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Samsung heir sentenced to five years in jail after corruption conviction Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies in Seoul   South Korean court sentences Lee Jae-yong over role in scandal that led to impeachment of former president...

North and South Korea hold talks to discuss family reunions   The meeting in North Korea's Mount Kumgang comes as a part of efforts to improve relations between the two countries that had deteriorated over the...

Kenya's election rerun faces major hurdles   The courts may have agreed with Kenya's opposition that there were problems with the election and ordered a rerun. But this poll may too be scuppered if concerns in...

Sanchez succeeds Rajoy as Spain's prime minister   Socialist party head Pedro Sanchez becomes Spain's seventh prime minister after outgoing leader Mariano Rajoy lost a parliamentary confidence vote triggered by a long-running corruption trial. Spain's Socialist (PSOE)...

Bosnia's Mostar town finds peak in centuries-old bridge diving   In the ancient Mostar town, jumping or diving from the 24-metre-high bridge built by Ottomans across Neretva river is a test of courage. Organisers say the...

Former Georgian leader Saakashvili deported from Ukraine to Poland   Ukraine's border service spokesperson says the former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was deported to Poland. (ReutersArchive)   Former Georgian president-turned-Ukrainian opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili was deported to Poland,...

Opposition leader plunges Kenya into political crisis Sam Kiley   Raila Odinga says Kenya has an obligation to Africans to stand in the way of a trend towards elected autocracy on the continent. Kenya's opposition leader has plunged...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives birth to baby girl   New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is the second elected leader in the world to hold office while pregnant. Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto gave birth...

At least three killed after train derails in Greece   The train carrying 70 passengers and five crew was heading from Athens to the second-biggest city of Thessaloniki when it derailed in the town of Adendro. A...

Designer Kate Spade found dead in her apartment   New York City police say the fashion designer's death appears to be a suicide. Kate Spade arrives at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards in New...