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For a migrant worker in Korea, a valid visa often comes down to administrative perfection. But when an employer fumbles the paperwork, it isn't the boss who faces expulsion — it's the laborer.
A friend of mine was eating a pork cutlet when his phone rang. It was his landlord calling. Assuming something serious had happened, he picked up. A barrage of questions followed.
Opposition leader Jang Dong-hyeok on Thursday criticized President Lee Jae Myung's remarks portraying the reduction of South Korea-U.S. military exercises as a big decision by U.S.
Mumbai, August 19, 2026: The Maharashtra government has increased the monthly honorarium paid to personal assistants and drivers of sitting members of the state legislature.
Shillong: A black-flag bike rally organised by the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) turned violent in several parts of Shillong on Wednesday, with vehicles allegedly vandalised, people assaulted and a…
Two South Korean men will be brought to court next week fore beating a South Korean restaurant owner in Ho Chi Minh City to death with a nitrous oxide canister after a dispute over an LED screen damaged in one of his karaoke rooms.
Have you ever wondered whether the German capital is functioning? You can stop wondering. The answer is in.
On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, one of the world’s most expensive job interviews officially commenced. The 150-day long march to choose Nigeria’s next president, governors and representatives has…
Officers from the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) led a joint team in the raid on the gambling den at the Nine Stage Lounge and Bar at about 9:30 p.m.
Says govt has always been ready for dialogue and he has repeatedly expressed this position on the floor of the NA
SIKKA, Indonesia — An 84-year-old paralysed woman was found alive three days after a powerful earthquake destroyed her home on an Indonesian island, an official said on 19 August, as the death toll…
An analyst says the breaches at the Williamtown base show that Australia's $100 million fighter jets are "completely vulnerable".
The model code of conduct came into force in all 309 urban local bodies with the declaration of elections.
Did anyone get the memo? It's 2026 and there is still no general speed limit on the German Autobahn. Weren't the Germans supposed to be the most consistent climate protectors? That's weird.
THE nation is strengthening its defence preparedness and gradually increasing military spending as intensifying strategic competition among major powers and emerging security threats reshape the…
Dubai: British-Palestinian couple and their 14-year-old daughter died after getting into difficulty in the sea off England’s south coast, while a younger daughter remains critically ill in hospital…
The vote follows the resignation in July of Mohammed Shahabuddin, a close ally of the ousted Sheikh Hasina who had faced pressure to quit.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Tension escalated at Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya’s (DAVV) RNT Marg campus on Wednesday after a student protest demanding immediate union elections turned chaotic.
As demand for food charities and housing services rise, one family has travelled Australia with barbecues and smokers to deliver low-cost and slow-cooked meat dishes to people experiencing hardship.
Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s meteorological summer is nearing its end, with autumn beginning on September 1 and ushering in a transitional period of fluctuating weather and a gradual moderation in…
A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard figure has dismissed President Donald Trump as “short-sighted” and “childish,” saying he would place more faith in a taxi driver’s word than in the US leader’s…
JASIN, Aug 20 — Six individuals including two children had a narrow escape when the vehicle they were travelling i...
Two Class 10 students were apprehended for the murder of principal Roopa Reddy. Police allege the students killed her after she caught one stealing from her home. Investigators noticed the students spending money lavishly after the murder occurred. Forensic examination detected blood traces on cash recovered from one student.
The remarks came weeks ahead of RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's visit to the US to participate in the'Universal Oneness Celebrations' organised by the American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue (AHEAD) in New York on August 29.
SINGAPORE, Aug 20 — A woman has reportedly sued Singapore’s National Parks Board (NParks) for negligence aft...
Ye Win Oo's visit is the latest effort by Bangkok to bring Myanmar's military-appointed government in from the cold.
S Roghini Devi didakwa melakukan kekejaman terhadap Rocky dan memelihara haiwan itu tanpa lesen sah.
Max Lederer Jr., the publisher of Stars and Stripes, has stepped down amidst disputes over editorial independence. The Pentagon's push for more oversight has sparked tension regarding the military newspaper's objective reporting.
The new requirements come a day after the NTA, on Tuesday, removed 600 subject experts as part of a rehaul of its examination system.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The National Registration Department (NRD) has moved to quell social media speculation afte...
National registration department rubbishes viral claims, saying not everyone at its counters is there to obtain a MyKad.
A small airplane and a helicopter collided midair near the Carlisle airport in Pennsylvania's Cumberland Valley on Wednesday evening, according to the FAA.
August 20, 2026 Flooding crisis in Nan Nan’s flashflood is set to start to recede today because based on the assessment, water levels in the Nan municipal area reached their peak around 02:00 AM last…
Speaking to reporters, Dipke stated that support from Gandhi's family shows that the movement was and will remain peaceful and non-violent.
Rather than a genuine check, the Constitutional Court provides a strategic runway for legislative engineering, allowing the executive branch to bypass immediate fiscal discipline while public…
KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Road Transport Department has identified at least 50 school van operators statewide operating without valid permits.
During a turbulent Khasi Students' Union bike rally in Shillong, statues were defaced and government vehicles set ablaze, highlighting the escalating agitation over a five-point charter of demands.
MARDAN: A police official allegedly killed a detained murder suspect in the office of SP investigations here on Wednesday, police sources said.
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The police arrested a seminary teacher after a video showing him allegedly torturing a minor student went viral on social media.
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Wednesday announced that if the federal government refused to stop collecting levy on petroleum products, a shutter-down and wheel-jam strike…
KUALA LUMPUR: The two drivers detained over the fatal crash involving an Immigration Department lorry that killed three members of a family at the Maju Junction traffic light intersection here are…
Premier Chris Minns tells parliament ‘this is obviously devastating’ after earlier announcing 18-year-old had been ‘found alive’ with half a bottle of water The body of missing 18-year-old bushwalker…
After SAPS released the image of the 27‑year‑old suspect, residents of Joubertina in Klerksdorp swiftly tipped off police
The LAB and KDA are observing September as ‘Martyrs’ Month’ and plan to pay tribute to those who died during the agitation over Statehood and Sixth Schedule demands
B.C. resident Jeannie Moss says she owes Rogers over $4,000 after being scammed. “They had my phone number, my address, everything,” Moss told Consumer Matters.
Controversial data centers are playing a role in the Ohio senate race.
A domestic donations cap will not be in the elections bill when it returns next month.
The president is expected to call into Cohen’s radio show Thursday in their first public conversation since a very public falling out.
Lebanon has extradited a former senior Syrian army officer to Damascus to face charges including murder and torture, Syrian authorities said.
GENEVA, Aug 20 — The UN decried yesterday a Russian decision to bar the country’s only anti-war party from r...
He praises Pakistan's missions in Jeddah and Riyadh for facilitating sailors' return
A 24-year-old man and 42-year-old woman pleaded not guilty at the Klang Sessions Court today to committing animal cruelty against a dog named Rocky during a stray dog-catching operation last month.
NAKAMA, Fukuoka -- The government of this southwest Japan city honored three high school students on Aug. 18 for jointly rescuing three elementary sch
Police say they were called to Coach Hill around 1:30 a.m. after getting reports that three teens had been "performing stunts and operating their electric dirt bikes dangerously."
KLANG: A man and a woman were charged at the Sessions Court here today with committing animal cruelty after allegedly strangling a male dog named Rocky with a looped rope last month.
Milena Bogojevska has been sentenced to a maximum of eight years in jail for the manslaughter of 85-year-old Lolene Whitehand, whose body was found partially wrapped in plastic in Melbourne's Maribyrnong River.
