SEOUL/TOKYO, May 24 (Yonhap) -- Two elderly South Korean women forced by Japan into sex slavery during World War II said Friday they canceled a meeting with a Japanese mayor, fearing they only could be used for the mayor's political show to whitewash his inappropriate remarks toward former sex slaves. The two victims -- 87-year-old Kim Bok-dong and 84-year-old Kil Won-ok -- had planned to meet Toru Hashimoto, Osaka's mayor and co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party, at his office Friday morning as part of their tour of Japan to testify about history.

By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - A&E is canceling its long-running docu-series "Intervention." The cable network announced on Thursday that it will begin airing the show's Season 13 with five final episodes on Thursday, June 13 at 9 p.m./8c.

SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- Amnesty International criticized South Korea's draconian security law Thursday for restricting freedom of expression and association in the country due to the increased application of the law. In its annual report on the state of the world's human rights involving 101 countries, the non-governmental global rights watchdog also said human rights violations persist in North Korea's horrendous concentration camps.

By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Army sergeant at the Military Academy has been accused of videotaping female cadets in the showers a West Point, a defense official said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of sex-related incidents that has rocked the armed forces. Sergeant First Class Michael McClendon was charged last week with four violations of U.S. military law in connection with the incident and has been transferred to a new base pending outcome of an investigation by Army investigators, officials said.