Ex-top prosecutor elected SKorea's new president

Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative former top prosecutor, was elected South Korea's new president on Thursday, defeating his chief liberal rival in one of the country's most closely fought presidential elections. With more than 98% of the ballots counted, Yoon had 48.6% of the votes against his rival Lee Jae-myung's 47.8 %. Yoon is to take office in May and serve a single five-year term as leader of the world's tenth largest economy.