Asia-Pacific

Attackers behind Jakarta bomb and gun rampage ‘are known IS militants’
Two of the five attackers who launched a deadly gun and bomb assault on the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, were known extremists, police said on Friday.
South Korea fires warning shots after drone crosses border from North
South Korea fired 20 machine gun warning shots after a drone briefly crossed the border from the North.
Afghan Taliban frees Canadian man held since 2010 accused of spying
A Canadian man, held by the Taliban in Afghanistan since 2010, has been released, Canada’s government has announced.
Afghan Taliban frees Canadian man held accused of spying since 2010
A Canadian man, held by the Taliban in Afghanistan since 2010, has been released, Canada’s government has announced.
Two dead, scores hurt as 1.5 million attend fervent Black Nazarene festival
Two people died and hundreds were injured during a huge religious festival in the Philippines, where barefoot crowds hurled themselves at a statue of Jesus...
Show of strength: U.S. flies B-52 over South Korea after North’s nuclear test
The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea on Sunday, in a show of force following North Korea’s nuclear...
Great white shark dies after just three days of being kept in Japanese aquarium
A great white shark has died after just three days in captivity in a Japanese aquarium.
South resorts to boombox diplomacy in retaliation for North Korea’s H-bomb test
South Korea unleashed a high-decibel propaganda barrage across its border with North Korea on Friday in retaliation for its nuclear test.
South Korea strikes back over H-bomb test with loudspeaker broadcasts
South Korea is retaliating against the North’s nuclear bomb test by bombarding it with propaganda messages across the border.
Death sentence upheld for Bangladesh Islamist party chief
Bangladesh’s top court on Wednesday upheld a death sentence given to the leader of the country’s largest Islamist party for atrocities and...
Japan sushi boss pays $117,000 for giant endangered bluefin tuna
A Japanese sushi boss today paid more than $117,000 for a giant bluefin tuna as Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market held its last New Year auction ahead...
Several deaths after strong 6.8 quake hits near India-Myanmar border
At least five people have been killed and 100 others injured after an earthquake measuring 6.8 struck in eastern India, sending people running from their...
Reported: strong 6.8 quake hits near India-Myanmar border
A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck northeast India near the country’s borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh early Monday, the US Geological Survey...
China rejects protests over plane landing on disputed artificial island
China has rejected a protest from Vietnam after one of its planes landed on an artificial island in a disputed area of the South China Sea.
Death toll in attack on Indian air base rises to 11 as commando is blown up
Seven troops have died during a 14-hour long battle with Islamic militants who attacked an Indian air force base.
India’s smog-shrouded capital pulls cars off roads
More than a million private cars were banned from New Delhi’s roads on Friday as authorities began testing drastic new measures to cut smog in the...
Expelled journalist warns of dangers in Chinese crackdown on media
A reporter forced to leave Beijing after being accused of supporting terrorism arrived home in France on Friday warning of dark days ahead for journalists...
Mystery as ‘closest comrade’ of N Korea’s Kim Jong-un dies in car crash
A senior North Korean official has died in a car crash - the latest misfortune to hit Kim Jong-Un’s close circle of deputies. Kim Yang-Gon was...
Motorbike suicide bomber kills at least 21 at Pakistan government office
A suicide bomber on a motorbike attacked a government office in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 70, officials said.
Dozens feared dead after second landslide in Myanmar jade mine
Dozens of people are feared dead after a landslide hit a jade mine in Myanmar, the second such incident in just over a month.
100m told to stay indoors as choking smog threatens to engulf ten Chinese cities
More than 100 million people have been warned to stay indoors after at least ten Chinese cities issued red alerts for smog.
Christmas terror attack warning for Westerners in China
Westerners have been warned they face “possible threats” - thought to be terror-related - in Beijing around Christmas Day. The British...
Surprisingly popular: Thai military junta says 99% of people are happy with it
It’s the kind of poll result you’d see in a North Korean election or Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.
Survivor pulled out alive after 60 hours buried under landslide rubble
A survivor has been pulled out alive after spending 60 hours trapped beneath a mountain of rubble from a landslide in China.
19yo man pulled out alive after 60 hours buried under landslide rubble
A 19-year-old man has been pulled out alive after spending 60 hours trapped beneath a mountain of rubble from a landslide in southern China.
19yo man pulled alive after 60 hours buried under landslide rubble
A 19-year-old man has been pulled out alive after spending 60 hours trapped beneath a mountain of rubble from a landslide in southern China.
Chopped up into 12 pieces: son’s revenge attack on father’s killer
A man whose father was murdered more than 12 years ago has confessed to stabbing the killer to death and then chopping up his body, police say.
Prominent China human rights lawyer convicted but avoids jail
A court convicted one of China’s most prominent rights lawyers on Tuesday of “inciting ethnic hatred” and trouble-making with posts criticising...
91 missing after huge landslide of waste buries buildings in China
Rescuers are searching for at least 91 missing people a day after a mountain of excavated soil and construction waste buried dozens of buildings when it...
Nepal climbers face ruin after quake, blockade hits Everest industry
Phurba Tashi Sherpa, the most accomplished high-altitude climber in history, holds a bucket and crowbar as he claws through the rubble of his home seven...

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