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South Korea president says scandal 'my fault'

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Nov. 4 said the scandal involving her long-time confidante Choi Soon-Sil was "all my fault," and agreed to be questioned in a formal corruption probe. 

In a highly personal televised address to the nation, while accepting that the scandal was her fault, she denied reports linking her and Choi to a religious cult. 

Kim Jong-Un executes Vice premier

North Korea’s Vice Premier Choe Yong-Gon has been executed for expressing his disagreement on Kim Jong-Un’s policies, according to South Korean Yonhap news agency. Choe was reportedly executed by firing squad in May after he voices his frustration on forestry policies claims a source from the new agency close to North Korea.