France has sent special forces to beef up security. the former president of south korea, chun doo—hwan, whose iron—fisted rule following a 1979 military coup sparked massive street protests, has died at the age of 90. a former military commander, chun presided over the infamous army massacre of thousands of pro—democracy demonstrators in gwangju in 1980 — a crime for which he was later convicted and received a commuted death sentence. china has warned that any taiwanese company that supports �*s the island's independence will be punished china has warned that any taiwanese company th...