SEOUL / AP Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye expressed defiance towards the corruption allegations against her as she vacated the presidential palace and returned to her home on Sunday, two days after the Constitutional Court removed her from office. In her first public comments since the court’s ruling, Park said in statement, “Although it will take time, I …

  ROTTERDAM / AP After an unprecedented diplomatic fight between the Netherlands and Turkey, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Sunday he would seek to control the damage caused by the weekend incidents when he prevented two Turkish ministers from campaigning in the Netherlands. Rutte’s actions, which came two days after several German municipalities canceled rallies that Turkish Cabinet …

  MANILA / AP The Philippine government and communist rebels have agreed to resume peace talks and restore separate cease-fires after an escalation of deadly clashes, officials said on Sunday. Government and rebel negotiators will resume talks early next month and discuss the terms of a broader cease-fire, presidential adviser Jesus Dureza said. Norway, which has been brokering the negotiations, …