they claim the force they were playing a prank for a hidden camera t.v. show a former vietnamese oil executive who was allegedly kidnapped from germany has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a prison for investment scene show on town was seeking asylum in germany but disappeared from the capital last year germany accuses vietnamese agents of snatching him from a burning park. a motorcycle bomb has exploded in a market in thailand s southern ya province killing three civilians and wounding many more the region is home to a long running islamist insurgency but no group has claimed responsibility. most u.s. government agencies will be closed today after congress failed to reach a deal on reopening the government a vote is now shared due for monday afternoon the shutdown came into effect on