Park takes oath to lead South Korea

South Korean President Park Geun-hye took the oath of office during her inauguration ceremony as the 18th South Korean President at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 25. Park took office as South Korea's first female president Monday, returning to the presidential mansion she had known as the daughter of a dictator, and where she will respond to volatile North Korea, which tested a nuclear device two weeks ago. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)