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Park 'accomplice' in alleged bribery, power abuse
Kyodo News, Published on 06/03/2017
» SEOUL - South Korea's impeached President Park Geun Hye was reaffirmed as a suspected accomplice to alleged bribery and abuse of power on Monday, as a special prosecution team investigating a corruption scandal announced its findings.
Malaysia to end visa-free entry for N Koreans
Kyodo News, Published on 02/03/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has decided to end visa-free entry for North Koreans, effective on March 6, following the assassination in mid-February of the estranged half-brother of the reclusive country's leader Kim Jong Un, local media said on Thursday.
Japan to aid Manila 'war on drugs'
Kyodo News, Published on 13/01/2017
» MANILA - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged a 1 trillion yen ($8.7 billion) aid package, including government aid and private investment in infrastructural development in the Philippines over the next five years, as Japan moves to strengthen ties with a key nation in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China's growing maritime assertiveness and influence.
Arrest warrant issued for Guatemala's president: prosecutor
AFP, Published on 03/09/2015
» GUATEMALA CITY - A judge issued an arrest warrant for Guatemala's President Otto Perez, who faces prosecution for allegedly masterminding a huge fraud scheme, a prosecutor said, a day after he was stripped of his immunity.
Sushi chef fined for serving whale meat
Published on 19/05/2015
» LOS ANGELES — A sushi chef was sentenced to a US$5,000 (167,000 baht) fine and 200 hours of community service at a US federal district court on Monday for serving whale meat to customers at a high-end sushi restaurant in California in 2009 and 2010, an act banned under US law.
Clooney to wed in Venice in 'couple of weeks'
AFP, Published on 09/09/2014
» LOS ANGELES - Heartthrob actor George Clooney is to marry his British lawyer fiancee Amal Alamuddin in Venice in a "couple of weeks", according to news reports confirmed in part by his spokesman.
Argentina, hedge funds fail to strike debt deal
AFP, Published on 25/07/2014
» NEW YORK - Argentina failed to reach a deal with hedge funds demanding full payment on its defaulted bonds, veering closer to what the IMF warned could be a painful new default.