Voting began in South Korea’s presidential election on Tuesday to pick a successor to Park Geun-Hye, who was ousted and indicted for corruption. Turnout is expected to hit a record high with many South Koreans galvanized by anger over the sprawling bribery and abuse of power scandal that brought down ...
The head of ISIL Takfiri group in Afghanistan — believed to be the mastermind behind several high-profile attacks including an assault on a military hospital that claimed at least 50 lives — has been killed, US and Afghan officials said. Abdul Hasib, whose group is affiliated with ISIL in Iraq ...