Pakistan sentences ex-PM Imran Khan and wife to another 17 years in prison for corruption
Pacific Asia • Dec 20, 2025, 10:44 AM
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A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison after it found them guilty of corruption over the selling of expensive gifts they were given while in office. Khan has been in prison since 2023 on multiple corruption convictions.
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South Korea to end overseas adoptions amid UN concern over human rights abuses
Pacific Asia • 4:03 PM
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South Korea on Friday announced plans to end foreign adoptions over a five-year period, aiming for zero by 2029, as UN investigators raise “serious concern” over decades of abuses. Many adoptees were sent abroad with falsified records or suffered mistrea
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Bangladesh's PM front-runner Tarique Rahman returns after 17 years
Pacific Asia • 10:33 AM
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Hundreds of thousands of BNP supporters gathered in Dhaka to welcome the party's acting chief Tarique Rahman, who returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile. In his first remarks after returning, Rahman called for communal harmony and promised to unv
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Former Malaysia PM Najib sentenced to 15 more years in landmark 1MDB corruption case
Pacific Asia • 10:16 AM
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Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, already serving a prison term for an earlier conviction linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) sovereign wealth fund, on Friday was sentenced to a further 15 years in prison and ordered to pay 13.5
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The Bright Side: Wild cat feared extinct for 30 years rediscovered in Thailand
Pacific Asia • 9:07 AM
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An elusive wild cat long feared extinct in Thailand has been rediscovered three decades after its last recorded sighting, conservation authorities said. Camera traps in southern Thailand’s Princess Sirindhorn Wildlife Sanctuary captured 29 detections, in
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South Korean prosecutors seek 10 years in prison for ousted president Yoon
Pacific Asia • 8:46 AM
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South Korean prosecutors on Friday sought a ten-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, accusing him of obstruction of justice after his attempt to impose martial law last winter. The suspension of civil rule led to massive protests and
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