British, Australian nationals jailed in Bali for murder of policeman
A court in the Indonesian holiday island of Bali jailed a British man and his Australian girlfriend on Monday for their roles in the murder of
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North Korea boycotts ‘politically motivated’ UN rights session
North Korea boycotted a UN review of its human rights record on Monday, as an investigator said an escalation in hostilities on the divided peninsula
S.Korea’s Park criticised over defiance, faces calls for investigation
Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye faced criticism on Monday over a defiant vow that the truth of her impeachment would be revealed, with the
Japan’s decluttering guru Kondo now has an app for tidying up
The newest tool for internationally acclaimed organizing guru Marie Kondo in her global battle against messy rooms is an app. “My goal is to have
South Korea’s ousted Park leaves Blue House in disgrace
Disgraced South Korean leader Park Geun-hye left the presidential Blue House on Sunday, two days after a court dismissed her over a corruption scandal, bound
Snowden shelterers in Hong Kong seek Canada asylum – lawyer
By Alastair Sharp Three families who helped shelter former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden in Hong Kong in 2013 after his mass leak
China official says two-child policy showing ‘notable results’
China’s two-child policy is showing “notable results” with the fertility rate expected to rise through to 2020, a senior health official said on Saturday. Speaking
S.Korean court throws president out of office, 2 dead in protest
By Joyce Lee and Cynthia Kim South Korea’s Constitutional Court removed President Park Geun-hye from office on Friday over a graft scandal involving the country’s
Over 30 killed as gunmen dressed as medics attack Afghan military hospital
Gunmen dressed as medics stormed a hospital in the Afghan capital on Wednesday and battled security forces for hours, killing more than 30 people and
China asks N.Korea to stop missile tests, tells US and South to seek talks
China, fearing a rapid escalation of tension on the Korean peninsula, called on North Korea on Wednesday to stop its nuclear and missile tests and
Video emerges of man claiming to be murdered N.Korean’s son
A man claiming to be the son of the slain, estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader said he was lying low with his mother
US starts deploying anti-missile system in S.Korea
The United States started to deploy the first elements of its advanced anti-missile defence system in South Korea on Tuesday after North Korea’s test of
N.Korea bars Malaysians from leaving as murder row boils
North Korea barred Malaysians from leaving the country on Tuesday, sparking tit-for-tat action by Malaysia, as police investigating the murder of Kim Jong Nam in
Hoard of coins extracted from sea turtle
Thai veterinarians on Monday removed 915 coins from a 25-year-old sea turtle which had been swallowing items thrown into her pool for good luck, eventually
Malaysian PM chides North Korea, as ‘rude’ envoy sent packing
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak rebuked North Korea on Monday as his government expelled its envoy for casting doubt over the impartiality of the investigation
North Korea fires four ballistic missiles into sea, angering Japan and South
North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan’s north-west on Monday, angering South Korea and Japan, days after it promised retaliation over
Malaysia expels North Korean envoy after Kim Jong Nam murder
Malaysia said on Saturday it was expelling the North Korean ambassador, escalating a diplomatic row between the two countries over the murder of the estranged
China’s defence budget rise to slow again
Defying pressure for a strong increase in defence spending, China said on Saturday its military budget this year would grow about 7 percent, its slowest
North Korean murder suspect says Malaysia in conspiracy to damage Pyongyang’s honour
Ri Jong Chol, a suspect in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, said in Beijing that he was a victim of
Philippines’ Duterte will pay price for drugs killings, detained senator says
A senator and detained critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has warned he and his “blind followers” will pay for ignoring alleged