south korea íêµ­ éå hanguk officially the republic of korea ëíë¯¼êµ­ å¤§éæ°å daehan minguk is a country in east asia south korea occupies the southern half of the korean peninsula with north korea to the north china across the sea to the west and japan a short ferry ride to the southeastouth korea is a very safe country with reported crime rates much lower than in the us and comparable to most european countries crime rates are comparable to other safe places such as japan singapore and hong kong and it is safe to walk around at night even in the major cities
Mexican Drug Kingpin Is Captured. JoaquÃ­n GuzmÃ¡n Loera, âEl Chapo,â one of Mexicoâs top drug bosses and a Forbes list billionaire since 2009, was captured today in a Mexican resort after a 13-year manhunt.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) â The U.S. Marshals service is increasing its reward from $1,500 to up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest of an inmate who escaped from a Connecticut state prison. Twenty-five-year-old Jerry Mercado escaped from the Carl Robinson Correctional Facility in Enfield on January 7th. Mercado was sentenced in August 2016 to three years for burglary. The U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force announced Tuesday it was offering a larger reward for information leading to Mercado's arrest. Authorities believe Mercado may have stowed away in the undercarriage of a garbage truck or state vehicle to escape.