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| South Korean president's friend at heart of scandal summoned for questioning | |  A South Korean special prosecutor probing a corruption scandal engulfing impeached President Park Geun-hye summoned a friend of hers at the centre of the crisis for questioning on Saturday on charges including bribery and embezzlement, an official said. The questioning of Choi Soon-sil, whom Park has described as a life-long friend, came ahead of a ninth straight weekend rally in central Seoul demanding the immediate ouster of Park. Choi and other former presidential aides were charged in November with abuse of power and fraud, but Park has immunity from prosecution as long as she is in office even though her powers are suspended.
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| FBI warns of possible Islamic State-inspired attacks in U.S. | |  U.S. federal authorities cautioned local law enforcement on Friday to be aware that supporters of Islamic State have been calling for their sympathizers to attack holiday gatherings in the United States, including churches, a law enforcement official said. The warning, issued in a bulletin to local law enforcement, said there were no known specific, credible threats. The notice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security was issued out of an abundance of caution after a publicly available list of U.S. churches was published on pro-Islamic State websites.
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| China drops charges against police in case of environmentalist's death in custody | | | Chinese prosecutors have dropped charges against five police following the death of an environmentalist in custody in May, the official China Daily said on Saturday, a case that sparked public disquiet about China's law enforcement methods. Lei Yang, 29, was arrested in a massage parlour as part of a police operation against prostitution and died hours later after choking on his own vomit. While no charges will be pressed against the police officers, the Beijing People's Procuratorate accepted they used excessive force to arrest Lei, and ruled that their misconduct had a "direct causal relationship" with his death, the China Daily said. |
| Costa Rica probes reported detection of wanted Mexico politician | |  Costa Rica said on Friday it was investigating whether a former Mexican state governor wanted on corruption charges had entered the country illegally. Following a report from a Mexican newspaper that the politician was in Costa Rica, Security Minister Gustavo Mata said that Javier Duarte, who governed the Gulf state of Veracruz until taking a leave of absence in October, had not been registered entering the country legally. "If he is detected here in Costa Rica, he will be detained and immediately deported," Mata told a news conference.
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| Costa Rica probes reported detection of wanted Mexico politician | | Friday, December 23, 2016 11:20 PM | |
|  Costa Rica said on Friday it was investigating whether a former Mexican state governor wanted on corruption charges had entered the country illegally. Following a report from a Mexican newspaper that the politician was in Costa Rica, Security Minister Gustavo Mata said that Javier Duarte, who governed the Gulf state of Veracruz until taking a leave of absence in October, had not been registered entering the country legally. "If he is detected here in Costa Rica, he will be detained and immediately deported," Mata told a news conference.
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