South Korea says 18 dead in raging wildfires

More than a dozen different blazes broke out over the weekend, with the death toll jumping overnight as one major fire tore through villages and burned a historical temple to the ground. The government has raised the crisis alert to its highest level and declared a "a full-scale national response" to bring the fires under control. "Eighteen people died in the wildfires," a ministry of safety official told AFP. "Additionally, six people were seriously injured and 13 suffered minor injuries." Dry...