The court late Thursday night dismissed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s request challenging the detention, effectively maintaining him under custody for an investigation into insurrection charges.

Massive forest fires, allegedly started by poachers four days ago, continue to rage in Suphan Buri, with approximately 1,000 rai of forest already damaged, officials have reported.

PANAMA CITY - The Panamanian Football Federation said on Thursday Fifa had banned its boss Manuel Arias from performing his functions for six months for calling a player "fat."

LONDON — Premier League leaders Liverpool must end their recent wobble to keep the chasing pack at bay this weekend.

TOKYO — Terunofuji is retiring from sumo, the ancient Japanese sport's governing body said Friday, potentially leaving it without a wrestler at the highest rank of yokozuna for the first time in over 30 years.

DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM — Israel delayed approval of a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and release of hostages, but the United States said it still expected the agreement to go into effect on Sunday...

BEIJING - China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Southeast Asian countries on Thursday to take strong measures to crack down on online gambling and telecom fraud, urging the "relevant" nations to shoulder their responsibilities.

PACIFIC PALISADES — On one side of the street lie the ashes of ruined houses, lost to the huge blazes that defeated Los Angeles firefighters when hydrants ran dry.

A male doctor in the southern province of Dong Nai is facing charges of murder, robbery and illegal possession of military weapons after allegedly killing and dismembering his pregnant lover to conceal their extramarital affair.

The search for the 32 people who died in the landslide at the jade mine in Sapot Village and Sai Mu Village, Hpakant Region, Kachin State, was suspended on January 15, according to reports.