Fallen pop star Gary Glitter will be released from a Vietnamese prison later this month after serving almost three years for child sex offences.

GLAM rocker Gary Glitter will be freed from a Vietnam prison on August 19 after serving a three-year term for child molestation, officials confirmed yesterday.

Shamed ex-pop star Gary Glitter is recovering in prison hospital after a heart attack scare, his doctor said today.

Tropical Storm Durian has slammed into Vietnam’s southern coast, killing at least 47 people, injuring more than 300 and destroying thousands of houses, officials said today.

Rising flood waters triggered by heavy seasonal rains have killed 17 people in central and southern Vietnam.