Legionaries founder sexually abused 60 boys, religious order’s report says
(This Dec. 22 story has been refiled to fix typo in order’s name Legionaries)
Secondary circuit of Iran’s Arak nuclear reactor to be operational Monday: Mehr news agency
The secondary circuit of Iran’s Arak heavy water nuclear reactor will become operational on Monday, the country’s semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
Korean Air ‘nut rage’ heiress accuses brother over father’s will
A South Korean heiress known for delaying a Korean Air Lines flight in 2014 because she was angry at the way she was served nuts has accused her younger brother of disobeying their late father’s will to manage the airline’s parent company together.
South Korea, U.S. commandos practice raiding enemy facility as North Korea tensions rise
South Korean and U.S. special forces troops recently conducted drills simulating the infiltration of an enemy facility, U.S. military photos seen by Reuters on Monday show, as tensions with North Korea ratchet up ahead of a year-end deadline.
Unmarried Chinese woman sues hospital over refusal to freeze eggs
An unmarried Chinese woman filed a suit against a hospital on Monday for rejecting her request to undergo a medical procedure to freeze her eggs due to her marital status, in China’s first legal challenge of a woman fighting for her reproductive rights…
China’s Meituan vows improvements after delivery man kills supermarket worker
China’s Meituan Dianping said on Monday it will make improvements to its platform after one of its delivery men stabbed a supermarket staffer to death on the weekend, prompting debate on social media over the pressures faced by such workers.
Taliban kill U.S. force member in northern Afghanistan
The Taliban said their fighters killed a U.S. service member in Afghanistan on Monday and posted photographs of a blood-soaked backpack and the identity card of an American soldier to prove it.
China says supports South Korea’s efforts to improve ties with North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping told South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday that China supports South Korea’s efforts to improve ties with North Korea and inject new impetus into promoting peace talks, state television reported.
Fight or flight: Australians grapple with difficult decision as bushfires approach
It was oppressively hot, above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), and the wind was picking up. Bushfires were devastating nearby towns and now threatened Yanderra, a small village with just over 600 people located south of Sydney.
After Ethiopia crash, victims’ relatives say they were hounded by U.S. law firms
Days after the March 10 crash of a Kenya-bound Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing jet that killed all 157 people on board, strangers began calling or visiting bereaved families, saying they represented U.S. law firms.
