SEOUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of South Koreans have sued the government for compensation over their forced labor at Japanese firms during World War Two, representatives said on Thursday, in a fresh twist to one of several historical disputes between the two sides. Seoul and Tokyo have been struggling to contain fallout from a landmark ruling in October by South Korea’s […]

Decision follows an expert review of the east coast facility’s operations. It has until September to remove the waste. Malaysia has told Lynas, the Australian company operating a rare earth elements processing plant on the country’s east coast, that it must remove the radioactive waste that accumulated as a result of its activities over the past six years if it […]

Whitehall’s gravy train: Almost 500 civil servants are paid more than the £151,000 Theresa May is paid – an 11 percent rise on last year Chief executive of High Speed 2 Mark Thurston leads the way with almost £615K At NHS England 41 bosses earn more than the PM, compared with 34 last year Figures do not cover highly-paid individuals […]

Surprise Christmas present ends years of waiting for Oklahoma college student An Oklahoma college student is sure to have a very merry Christmas after her family surprised her with a dog from a shelter she volunteers at. Hallee Fuqua, of Seiling, had "been asking for a dog for Christmas for years," her father, Lance Fuqua, wrote on Facebook Tuesday. Hallee […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs‘ window to win the Stanley Cup is now officially set. That’s right, Leafs fans — Toronto’s magic number is 12. How did I come up with that number, you ask? Well, I can tell you that it is not based on a convoluted mathematical equation, player statistics, analytics, roster moves, league trends or the salary cap. […]

The Labour Leader faced backlash after astonishingly insisting he had actually said "stupid people" in the Commons – despite lip-readers saying otherwise. Asked about the row on a visit to a homeless shelter today, he fumed: "I muttered it to myself, actually, in Parliament and you and your colleagues in the media seem utterly obsessed with this." And he added: "The fact […]

An Ohio kindergartener was granted his Christmas wish this year when his older brother who serves in the Army made a surprise return home just in time for the holidays, his school revealed. (Edgewood Schools) An Ohio kindergartner was granted his Christmas wish this year when his older brother who serves in the Army made a surprise return home just […]

Mega Millions lottery tickets are seen in Burlington, N.C. (Associated Press) Mega Millions players were hoping for Christmas to come a few days early Friday, as the drawing was held for an estimated $305 million jackpot. The winning numbers selected in Friday night's drawing were 10, 13, 61, 62 and 70, with the Mega ball number 5 and Megaplier 3X. But it […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – A former Canadian diplomat detained in China is being denied legal representation and is not allowed to turn the lights off at night, people familiar with the situation said, offering new details on the closely watched case. China last week detained two Canadians – Michael Kovrig, a former diplomat and an adviser with the International Crisis Group […]

For the better part of a decade, the Waterford Kingston Retirement Residence has set up a miniature village Christmas display for their residents. Complete with dozens of homes and a range of buildings, including a diner, the small town is a winter wonderland. There’s also a train and trolley running through the town and electric sky cars lifting skiers up […]