Son of South Korean president arrested in influence-peddling
Kim Hong-gul, 39, son of President Kim Dae-jung, was arrested in Seoul on suspicion of taking bribes linked to a sports lottery license. Prosecutors say he acknowledged over 2.1 million dollars in payments from Choi Kyu sun and other businessmen. his father has not been implicated. The case stains the administration ahead of December elections.
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Sabotage suspicion in UK rail crash grows
UK investigators weigh sabotage after a May Potters Bar derailment that killed seven. Jarvis PLC chief says nuts on a track switching mechanism may have been loosened by an informed person, while police dispute sabotage and analysts caution against jumping to conclusions.
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Unmanned U.S. Spy Plane Crashes Near Jacobabad Pakistan
An unmanned Predator drone returning from a surveillance mission crashed near Karim Bakhsh, about 15 miles northeast of Jacobabad, Pakistan. Pakistani police said the wreckage was found and U.S. soldiers were examining it. Col. Humm said it was not hit by enemy fire and the cause was under investigation.
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