South Korea

Lotte chief to face questioning

Prosecutors planned to summon the Lotte chief Shin Dong-bin on Friday for his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal embroiling former president Park Geun-hye that led to her impeachment and arrest. Lotte was among scores of big companies donating tens of millions of dollars to two foundations controlled by Choi Soon-sil, Park's decades-long friend who is at the center of the influence-peddling scandal.

Turkey

'Possible attack' on ANZAC Day

Australia and New Zealand warned on Thursday that extremists may be planning an attack on the commemoration of a World War I campaign that is being held in Turkey this month. ANZAC Day is an annual holiday commemorating the April 25, 1915, landings in Gallipoli, the first major military action fought by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I.

United States

F-16 jet crashes near Washington

An F-16 fighter jet crashed in a wooded outside Joint Base Andrews near Washington in Maryland, while the pilot was ejected safely, media reported on Wednesday. The fighter jet is with the District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th Fighter Wing, a spokesman said. The pilot sustained injuries that aren't thought to be life-threatening.