Initial police report blames electrical fault for fire but officials say cause still under investigation

Special prosecutor alleges Kim Keon Hee took advantage of her status as president's spouse ‘to receive money and expensive valuables’

Military says war games will focus on blockades of ports and deterrence of external intervention

Bethany Clarke’s friend was one of six foreigners who died after drinking tainted vodka at a Laotian hostel. More than a year later, the family and friends of those killed are calling for changes to protect travellers – and justice for their deaths. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports