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101-year-old man pulled alive from Nepal quake rubble
A 101-year-old man has been pulled alive from the rubble of his home more than a week after the earthquake in Nepal.
Three survive eight days under Nepal quake rubble; but many trekkers dead
Three people were pulled alive from the rubble of their home eight days after Nepal’s devastating earthquake, an official said on Sunday, but rescuers...
Bodies of Australians executed by firing squad in Indonesia ‘flown home’
The bodies of two Australians who were executed by firing squad in Indonesia have been flown back to Sydney, according to reports.
Thai police exhume remains of 26 migrants at ‘trafficking camp’
Police officials in Thailand trekked into the mountains to dig up shallow graves Saturday, after the grim discovery of an abandoned jungle camp renewed...
Nepal rules out finding more earthquake survivors as death toll passes 6,600
Nepal’s government says more than 6,600 people are known to have died in last week’s earthquake and hopes have faded for finding anyone still...
Thousands still missing after Nepal quake
Thousands of people were still missing in Nepal on Friday as food and help began to trickle through to those stranded in remote areas after last week’s...
Red Cross warns of ‘total devastation’ in quake-hit rural Nepal
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) meanwhile warned on Thursday they were “extremely concerned” about...
Bali Nine death row convict ‘did not know he was going to be executed’
A mentally ill Brazilian executed in Indonesia was unaware that he was being put to death in his final hours, say his lawyer and priest. Rodrigo Gularte,...
Bali Nine death row convict asked: ‘Am I being executed?’, claims lawyer
A mentally ill Brazilian executed in Indonesia was unaware that he was being put to death in his final hours, say his lawyer and priest. Rodrigo Gularte,...
Miracle survivors: Baby and 15-year-old pulled from Kathmandu rubble
A 15-year-old boy has been pulled from the rubble of Nepal’s quake, five days after the disaster. Rescuers took several hours to free the teenager...
‘We are all Chinese!’ Mainland Chinese express anger over H.K. curbs
Living and working just a few hundred metres from Hong Kong, residents of neighbouring Chinese boomtown Shenzhen are infuriated by new restrictions on...
Indonesia executions spark international anger, debate on death penalty
Australia’s Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce, along with other international leaders, has called for a national debate on the death penalty after Indonesia...
Philippines hails ‘miracle’ reprieve as France fights to save citizen
A last-minute reprieve for Filipina drug convict Mary Jane Veloso – who was facing execution in Indonesia along with Australians Andrew Chan and...
40 years later: Communism’s hollow victory in Vietnam
Forty years after it won the war, the Communist Party still rules Vietnam with an iron fist.
Mother of deathrow inmate says Bali executions will take place at midnight
Indonesia is making final preparations to execute eight foreigners by firing squad.
Business as usual in Pokhara – one hour from Nepal quake epicentre
Two days after Nepal’s deadliest disaster in more than 80 years, foreigners mill around a scenic valley lake in Pokhara, shop, eat at cafes and sign...
S. Korea ferry captain to serve life imprisonment for murder
A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday found the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago guilty of murdering the 304 people who died in the disaster...
Appeals court convicts S. Korea ferry captain of murder
A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday found the captain of the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago guilty of murdering the 304 people who died in the disaster...
‘Bali 9’: Anguished families make 'last visit’ before Indonesia executions
Relatives of two Australian drug smugglers on death row in Indonesia cried out in anguish as they arrived at a prison island Tuesday, in distressing scenes...
‘Bali 9’: Indonesia rebuffs closing bids to delay executions
Indonesia said the execution of nine drug traffickers would go ahead this week, rebuffing last-minute appeals from Australia and the Philippines to spare...
U.S. ‘must put North Korea back on the terror list’: Arsenal of Terror report
North Korea has increased its “material support” for terrorist organisations and should be placed back on America’s list of nations that...
Pakistan ‘mini-cyclone’ death toll rises to 44 with another 202 injured
A severe storm in northwest Pakistan, dubbed a “mini-cyclone”, has killed 44 people and injured more than 200, officials said Monday. Intense...
Chinese actions ‘may undermine peace’ in S. China Sea: ASEAN
Chinese island-building efforts “may undermine peace, security and stability” in the disputed South China Sea, said a statement by Southeast...
Bali Nine: Australia, UN continues last minute lobbying of Indonesia
Australia continues to make last-minute pleas to Indonesia to spare the lives of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says. Indonesia...
Pleas for mercy rain on Indonesia’s president as executions near
Relatives of several convicts on death row in Indonesia have made emotional last-ditch appeals for mercy, adding their voices to foreign governments and...
Injured flown from Everest as 6.7-magnitude aftershock triggers new avalanches
The first rescue plane carrying people injured in an earthquake-triggered avalanche that ripped through tents on Mount Everest arrived in Kathmandu on...
17 dead as quake and avalanche sweep Mount Everest region
An avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake swept across Nepal’s Mount Everest region on Saturday, killing at least 17 climbers and guides, slamming...
UN chief appeals to Indonesia not to carry out executions
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia on Saturday not to execute 10 prisoners, including two Australians, for drug-related...
U.N. chief appeals to Indonesia not to carry out executions
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia on Saturday not to execute 10 prisoners, including two Australians, for drug-related...
Over 900 dead, buildings toppled as Nepal hit by 7.9 magnitude earthquake
Hundreds of people have been killed after a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Nepal causing extensive damage in the capital Kathmandu.
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