January 26, 2017 Lawyer: Prosecutors threatened Park's confidant during probe A lawyer for the jailed woman at the center of the biggest South Korean political scandal in decades said Thursday that prosecutors threatened to "annihilate" her family and used other abusive language during questioning.
January 26, 2017 SKorean prosecutors plan to search impeached leader's office Prosecutors plan to question impeached President Park Geun-hye and search her office by early next month over a huge corruption scandal.
January 26, 2017 Philippines GDP grows 6.6 pct in Oct-Dec, 6.8 pct for year Officials report the Philippine economy expanded at a 6.6 percent annual rate in October-December, the slowest pace of expansion for the year, though full-year annual growth clocked in at a relatively brisk 6.8 percent.
January 25, 2017 Kim Jong Un's days in power are numbered, high-level North Korean defector says An ex-diplomat described as "human scum" by North Korea spoke out Wednesday about why he risked escaping the oppressive regime with his wife and two sons.
January 25, 2017 Putin, king of Jordan hail Syria peace talks in Kazakhstan Russian President Vladimir Putin and the king of Jordan have hailed the results of Syria peace talks in Kazakhstan.
January 25, 2017 Reporter's Notebook: Russians fear for privacy as hacking accusations swirl The hacking scandal, widely believed to have been orchestrated by Russia, that led to the leak of a vast amount of material from the Democratic Party, is hardly the item of interest in Russia that it is in America -- but the Russians have their own fears, security and communications expert Andrei Soldatov said.
January 25, 2017 Blasphemy law exalts killer; threatens missing bloggers Two ornate minarets pierce the evening sky.
January 25, 2017 Turkey: Latest Syria talks open path for political solution Turkey's prime minister says an agreement between Russia, Turkey and Iran on how to monitor a cease-fire between warring parties in Syria marks a "serious diplomatic success." Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday that the agreement could pave the way for a political solution in the war-torn nation.
January 25, 2017 Cambodia's "perfect pepper" conquering world's taste buds A nearby sea, flanking mountains, a quartz-rich soil: It's the perfect spot on earth, devotees say, to yield a product they describe in that rapturous vocabulary usually reserved for fine wines: "aristocratic, virile, almost aphrodisiacal," with subtle notes of caramel, gingerbread and mild tobacco.
January 25, 2017 China orders US to 'act with caution' over South China Sea China urged the U.S. to speak and act cautiously on the South China Sea on Tuesday after the new U.S. administration’s first public comment on the issue echoed the hard-line tone struck by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during his confirmation hearing.
