Asia-Pacific

Five arrested over viral clip of couple having sex in clothes shop changing room
Police have detained five people including a young couple over a sex tape shot in a Beijing clothing store that went viral in China, it emerged on Sunday.
Two killed, 350,000 urged to flee as Typhoon Nangka lashes Japan
Two people were killed making preparations for a strong tropical storm that swept across western Japan on Friday and left more than 30 injured.
Japan’s lower house of parliament OKs expanded military role
As opposition lawmakers walked out in protest, Japan’s lower house of parliament approved legislation on Thursday that sharply changes the country’s...
China cremates prominent Tibetan monk against family’s wishes
Chinese authorities cremated the body of a prominent Tibetan monk on Thursday, his sister said, denying family members custody of his remains amid suspicions...
Quake-hit Nepal to train 50,000 workers for reconstruction
Earthquake-hit Nepal will train 50,000 workers to help carry out reconstruction, the finance minister said, the biggest skill development program in the...
Australia promises citizenship to rich Americans with a hefty price tag
Flush with the success of a millionaire visa programme to attract wealthy Chinese, Australia is now promising citizenship to rich Americans who are willing...
1 million flee as Typhoon Chan-Hom hits south-east China
A typhoon with winds up to 100 mph has hit the Chinese coast south of Shanghai. Typhoon Chan-hom made landfall in Zhoushan, just east of the port of Ningbo...
27 dead in Bangladesh charity handout stampede: police
A stampede during a Ramadan charity handout killed at least 27 people in Bangladesh on Friday as hundreds of desperately poor people tried to get their...
Hundreds of tourists stranded at Indonesian airports as volcano erupts
An erupting Indonesian volcano forced the closure of five airports Friday, including on the holiday island of Bali, causing about 350 flights to be cancelled...
‘Nazi propaganda’: North Korea angrily denies South’s execution claims
North Korea responded angrily Thursday to reports in the South Korean media about a recent spate of high-level defections and executions, calling them...
Taiwan, Japan and Philippines on high alert as trio of storms bring heavy rainfall
Typhoon Falcon (internationally known as Chan-Hom) continues to enhance the southwest moonsoon bringing heavy rainfall in Luzon. According to the latest...
Captain of capsized Philippines ferry faces murder inquiry
Police in a central Philippine city have filed murder complaints against the owner and the crew of a ferry that capsized shortly after pulling out of port,...
6.4 magnitude earthquake hits China’s Xinjiang, three confirmed dead
At least three people died and more than 20 were injured when a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit a rural part of China’s far western Xinjiang region...
Taiwan pilot in February TransAsia crash described as hasty
A pilot described by colleagues as nervous and hasty mistakenly throttled down a still-running engine following a glitch with the other engine in an airline...
At least 38 dead as Philippine ferry capsizes
A ferry loaded with nearly 200 people capsized off a central Philippine port on Thursday, officials said, killing at least 38 people in the latest of the...
Dozens feared dead as ferry with 173 on board overturns in the Philippines
Dozens of people have been killed and a number are missing after a ferry capsized in the Philippines.
Turnout slim as thousands in Hong Kong rally for democracy
Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers took to the streets Wednesday to renew their call for full democracy but the turnout was noticeably lower than in recent...
American ‘lost’ in Australia in 2010 found alive by police investigating burglary
An American tourist who vanished from northern Australia five years ago, with his kayak found submerged near a beach, has been discovered alive by police...
Crew of crashed Taiwan TransAsia plane shut off working engine: source
The crew of a TransAsia Airways ATR plane that crashed in Taiwan in February, killing 43 people on board, had shut off the working engine after the other...
American who vanished in Australia five years ago found alive by police investigating a burglary
An American tourist who vanished from northern Australia five years ago, with his kayak found submerged near a beach, has been discovered alive by police...
At least 116 dead in Indonesia military plane crash: officials
At least 116 people were killed Tuesday when an Indonesian air force transport plane crashed into a major city shortly after take-off and exploded in a...
Dozens dead as military plane crashes into Indonesian city centre
An Indonesian air force plane has crashed into a residential area, killing at least 74 people.
Dozens reported dead as military plane crashes into Indonesian city centre
A military plane crashed into houses and hotels in the city of Medan in Indonesia on Tuesday, killing dozens of people.
Bullet train horror at 300kmh as ‘suicide fire’ kills two passengers
Two people are dead and many others injured after a reported suicide attempt on a bullet train in Japan on Tuesday.
Man sets himself alight on Japan bullet train, second passenger dies
Two passengers on a Japanese Shinkansen bullet train died after one doused himself in oil and set himself ablaze on Tuesday, media reports said.
Australian prison evacuated due to inmate riot sparked by ban on smoking
All staff were evacuated from a maximum security prison in Ravenhall, Victoria, on Tuesday after several hundred prisoners rioted.
More than 200 injured in explosion at Taiwan water park
More than 200 people were injured, over 90 of them seriously, in an explosion at a water park outside Taiwan’s capital Taipei Saturday after coloured...
Almost $500m of illegal meat - some of it 40 years old - found in China
Almost half a billion dollars worth of smuggled frozen meat - some of it rotting and more than 40 years old - has been seized in China, reports said Wednesday.
South Korean hospitals suspend services as MERS outbreak spreads
Two major hospitals in South Korea’s capital suspended services to patients on Wednesday in a bid to stop the spread of MERS after four new cases...
At least 18 dead following vicious attack in China’s Xinjiang
At least 18 people are dead after ethnic Uighurs attacked police with knives and bombs at a traffic checkpoint in China’s western Xinjiang region,...

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