International

South Korean prosecutors said on Monday they will seek an arrest warrant for ousted president Park Geun-hye, which would see her held in a cell for up to 20 days while being investigated on charges of taking bribes from big businesses. In the latest twist in this shocking affair, Park, 65, became South Korea’s first

Sofia (dpa) – Former prime minister Boyko Borisov declared victory for his GERB party after Sunday’s snap parliamentary election and said he was looking to swiftly put a government in place. “A few months ago, we acted morally and resigned. Now we assessed our support and the outcome categorically demonstrated that we should lead the

London (dpa) – Sinn Fein on Sunday pulled out of talks aimed at forming a power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland on Sunday, one day before the deadline to reach a deal. “This talks process has run its course. Sinn Fein will not be supporting nominations for speaker or the executive tomorrow,” said Michelle O’Neill, the

Berlin (dpa) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party scored a convincing victory over their centre-left rivals in a state poll Sunday seen as the first test ahead of national elections. The Christian Democrats (CDU) won 40.7 per cent of the vote to the Social Democrats’ (SPD) 29.6 per cent in the small south-western state

French President Francois Hollande arrived Sunday in Singapore, the first leg in the final foreign tour of his five-year term, and will go on to Malaysia and Indonesia. The tour ending Wednesday in Jakarta is dominated by economic and defence issues and is aimed mainly at strengthening ties with a region with high economic potential,