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Samsung heir’s jailing heralds reform drive

The conviction and jailing of South Korea’s top business tycoon heralds a drive to reform the country’s giant conglomerates and loosen their grip on the economy, analysts said. When Lee Jae-yong, de facto head of the world’s biggest smartphone-maker Samsung Electronics, was jailed Friday...

Taliban suicide bomber kills 13 in Helmand

A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least 13 people in an attack on a convoy of Afghan soldiers in the restive southern province of Helmand late Sunday, an official said. "A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-filled car as the Afghan National Army convoy passed a small market in Nawa...

10 killed in Afghanistan suicide attack

Ten people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed when a suicide car bomber attacked an Afghan army convoy in southern Helmand province, a local official said. Atiqullah Khan, Nawa district director, said Sunday the majority of the dead were soldiers who were targeted by the...