Asia-Pacific
New North Korean uranium plant in operation, report says
Nuclear-armed North Korea has started operating a new plant inside its uranium enrichment complex, boosting its capacity to generate fuel that could be...
Street protests hit Hong Kong business in a painful place
The pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong over the past several weeks is hurting it in the most inconvenient of places — the wallet.
Father of Indonesian murdered in Hong Kong urges death for killer
The father of a young Indonesian woman murdered in Hong Kong called Tuesday for her “sadistic” killer to be put to death, a day after a British...
Brisbane airport bans corruption billboard ad ahead of G20
When world leaders arrive in the Australian city of Brisbane for a major economic summit, local airport authorities do not want them to see billboard ads...
Father in India invites daughter’s ‘rapist’ over for dinner, murders him
A man in India is facing murder charges after exacting a grisly vengeance on another man he alleged to have raped his 14-year-old daughter.
British banker appears in court charged with murder of two women in Hong Kong
A 29-year-old British banker appeared in a Hong Kong court today charged with two counts of murder after police found the bodies of two women in his apartment...
Suicide bomber kills more than 50 people along Pakistan-India border
A suicide bomber killed at least 55 people Sunday at the main Pakistan-India border crossing, with the blast tearing through crowds of spectators leaving...
British banker charged with murder of two women in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police have charged a 29-year-old Rurik Jutting, a British banker, with two counts of murder after authorities found the bodies of two women...
At least 45 killed by suicide bomb near Pakistan-India border
A provincial Pakistani police chief says a bomb blast has killed nearly 45 people near the country’s eastern border with India.
British man held over Hong Kong double homicide
A British man has been arrested after the bodies of two women were found at an apartment in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong.
Bangladesh blackout as transmission line bringing electricity from India fails
Bangladesh was hit by a nationwide blackout on Saturday after a transmission line bringing electricity from neighbouring India failed, an official from...
During Halloween, millions across Philippines honour their dead
Millions across the Philippines packed into cemeteries on Saturday to pay respects to their dead, in an annual tradition that combines Catholic religious...
Decision time: Hong Kong activists mull taking protest to Beijing
Hong Kong’s democracy protesters are considering travelling to Beijing to directly petition Communist authorities as the Chinese capital hosts US...
Myanmar president opens unprecedented talks with Suu Kyi and army
Myanmar President Thein Sein opened unprecedented talks with army top brass and political rivals including Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, as U.S.
Survey reveals Asian societies’ secret to happiness
Emerging Asian nations are finding out what developed ones did years ago: money – and the stuff it buys – brings happiness.
Lockdown: North Korea orders Ebola quarantine on all foreigners
North Korea will quarantine foreigners entering the country for 21 days over fears of the spread of Ebola, even though no cases of the disease have been...
'No chance' of survivors at mudslide as search for 200 Sri Lankans called off
Hundreds of desperate Sri Lankan villagers dug with bare hands through the broken red earth of a deadly landslide on Thursday, defying police orders after...
Australia outlaws travel to terror hotspots
Australia on Thursday passed a law criminalising travel to terror hotspots, a tough counter-terrorism measure aimed at stopping jihadists from going to...
Rescue crews search for 100 missing after Sri Lanka landslide
Rescue workers stepped up their desperate search Thursday for survivors of a landslide in Sri Lanka which is feared to have buried alive 100 people on...
South Korea spy agency says North hacking thousands of smartphones
North Korea attempted to hack tens of thousands of South Korean smartphones this year, using malware disguised in mobile gaming apps, the South’s...
Mastermind of failed Australia beheading plot believed dead
A former Sydney bouncer said to have masterminded a failed plot by Islamic State militants to behead a random member of the public in Australia is believed...
Greenpeace video reveals horrific fishing methods to catch tuna
A shocking new video campaign produced by environmentalist group Greenpeace claims to show cruel and “unnecessary” methods used to catch tuna,...
New Zealanders to vote on removing Union Jack from their national flag
New Zealand will hold a binding referendum in 2016 on whether to change the national flag, Prime Minister John Key said Wednesday.
North Korea proposes U.N. inspector visit to avoid Kim Jong Un trial
North Korea raised the possibility of allowing a United Nations human-rights investigator to visit the country for the first time if the world body backs...
Mystery solved? South Korean spy agency says Kim Jong Un had ankle surgery
South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday it has solved the mystery of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s public absence, which set off a frenzy...
Three years after Fukushima, Japan nuclear plant set for restart
A town in southwest Japan became the first to approve the restart of a nuclear power station on Tuesday, a step forward in Japan’s fraught process...
'Umbrella Revolution' activists mark one month on the streets of Hong Kong
A month into the mass pro-democracy protests gripping Hong Kong, the movement is under pressure to keep up momentum—but those on the streets say their...
Malaysia’s Anwar faces final appeal against sodomy conviction
Malaysia’s top court has begun hearing a final appeal filed by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim against a sodomy conviction widely regarded as politically...
'Ginger jihadist' from Australia features in second IS video
An Australian teenage runaway, dubbed the Ginger Jihadist by the media, has been featured in a second Islamic State (IS) propaganda video.
China plans to scrap death penalty for nine crimes
China’s legislature is considering abolishing the death penalty for nine of the 55 crimes it is currently available for, state media said Monday,...
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