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South Korean prosecutors on Sunday said they believe President Park Geun-hye conspired in criminal activities of a secretive confidante who allegedly manipulated government affairs and exploited her presidential ties to amass an illicit fortune – a damning revelation that...

A sea of protesters stood face to face with police 200 meters from South Korea’s presidential office Saturday evening, near enough for the country’s leader to hear their cry: “Park Geun-hye, resign!”

Oil is headed for its biggest weekly gain in 15 months after OPEC approved its first supply cut in eight years, with attention now shifting to the deal’s implementation and how producers outside the group will react to any price rally.

After a high drama over “deployment of army” at certain toll plazas in West Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee made a decision to stay put at the state secretariat “Nabanna” on Thursday night, even after the force was removed from a toll plaza near it...

A police spokeswoman said on Saturday that almost 1,000 settlers were forced to leave the Halamish settlement near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah as 45 settler units were damaged or destroyed by the fires.

Previous presidents-elect have also done campaign-style events, but they tended to be smaller in scope and took place closer to the Inauguration Day of January 20.

The fires, which began Tuesday, have erupted throughout the country, blazing through parched forests, incinerating scores of homes and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee.

Jammeh has held on to power in his small West African nation since a coup in 1994 through a combination of violence, intimidation and a divided opposition that had been unable to unify around a single candidate.

The White House also praised the bill’s attention to mental health services and treatment. On the House floor, Pallone said, “This is not a ideal bill, but after much consideration I believe the benefits outweigh my concerns and I support its passage”.

Despite completing a flawless 13-0 season Friday night, the Western Michigan Broncos left the MAC championship game still not knowing if they had earned a trip to the Cotton Bowl. The final score was 29 to 23.

Before Wednesday’s meeting in Vienna, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said OPEC would ask non-members to also cut production.

In New York, a group of 500 that included airport and taxi workers joined a union-backed “Fight For 15” march before a McDonald’s restaurant near Wall Street.

“The recount does not benefit one candidate over another”, Stein said Thursday in a statement.

USA stocks were mixed Friday, despite a better than expected jobs report.

The death toll from the train accident in Pukhraya near Kanpur, India has gone up to 145, authorities said.