SEOUL -- South Korea's top court on Tuesday approved a two-month extension for the detention of Kim Keon-hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, keeping her in custody by the end of this year amid legal battles over multiple corruption scandals.
The Supreme Court issued the new detention warrant, citing concerns that Kim might destroy evidence or attempt to flee if released. Kim's initial detention period was originally scheduled to expire by the end of this month. (South Korea-Former President's Wife)
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NEW DELHI -- Very Severe Cyclone Arnab, with wind speeds of nearly 130 km per hour, was expected to make landfall in India's eastern and south-eastern coastal areas in the early hours of Wednesday morning, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday.
Several thousand people were shifted from the affected coastal areas to safer places, and power supply was cut for the next 24 hours in many cyclone-affected areas, including Visakhapatnam in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. (India Cyclone Arnab)
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JAKARTA -- Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to establish a joint task force to combat companies responsible for forest fires causing cross-border haze, the two countries' foreign ministers said here on Tuesday.
After a bilateral meeting with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Indonesian Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir said the task force would coordinate information sharing, financial intelligence, cross-border evidence gathering and asset recovery where possible. (Indonesia-Singapore-Task Force)
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WELLINGTON -- The support rate for New Zealand's ruling National Party has dropped three percentage points to 29 percent, narrowing its lead over the opposition Labor Party, which remained unchanged at 27 percent, a new poll showed on Tuesday ahead of the Nov. 7 general election.
The latest 1News-Verian poll showed the Green Party down one point to 15 percent, while the Maori Party fell to 0.1 percent, its lowest result in the poll. (New Zealand-Election Poll) ■
