South Korea's Park emerges from seclusion, denies wrongdoing in scandal
SEOUL South Korea's impeached President Park Geun-hye on Sunday broke a month-long silence over her alleged role in a corruption scandal, publicly denying charges of wrongdoing and saying that the accusations against her were "fabrication and falsehood."
More than 20 killed, dozens injured after fire on Indonesian tourist boat
JAKARTA Twenty three people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday after a fire ripped through a boat carrying nearly 250 people to islands north of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, the city's search and rescue agency stated.
Islamic State attack near Najaf kills seven police: sources
HILLA, Iraq Islamic State militants attacked a police checkpoint near the southern Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday, killing seven policemen and wounding 17 others including civilians, local police sources stated.
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