US to lift Southern African travel restrictions

David McNew/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The temporary travel ban placed on eight Southern African countries will be lifted by the New Year, the White House announced Friday. The restrictions were initially issued Nov. 29 in an effort to

South Korea pardons former President Park Geun-hye

Handout/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korea’s government will grant a special pardon to former President Park Guen-hye, who was in prison on corruption charges. “From the perspective of national reconciliation, former President Park Geun-hye, who