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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, shown here in May, has been arrested over questions about corruption involving billions of dollars in a government fund.

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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Charged In Corruption Scandal

11:31pm July 03, 2018

Najib Razak is accused of siphoning off funds linked to a state investment fund, as part of a broader, multibillion-dollar scandal known as 1MDB. The 60-year-old could receive 20 years in prison.

The boys and their soccer coach, seen in partially flooded cave in northern Thailand on Monday. Found after more than a week of searching, they are mostly in stable medical condition and have received high-protein liquid food, officials said Tuesday.

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After Euphoria, A Daunting Task: How To Rescue Thai Boys From Complex Cave System?

4:46pm July 03, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Rescuers found 12 boys and their coach Monday, more than a week after they went missing. But now authorities are grappling with finding a way to get them out alive.

Vocalist Freddy Lim of Taiwanese metal group Chthonic performing at Download Festival in Leicestershire, England, in 2013.

'Born Independent,' Taiwan's Defiant New Generation Is Coming Of Age

4:23pm July 03, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

Much of Taiwan's older generation sees itself as exiles from China. Younger people, including a metal vocalist-turned-legislator, identify the island as home — a free society independent from China.

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Satellite Images: North Korea Is Expanding Its Weapons Program

6:00am July 03, 2018

They show North Korea is increasing its ability to produce rocket motors for its nuclear armed missiles. Noel King talks to David Schmerler, analyst at Middlebury Institute for International Studies.

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Ordeal Is Far From Over For Thai Boys Found Alive In Cave

5:08am July 03, 2018

by Michael Sullivan

More than a week after they were trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand, 12 boys and their soccer coach were found alive. Authorities said extricating them from the cave would be complicated.

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News Brief: Justice Confirmation Process, North Korea Threat

5:06am July 03, 2018

A narrowly divided Senate is putting 2 Republican women and 3 red-state Democrats in the high court spotlight. And, there are reports of new construction at North Korean missile and nuclear sites.

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Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson arrives for sentencing at Newcastle Local Court in Newcastle, on Tuesday.

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Australian Archbishop Sentenced To Home Detention For Sex Abuse Cover-Up

2:20am July 03, 2018

The Roman Catholic prelate faced a maximum of two years in prison for failing to report abuse by a fellow priest in the 1970s. He will be eligible for parole after serving six months.

A happy family member shows the latest pictures of the missing boys taken by rescue divers inside Tham Luang cave when all members of children's soccer team and their coach were found alive on Monday.

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Missing Thai Boys Found Alive In Cave

6:10pm July 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Twelve members of a boys soccer team and their coach were trapped in the cave by rising floodwaters more than a week ago. "We found them safe," Chiang Rai Gov. Narongsak Osotthanakorn says.

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Doubts Mount Over North Korea's Vow To Dismantle Nuclear Program

4:25pm July 02, 2018

by Greg Myre

At last month's summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang agreed to completely denuclearize. But doubts are emerging already about its intentions to follow through.

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A photo taken in February 2017 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows the launch of the solid-fuel medium long-range ballistic missile Pukguksong-2 at an undisclosed location.

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North Korea Reportedly Expanding Ballistic Missile Production Facility

9:22am July 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The Wall Street Journal reports that work to expand a facility for the production of solid-fuel ballistic missiles was underway as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was with President Trump.