S. Korea MP embroiled in bribery scandal commits suicide
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - A prominent South Korean lawmaker who was being probed over a bribery scandal has committed…
7 years ago
International
Forest fires destroy 800 hectares in Latvia
RIGA, Latvia (AFP)--Fires raging for five days have destroyed more than 800 hectares (2,000 acres) of western Latvia, authorities said…
7 years ago
Vatican suspends Chilean deacon accused of child abuse
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- The Vatican dismissed a Chilean deacon over sexual abuse accusations in central Chile, the archdiocese…
7 years ago
France, Russia to jointly deliver humanitarian aid to Syria
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France and Russia will jointly deliver humanitarian aid to the former Syrian rebel enclave of…
7 years ago
Pentagon to provide $200 mn to Ukraine in security funds
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Defense Department said Friday it would give $200 million to Ukraine to help…
7 years ago
17 dead as tourist boat sinks in US lake
by Nova Safo Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) -- A tourist boat capsized and sank in a…
7 years ago
Singapore says hackers stole 1.5 m health records, including those of PM Lee, in record cyber attack;
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Hackers have stolen health records belonging to 1.5 million Singaporeans, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien…
7 years ago
Kenyan beauty queen sentenced to death for murder
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- A Kenyan court has sentenced a 24-year-old beauty queen to death for murdering her boyfriend by…
7 years ago
Talks underway for Trump-Putin meet in Washington, says White House
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump has instructed his national security adviser to invite Russian President Vladimir…
7 years ago
S. Korea’s Park given eight more years in prison: court
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Disgraced South Korean president Park Geun-hye was convicted of charges including illegally receiving funds…
7 years ago
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