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Brazil probe sees no mechanical failure in judge's plane crash

A small plane carrying a Brazilian Supreme Court justice overseeing a political bribery investigation did not suffer any obvious mechanical failure when it crashed into a bay amid heavy rain and killed all five on board, investigators said on Tuesday.

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Brazil Supreme Court judge handling graft probe killed in plane crash

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki, who was overseeing a graft investigation into scores of powerful politicians, was killed in a plane crash on Thursday, raising questions about who will take over the country's biggest ever corruption case.

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Former S. Korea top presidential aide barred from leaving country in scandal probe

​President Park Geun-hye's former chief of staff has been banned from leaving the country, as part of a probe into an influence-peddling scandal surrounding Park and her close confidante Choi Soon-sil, government sources said Thursday.

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Conservatives upset that Donald Trump will not pursue prosecution of Hillary Clinton

Some of Mr Donald Trump's strongest conservative supporters are voicing anger and disappointment at the President-elect's comments that he won't recommend prosecution of former rival Hillary Clinton.

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S. Korean prosecutors see scandal-hit president as criminal suspect

​South Korean prosecutors said Sunday that President Park Geun-hye is suspected of having conspired with her longtime confidante and former aides, indicating the scandal-hit president will be seen as a criminal suspect in a future investigation.

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MH17 probe report raises "very serious questions": New Zealand FM

​The New Zealand government Friday expressed appreciation for the independent investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17, saying its report is an important step towards accountability.

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Kyrgyzstan's intelligence agency initiates investigation into attack on Chinese Embassy

The State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan, an intelligence agency, has initiated a criminal investigation into the attack targeting the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek, the press service of the agency said on Tuesday.

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FBI investigation on MH370 captain offers no new clue to aircraft location: JACC

FBI's investigation into the MH370 captain has offered no new clue to the crash site of the aircraft, the Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC) said on Wednesday.

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Debris found in Australia's Kangaroo Island does not belong to MH370

​Debris which earlier this month washed up on Kangaroo Island in south Australia did not come from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Australian government said on Wednesday.

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E China education official under graft probe

A senior education official in east China's Anhui Province is under investigation for allegedly accepting bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) announced on Wednesday.

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Lei Yang's family accuses police for misleading public opinion

Public pressure and suspicions over the death of Lei Yang in the capital over the weekend are mounting, prompted by differing police accounts of the arrest and a lack of an explanation over how the man died.

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Baidu in spotlight over ad scandal

One of the largest sources of internet giant Baidu Inc's revenue has been put under threat as a government investigation looks into the company's search business after the death of a cancer-stricken college student.

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Aussie media lifts lid on oil industry corruption

Australian media has lifted the lid on allegations of corruption in the oil industry dating back decades, implicating global companies, officials and ministers, likely renewing investigations that had stalled.

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Shenzhen landslide man-made event, not natural disaster

The tragedy was caused by the collapse of a huge pile of construction waste, rather than any natural geological phenomenon, the investigation team said in a statement.

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Nepal's anti-graft body recommends gov't to suspend senior police officials on corruption charges

Nepal's anti-graft body, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority(CIAA), has recommended the government to suspend Inspector General of the Armed Police Force (APF) Kosh Raj Onta and three other APF officers for their alleged involvement in financial irregularities and corruption cases.

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Death toll of U.S. airstrike on MSF hospital in Afghanistan rises to 30

The death toll of a U.S. airstrike on a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), an international medical charity, in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province has risen to 30, the aid group's website reported on Sunday.

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Dutch PM calls on Russia to cooperate in investigation into MH17 crash

​Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday urged Russia to cooperate in the criminal investigation into the MH17 crash.