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South Korea's ex-first lady Kim arrested
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» SEOUL — South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee was arrested late Tuesday over a range of charges including stock manipulation and corruption, prosecutors said.
More than 100 NGOs warn 'mass starvation' spreading across Gaza
AFP, Published on 23/07/2025
» JERUSALEM - More than 100 aid organisations warned on Wednesday that "mass starvation" was spreading in Gaza ahead of the US top envoy's visit to Europe for talks on a possible ceasefire and an aid corridor.
Disgraced Korean ex-president Yoon detained again
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea’s disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained for a second time Thursday over his declaration of martial law and held in a solitary cell pending investigations into accusations of insurrection.
UN Charter: a founding document violated and ignored
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» UNITED NATIONS - Eighty years ago Thursday, 50 countries came together in the ashes of World War II to sign the United Nations’ founding charter in order “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”.
French surgeon gets maximum term for abusing hundreds of children
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» VANNES, France - A French court on Wednesday gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades.
French surgeon says deserves no 'leniency' after decades of abusing patients
AFP, Published on 26/05/2025
» VANNES (FRANCE) - A French surgeon who sexually abused hundreds of patients over two decades, most of them minors, said Monday he was asking for no "leniency" as his three-month trial nears a verdict.
UK court gives govt green light to reach Chagos Islands deal
AFP, Published on 22/05/2025
» LONDON — A British court on Thursday paved the way for a government deal on returning the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius, lifting a temporary ban which had forced an 11th-hour halt to an accord being signed.
Taylor Swift and Hugh Jackman pop up in Hong Kong's English exam
Published on 04/04/2025
» Students and teachers received a surprise on Thursday when celebrities such as singer Taylor Swift and actor Hugh Jackman appeared in the reading section of Hong Kong's Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) English exam.
Laos keen to cash in on ecotourism
News, Published on 03/02/2025
» Khammouane province in Central Laos is being highlighted as new attraction in the neighbouring country. It has invited tourists and investors from Thailand to explore its natural landscapes and business opportunities.
Impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon to begin
AFP, Published on 14/01/2025
» SEOUL - The impeachment trial of South Korea's suspended President Yook Suk Yeol begins Tuesday, with the country's Constitutional Court set to weigh whether to strip him of his presidential duties over a failed martial law bid.