SEOUL —The South Korean National Assembly has voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye. With 234 of the parliament’s 300 members voting Friday for impeachment, the measure gained more than the two-thirds majority support needed. The stunning and sudden collapse of Park’s presidency was caused by recent allegations that a multi-million dollar influence peddling scandal was […]
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been formally placed under investigation after entering police custody for questioning on Tuesday in a probe into alleged influence peddling. Sarkozy is under suspicion of trying to use his influence to obstruct an investigation of his 2007 election campaign. A prosecutor said Wednesday that the former French leader tried […]
