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South Korea pardons Samsung boss 'to help the economy'
South Korea pardons Samsung boss 'to help the economy'
by  AFP

The heir and de facto leader of Samsung group received a presidential pardon Friday, the latest example of South Korea's long tradition of freeing business leaders convicted of corruption on economic grounds.

India-Pakistan: 75 years of tensions
India-Pakistan: 75 years of tensions
by  AFP

India and Pakistan, born 75 years ago out of the bloody division of the British Raj, are deeply troubled neighbours, at odds over the disputed territory of Kashmir. India carries out five tests that year and Pakistan six.

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