South Korea's first woman PM to run for president
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South Korea's first woman prime minister announced on Monday that she would stand in December's presidential election, seeking to represent left-leaning forces.
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South Korean native Grace Park follows through on her shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the CJ Nine Bridges Classic on Jeju Island, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 29, 2004.
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South Korea's foreign minister sought to cement his front-runner status in the race to succeed Kofi Annan as UN chief, vowing that if elected he would try to make the world body leaner and more efficient.
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South Korea's new foreign minister called Wednesday for all sides to work for progress at upcoming talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program, saying Seoul would play an active role in seeking to persuade Pyongyang to disarm.
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South Korean officials said Thursday they were investigating reports that the woman considered to be North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's most influential wife has died after a long battle with breast cancer.
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Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner rode an economic boom and her husband's popularity to victory in a presidential election on Sunday to become the country's first elected woman leader.
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SEOUL -- The politically charged film "The President's Last Bang" is a shot at the heart of the South Korean establishment.
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Segolene Royal on Sunday officially launched her campaign to become France's first woman president at a congress of her Socialist Party as her main rival on the ruling right, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, ...Comment
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South Korean voters head to the polls on Wednesday, ready to end 10 years of liberal presidents by picking a former businessman who promises run the world's 13th largest economy like a CEO.
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A Palestinian journalist from Jerusalem&#39;s walled Old City said on Sunday she would run for president to succeed Yasser Arafat, becoming the first woman to enter the race.
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Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would soon meet with South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun as he works to patch up strained ties with Seoul and Beijing.
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Segolene Royal, a popular Socialist, launches her bid to become France's first woman president.
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The daughter of a former South Korean military ruler formally declared her presidential candidacy Monday, apologizing for those who suffered under her father's rule while promising to resolve the North Korea nuclear standoff.
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South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun was due to meet Prime Minister Tony Blair for talks likely to be dominated by the nuclear ambitions of Seoul's reclusive northern neighbour.
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Jose Ramos-Horta, the Nobel  Peace Prize winner who took over as East Timor's prime minister  last year, formally announced on Sunday he would run for the  presidency in April's election.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's wife  died of a heart attack earlier this month, South Korea's Yonhap  news agency said on Monday, quoting sources in Beijing.
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South Korean voters head to the polls on Wednesday ready to end 10 years of rule by liberal presidents by selecting a former businessman who promises to run the world's 13th largest economy like a CEO.