SEOUL - A South Korean court sentenced the leader of the secretive and powerful Unification Church on Monday to two years in prison on charges of bribing officials, including the then president's wife.

The Department of Local Administration terminated the employment of 3,868 officials nationwide on Monday, suspecting them of rigging their recruitment examination results  late last year.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A leopard cat, a protected wild species, was struck by a car and killed while crossing the M6 motorway in Lam Takhong district, in an incident caught on camera that went viral online.

DRUZHKIVKA, Ukraine - Burned ⁠out cars. Rubble from flattened ​buildings strewn along deserted streets. The rumble of artillery guns followed by the high-pitched whine of ​an attack drone.

KATHMANDU (NEPAL) - Nepali rescuers raced on Monday in a bid to free dozens of hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels after devastating floods as search efforts entered a sixth day, officials said.

After a long deployment in the Middle East, a US Navy aircraft carrier will dock in Thailand's resort city of Pattaya this week, raising hopes of an economic boost, even as local authorities cracked down on parts of the sex tourism destination.

ASHEVILLE (UNITED STATES) - Finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies open talks Monday at a US-hosted gathering, as the Trump administration seeks consensus on lifting global growth while ramping up economic pressure on Iran.

Police investigators on Monday could not reach the point of origin amid the debris of the fire that destroyed the Klongthom Centre in Bangkok last week because two upper floors had collapsed on top of it. Arson has still not been ruled out.

LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - At least one person was killed and around 15 others are missing after a flash flood at the Grand Canyon, one of the most popular tourist sites in the United States, the National Park Service said in a statement Sunday.

Hong Kong police are investigating social media videos that appear to show a dog trapped inside a running washing machine.