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Kim Jong-un suffers from unspecified illness

Kim Jong-un has an unspecified medical problem, North Korea’s state media reported after the leader failed to appear at a…

10 years ago

MH370: Search team releases detailed images of seabed

The team searching for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has released detailed images of the seabed. The new images reveal…

10 years ago

White tiger kills teenager at Delhi zoo

An Indian white tiger has attacked and killed a teenager at Delhi zoo, officials and witnesses say. According to zoo…

10 years ago

Hong Kong students begin week-long boycott

Thousands of students in Hong Kong have begun a week-long boycott of classes to protest against China's stance on electoral…

10 years ago

Afghanistan elections 2014: Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah sign power sharing agreement

Afghanistan’s presidential contenders Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah have signed a deal to form a government of national unity at…

10 years ago

Fung-Wong: Tropical storm hits Philippines forcing evacuations

Some 200,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in the Philippines after tropical storm Fung-Wong has brought flooding,…

10 years ago

American detained in South Korea after attempt to swim to North Korea

An American man has been detained by the South Korean authorities as they believe he was trying to swim to…

10 years ago

Bangladesh to lower marriageable age for men and women

Bangladesh’s government has proposed measures to lower the marriageable age for men and women, while significantly toughening the penalty for…

10 years ago

Matthew Todd Miller sentenced to six years of hard labor in North Korea

American citizen Matthew Todd Miller has been sentenced by a North Korean court to six years of hard labor for…

10 years ago

Australia: Man killed in shark attack at Byron Bay

A man has been killed in an apparent shark attack on September 9 at the popular tourist destination of Byron…

10 years ago