“Forbidden” song haunts South Korea’s Suneung students
A brief yearly silence has once again enveloped South Korea, as half a million students across the country sit for the most important test of their lives. Planes were grounded,…
Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul: Disinterested Tyson agitates Paul at odd news conference
Mike Tyson spoke just a few words, Jake Paul made crude references and Briton Tony Bellew was escorted out of the arena by security at a baffling news conference in…
Families reunite with bodies of missing British soldiers
BBC Michael Northey’s father was one of three soldiers killed in the Korean War who was successfully identified From his wheelchair, Michael Northey watches quietly over his father’s grave, and…
Moment police officer rescues man trapped in submerged car
Bodycam footage released by the Phoenix Police Department has shown the dramatic moment an officer smashed the sunroof of a submerged vehicle to rescue a man trapped inside. The US…
How the vetting process works
Shutterstock Donald Trump has announced many picks this week to join his administration when he becomes US president in January. But those personnel decisions aren’t automatic. Even with the backing…
World’s largest coral found in the Pacific near Solomon Islands
Photograph by Manu San Félix, National Geographic Pristine Seas Local people had no idea the coral was there The largest coral ever recorded has been found by scientists in the…
Trump’s choice for attorney general shocks Washington
Donald Trump’s nomination of Congressman Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general arrived like a thunder-clap in Washington DC on Wednesday afternoon. Of all the president-elect’s picks for his administration…
Snap Sri Lankan election poses test for new leader
Reuters Polling will follow a largely peaceful and low-key campaign Sri Lanka’s 17.1 million voters head to the polls again on Thursday to vote in snap parliamentary elections, barely seven…
Prosecutor seeks jail and election ban in party funding case
The Paris prosecutor has asked for a prison sentence of five years and a five-year ban from political office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in an illegal party funding…
France mounts big security operation for Israel match after Amsterdam violence
FRANCK FIFE/AFP Paris police are treating the event as a high-risk match and aim to pre-empt any trouble Thousands of police are being deployed in Paris to ensure security at…