‘A living hell’ for slaves on remote South Korean islands
By FOSTER KLUG, JUNG-YOON CHOI and KIM TONG-HYUNG He ran the first chance he got. The summer sun beat down on the shallow, sea-fed fields where Kim Seong-baek was forced…
Legal proceedings
Egypt court orders retrial in Al-Jazeera case
By MAGGIE MICHAEL An Egyptian appeals court on Thursday ordered the retrial of three Al-Jazeera English journalists held for over a year on terror-related charges, a ruling that their lawyers…
Witness confirms cover-up of Mexico army slayings
By MARK STEVENSON When the witness refused to sign a false statement that 22 suspected drug gang members had died in a shootout with the Mexican army, state investigators began…
Sentencing for man who kept 4 sons in filthy home
A father whose four young sons could communicate only in grunts when authorities rescued them from a filthy Denver apartment faces up to seven years in prison when he’s sentenced…
Boehner: Resignation of NY Rep. Michael Grimm ‘honorable’
By MATTHEW DALY and LARRY NEUMEISTER House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that N.Y. Rep. Michael Grimm made the right decision by resigning from Congress after pleading guilty to tax…
Pakistan court suspends detention of Mumbai attack planner
By ZARAR KHAN A Pakistani court Monday suspended a detention order keeping the alleged planner of the Mumbai terror attacks in jail, possibly paving the way for his release, a…
Battered NY mayor calls for temporary protest halt
By JONATHAN LEMIRE As the New York Police Department mourns two of its own, Mayor Bill de Blasio pleaded for a pause in protests and rancor amid a widening rift…
Spain: Princess Cristina to be tried for fraud
By ALAN CLENDENNING A Spanish judge on Monday ordered the king’s sister, Princess Cristina, to be tried along with her husband on tax fraud charges — making her the first…