leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and of Japan, China and South Korea gather for a series of summit meetings. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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ASEAN-plus-3 summit

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - (From R to L) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak line up for group photos in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 19, 2012, when leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and of Japan, China and South Korea gather for a series of summit meetings. (Pool photo)

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Noda, Wen, Lee

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - (From L to R) South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda attend a meeting with their counterparts of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 19, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Noda, Wen, Lee

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - (From L to R) South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda attend a meeting with their counterparts of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 19, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Scandal involving S. Korean President Lee, son

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's special prosecutor announces the result of a month-long investigation into a controversial land deal for President Lee Myung Bak's now-scrapped retirement home project, in Seoul on Nov. 14, 2012. The prosecutor's team decided against indicting Lee Shi Hyung, the son of President Lee, but referred tax records of the president's 34-year-old son to the National Tax Service for possible gift tax imposition.

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Scandal involving S. Korean President Lee, son

TOKYO, Japan - Lee Shi Hyung (C), the son of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, makes his way to undergo questioning by South Korea's independent counsel in Seoul in this file photo taken Oct. 25, 2012, in connection with his father's now-suspended retirement home project in which critics argue taxpayer money was used. South Korea's special prosecutor said Nov. 14, 2012, that his team decided against indicting the president's 34-year-old son, but referred his tax records to the National Tax Service for possible gift tax imposition.

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Probe into S. Korea president

SEOUL, South Korea - A special counsel office vehicle carrying documents submitted by the presidential security service leaves a government building in Seoul on Nov. 12, 2012. The special counsel office is investigating a scandal involving South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's retirement home plan.

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Yingluck, Lee

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak attend a joint press conference in Bangkok on Nov. 10, 2012.

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S. Korean president's brother summoned over scandal

SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Sang Eun (C), the eldest brother of South Korea's President Lee Myung Bak, arrives at the office of the country's independent counsel in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2012, having been summoned by the counsel for questioning in connection with the president's now-scrapped retirement home project.

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S. Korea president's son summoned

SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Shi Hyung, the son of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, makes his way to undergo questioning by South Korea's independent counsel in Seoul on Oct. 25, 2012, in connection with his father's now-suspended retirement home project in which critics argue taxpayer money was used.

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APEC summit in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front L) shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak before an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Sept. 9, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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APEC summit in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (front R) attend an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Sept. 9, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Noda, Lee at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak attend the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Lee at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak attends the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Noda, Lee shake hands at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shake hands at the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012, amid soured ties over competing claims to a pair of islands in the Sea of Japan. (Pool photo)

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Noda at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) attends the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012, with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shown in the front. (Pool photo)

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Noda, Lee shake hands at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shake hands at the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012, amid soured ties over competing claims to a pair of islands in the Sea of Japan. (Pool photo)

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Gemba meets with S. Korea envoy Shin

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin Kak Soo (C) arrives at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2012, to meet with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba. Gemba summoned Shin to lodge a protest over the return of a letter Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda had sent to South Korean President Lee Myung Bak protesting Lee's recent trip to one of the islets at the center of a territorial dispute.

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Gemba meets with S. Korea envoy Shin

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin Kak Soo (R) leaves the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2012, after meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba. Gemba summoned Shin to lodge a protest over the return of a letter Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda had sent to South Korean President Lee Myung Bak protesting Lee's recent trip to one of the islets at the center of a territorial dispute.

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Gemba meets with S. Korea envoy Shin

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2012, after meeting with South Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin Kak Soo. Gemba summoned Shin to lodge a protest over the return of a letter Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda had sent to South Korean President Lee Myung Bak protesting Lee's recent trip to one of the islets at the center of a territorial dispute.

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Lower house adopts resolutions on Takeshima, Senkaku

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's lower house adopts a resolution Aug. 24, 2012, criticizing the landing of Chinese activists on the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The House of Representatives also adopted the same day a resolution in protest at South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, and his comments concerning the Japanese emperor.

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Lower house adopts resolutions on Takeshima, Senkaku

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda returns to his seat in the House of Representatives on Aug. 24, 2012, after the adoption of a resolution in protest at South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, and his comments concerning the Japanese emperor. The House of Representatives also adopted the same day a resolution criticizing the landing of Chinese activists on the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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Lower house adopts resolutions on Takeshima, Senkaku

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's lower house adopts a resolution Aug. 24, 2012, in protest at South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, and his comments concerning the Japanese emperor. The House of Representatives also adopted the same day a resolution criticizing the landing of Chinese activists on the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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Lower house adopts resolutions on Takeshima, Senkaku

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks in the House of Representatives after the adoption of a resolution in protest at South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, and his comments concerning the Japanese emperor.

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Lower house adopts resolutions on Takeshima, Senkaku

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda enters the Diet in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2012. Japan's lower house adopted later in the day a resolution in protest at South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's recent visit to disputed islets in the Sea of Japan, known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, and his comments concerning the Japanese emperor, as well as a resolution criticizing the landing of Chinese activists on the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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Japan's envoy back in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto answers reporters' questions at Seoul's Kimpo airport after returning from Japan on Aug. 22, 2012. Japan decided to send the envoy back to Seoul following his temporary withdrawal earlier in August in protest over South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's visit to a disputed isle in the Sea of Japan.

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S. Korean President Lee on Liberation Day

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak delivers a speech during a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2012, to celebrate Liberation Day, which marks Korea's independence from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule with Japan's defeat in World War II.

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Liberation Day in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak delivers a speech during a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2012, to celebrate Liberation Day, which marks Korea's independence from Japan's 1910 to 1945 colonial rule with Japan's defeat in World War II.

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Liberation Day in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak delivers a speech during a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2012, to celebrate Liberation Day, which marks Korea's independence from Japan's 1910 to 1945 colonial rule with Japan's defeat in World War II.

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Liberation Day in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak delivers a speech during a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2012, to celebrate Liberation Day, which marks Korea's independence from Japan's 1910 to 1945 colonial rule with Japan's defeat in World War II.

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Liberation Day in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (C) attends a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2012, to celebrate Liberation Day, which marks Korea's independence from Japan's 1910 to 1945 colonial rule with Japan's defeat in World War II.

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S. Korean dailies on Pres. Lee's island visit

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows South Korean dailies dated Aug. 11, 2012, reporting on President Lee Myung Bak's trip to a pair of Sea of Japan islands the previous day. Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said Aug. 11 that Japan will consider taking its dispute with South Korea over the islands controlled by Seoul to the International Court of Justice.

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S. Korean dailies on Pres. Lee's island visit

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows South Korean dailies dated Aug. 11, 2012, reporting on President Lee Myung Bak's trip to a pair of Sea of Japan islands the previous day. Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said Aug. 11 that Japan will consider taking its dispute with South Korea over the islands controlled by Seoul to the International Court of Justice.

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Japan mulls taking isle dispute with S. Korea to ICJ

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto enters the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2012, to brief Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba on South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's trip to a pair of Sea of Japan islands the previous day. Gemba said after the briefing that Japan will consider taking its dispute with South Korea over the islands controlled by Seoul to the International Court of Justice.