SEOUL, South Korea (AP) " Her voice quavered. Pummeled by a week of unprecedented political crisis, South Korean President Park Geun-hye delivered an apology-loaded address on Friday that hinged on a single, extraordinary moment. "From now on, I will completely sever the personal relationships in my life," Park said amid an investigation into whether she allowed a longtime confidante to pull government strings from the shadows. Her vow of isolation marks an exceptional bit of political theater just when it's needed most. Park's mother was killed in 1974 when a North Korea sympathizer from Japan tried to kill her father, dictator Park Chung-hee.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 04, 2016 11:15 UTC