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Jail, disgrace and death: the dark fates of South Korean leaders
AFP, Published on 19/02/2026
» SEOUL — South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol faces prison or even the death penalty when he appears in court Thursday on insurrection charges stemming from his 2024 bid to impose martial law.
Cambodia calls for ceasefire with Thailand after deadly clashes
AFP, Published on 26/07/2025
» UNITED NATIONS - Cambodia wants an "immediate ceasefire" with Thailand, the country's envoy to the United Nations said on Friday, after the neighbours traded deadly strikes for a second day, with Bangkok also signalling an openness to talks.
Korean ex-president Moon indicted for corruption
AFP, Published on 24/04/2025
» SEOUL - South Korean prosecutors said on Thursday that they had indicted former president Moon Jae-in on corruption charges related to the employment of his son-in-law at an airline.
Gunfire around Karabakh persists between Armenian, Azerbaijani forces
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» YEREVAN - Moscow said Russian and Azerbaijani forces on Monday came under sniper fire in Nagorno-Karabakh, days after Baku secured the surrender of Armenian separatists in an offensive to regain control of the mountainous territory.
Malaysia's Najib starts final bid to overturn 1MDB jail sentence
AFP, Published on 18/08/2022
» PUTRAJAYA (MALAYSIA): Malaysia’s top court on Thursday began hearing ex-leader Najib Razak's appeal to overturn his jail sentence for corruption in a high-stakes legal gambit that could see him locked up or potentially launching a political comeback.
South Korea pardons disgraced ex-president Park Geun-hye
AFP, Published on 24/12/2021
» SEOUL: South Korea's ex-president Park Geun-hye has received a pardon, cutting short a jail term of more than 20 years for corruption, the justice minister announced Friday, saying the reprieve was in the interests of national unity.
Graft and security issues feed the trade in Iraq's past
AFP, Published on 23/08/2021
» BAGHDAD - Do you want to buy a more than 3,000-year-old Sumerian tablet, listed as the property of a gentleman from Sussex in England and passed down as a family heirloom?
Afghanistan: US evacuation flight had record 823 passengers
AFP, Published on 20/08/2021
» WASHINGTON - The US military transport aircraft shown in a now-iconic photograph jam-packed with Afghans fleeing the country's Taliban takeover held a record 823 passengers, the Pentagon said Friday.
All Black great McCaw voted rugby's player of the decade
AFP, Published on 08/12/2020
» PARIS: Double World Cup winner Richie McCaw and Olympic medallist and women's Six Nations champion Jessy Tremouliere were named players of the decade on Monday by World Rugby.
Malaysia drops 1MDB charges against Goldman Sachs
AFP, Published on 04/09/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has dropped criminal charges against Goldman Sachs over its role in the 1MDB scandal, a lawyer for the bank said on Friday.