The footballer is a goodwill ambassador for the UN agency which fights for the rights of children.
Park Geun-hye said she will do 'whatever is necessary' if the impeachment motion due later this week is passed.
Floods have also severed the rail link to the south and Malaysia beyond.
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Tsai Ing-wen is scheduled to visit Taiwan's diplomatic allies Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador in January 2017.
Japanese troops attacked and killed more than 2,400 people at the US Naval base in Hawaii in December 1941.
Massive crowds throng Chennai public hall as leaders from across India pay tribute to Amma.
The president-elect plans to review Army Corps' decision to stop DAPL construction in Standing Rock.
Calheiros has been accused of taking bribes from a construction company.
Voters will choose from seven presidential candidates and will elect 275 members of parliament on 7 December.
Samsung Group said the president had asked for support but did not specifically request money.
The former US vice president met Ivanka Trump ahead of meeting her father to discuss climate change.
Obama's second-in-command said he would not commit to not running in the next presidential election.
The extent of the infiltration is yet to be determined as authorities ascertain magnitude of the data leak.
If finalised, the bill would legalise thousands of settlements built on Palestinian land.
Russia argues that a ceasefire in besieged Syrian city would allow 'terrorists' to regroup.
Christopher Suprun wrote in an op-ed that he hopes his fellow Republicans will vote for another GOP candidate.
The Capital of Love confirmed it would show love to migrants by donating the proceeds of the sales.
Officials say 'tremendous number of resources' are needed to protect President-elect in Trump Tower.
Democrat Roy Cooper, the state's attorney general, is North Carolina's new governor.
The 3rd-century martyr would have been dark skinned as she originally came from Syracuse.
Some communities are getting into the festive season ahead of Christmas Day.
Person going by name of Rikke Brewer shared footage of himself and others on roof of carriage.
Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley Clark called it a "horrendous, horrific" crime.
The Tamil Nadu chief minister was in grave condition after a cardiac arrest on 4 December.
Valls says he wants to "give everything for France."
Green Party leader challenges Trump to drop court cases as Michigan judge OKs by-hand recount
Mining magnate Gertler is a close friend of Congolese president Joseph Kabila.
Following his quiet defeat, far-right opponent Hofer said the election awoke a sleeping bear inside him.
Previous reports suggested that Ivanka Trump wanted to make climate change one of her signature issues.