Seoul mayor's funeral held despite objections

Shares The funeral service for Seoul mayor Park Won-soon, who took his own life after being accused of sexual harassment, was held Monday despite a petition against the city-run ceremony signed by half a million people. Former human rights lawyer Park was a heavyweight figure in the ruling Democratic party and ran South Korea's sprawling capital -- home to almost a fifth of the national population -- for nearly a decade. He was found dead on a mountain Friday, a day after his former secretary filed a police complaint against him,...