Samsung heir jailed for corruption +++ Former PM reportedly flees Thailand

25. September 2017, 02:00

Samsung heir jailed for corruption

A court in South Korea has sentenced the head of the technology giant Samsung to five years in prison for corruption. The company's billionaire heir-apparent Jay Y. Lee had been accused of paying bribes in the hope of obtaining political favours from the then South Korean president Park Geun-hye who was impeached as part of the same scandal. Lee, who's been in detention since February, had denied the accusations.

Former PM reportedly flees Thailand

Reports coming out of Thailand say the former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled the country. She failed to show up for the verdict in her trial over a subsidy scheme for rice farmers where she was accused of criminal negligence. Her lawyers said she had been unable to attend court because she was ill. The Supreme Court has issued an arrest warrant. This man is among hundreds of Shinawatra's supporters who have been waiting outside the court: "we still believe that Yingluck Shinawatra really carried out the rice scheme in the people and the farmers' interests. We do hope that justice will be bestowed on her. We're here to support her."

12 killed in air strike in Yemen

It's being reported that warplanes have attacked the Yemeni capital Sanaa, resulting in a number of casualties. Rescue crews say 12 people were killed including six children. The planes were believed to be from a Saudi-led coalition which has been waging a campaign against the Houthi movement in the country.

Police killed in Myanmar attack

Officials in Myanmar say at least 32 people, including 11 security personnel, have been killed in attacks on police posts in the state of Rakhine. They said more than 20 posts were targeted by Muslim militants in pre-dawn raids. The state has seen tensions between Rohingya Muslims and the majority Buddhist population with tens of thousands of Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh.

Search continues after landslide in Switzerland

In Switzerland, the search is continuing for 8 people from Germany, Austria and Switzerland who are still missing following a landslide in a remote Alpine valley. The village of Bondo was evacuated after being hit by the torrent of rocks and mud on Wednesday.

The weather

Mainly sunny but a few showers and thunderstorms developing especially along the Alpine ridge and south of it. A light wind and highs ranging between 24 and 32 degrees.

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