SEOUL: South Korea’s disgraced former president Park Geun-hye will not appeal her 24-year prison sentence for corruption, reports said Monday, reports AFP. Park, 66, who was removed from office over a massive corruption scandal last year, was convicted of multiple criminal charges including bribery…

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police yesterday arrested a leading dissident within President Maithripala Sirisena's party, deepening political tensions on the island after the head of state suspended parliament, reports AFP. Mahindananda Aluthgamage, a former sports minister, was held over 39 million rupees…

NEW DELHI: Four elephants were killed early yesterday after being run over by a speedy goods train in India's eastern state  of Odisha, officials said, reports Xinhua. The elephants were hit on the railway track in Jharsuguda district, about 326 km northwest of Bhubanewsar, the capital city…

WASHINGTON:  Seven inmates were killed and 17 others injured in a riot at a maximum security prison in South Carolina, one of the deadliest in decades in the United States, authorities said yesterday, reports AFP. Fights among inmates erupted Sunday evening at the Lee Correctional Institution in…

NEW DELHI: As many as 23 left-wing Naxalite rebels have surrendered to authorities in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said Monday, reports Xinhua. “Of the 23 who laid down arms, five were hardcore rebels. The surrender took place during the weekend in the state’s Narayanpur…

TOKYO: Asian rivals China and Japan yesterday pledged a “new starting point” for bilateral ties, vowing to co-operate closely amid a flurry of diplomacy on the North Korean missile threat, reports AFP. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Japanese counterpart at a meeting in Tokyo:…

WASHINGTON: Former US first lady Barbara Bush is in "failing health" after a series of hospitalizations and "has decided not to seek additional…