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Ex-media boss Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years under national security law
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/02/2026
» Hong Kong's High Court jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying for 20 years on Monday for national security crimes, in what mainland Chinese authorities described as a "powerful declaration" that severe punishment awaited those who dared to challenge the law.
South Korea's ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for taking bribes
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» SEOUL — A South Korean judge handed the country's former first lady Kim Keon Hee 20 months in jail for accepting lavish gifts from a cult-like church on Wednesday, but acquitted her for alleged stock manipulation and other charges.
North Korea's Kim sacks vice premier, rails against 'incompetence'
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired his vice premier and railed against "incompetent" officials in a rare and very public broadside against apparatchiks at the opening of a critical factory, state media said Tuesday.
Venezuelan prisoners smile to hear of Maduro's fall
AFP, Published on 11/01/2026
» GUATIRE (VENEZUELA) - The prisoner's face lit up when his wife visited and told him that the man responsible for his detention was himself behind bars: Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolas Maduro.
Australian PM vows to stamp out hatred as nation mourns youngest Bondi victim
AFP, Published on 18/12/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia’s prime minister vowed to stamp out extremism Thursday as the nation mourned the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach shooting, a 10-year-old girl remembered as “our little ray of sunshine”.
Israeli forces kill 13 in southern Syria operation
AFP, Published on 28/11/2025
» DAMASCUS - Israeli forces killed 13 people on Friday in an operation in southern Syria, the deadliest since Bashar al-Assad's fall from power nearly a year ago, which they said was targeting an Islamist group.
Officer distracted by phone blamed for Korean ferry mishap
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» SEOUL - A South Korean ferry ran aground after the helmsman became distracted by his mobile phone, a member of the coast guard told AFP on Thursday.
Korean returnees from Cambodia face investigation
Reuters, Published on 18/10/2025
» SEOUL - A group of 64 South Koreans detained in Cambodia over alleged online scam operations returned home on Saturday with most expected to face investigation, South Korean authorities said.
North Korea's Kim open to US talks, has 'fond memories' of Trump
AFP, Published on 22/09/2025
» SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he has "fond memories" of US President Donald Trump and is open to future talks with the United States -- if he can keep his nukes.
Silent for 800 years, mediaeval organ sings in Jerusalem
AFP, Published on 11/09/2025
» JERUSALEM - The pipes of a mediaeval organ, buried for centuries and discovered near the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, are once more filling a Jerusalem monastery with ancient melodies.