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South Korea MP Embroiled in Bribery Scandal Commits Suicide

SEOUL: A prominent South Korean lawmaker who was being probed over a bribery scandal has committed suicide, police said this morning.

Roh Hoe-chan, a three-term lawmaker of the left-leaning Justice Party had been under investigation for allegedly receiving 50 million won (RM180,000) from a powerful political blogger linked to many top politicians.

Saved by stickers? A first-person account of the Ankara attack

As I began to register the cause of the explosion and the plumes of smoke, I braced for another explosion amid the fleeing crowdThere was a time when one wondered, "Are the police going to fire tear gas?" before heading to a rally.

Evidently, that's so 2013: In the much-heralded "New Turkey" it's better to ask: "Are they going to bomb it?"