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North Korea Test-Fires Medium-Range Ballistic Missile into Sea of Japan

A medium-range ballistic missile has been test-fired by North Korea from its eastern port of Sinpo into the Sea of…

8 years ago

Kim Jong-nam’s Body Returned to North Korea Following Exchange Deal

Kim Jong-nam’s body has arrived in North Korea, Chinese officials have confirmed. Pyongyang had requested the body of Kin Jong-un’s…

8 years ago

Park Geun-hye Arrested over South Korea Corruption Scandal

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been arrested and taken into custody over a corruption scandal that led to…

8 years ago

Missing Indonesian Man Found Dead Inside Python

A man was found dead inside the body of a python, according to Indonesian police. Akbar, 25, went missing on…

8 years ago

Cyclone Debbie Hits North-East Australia

Cyclone Debbie has hit the north-east Australian coast, causing major damage, torrential rain and power cuts to tens of thousands…

8 years ago

Park Geun-hye Scandal: South Korean Prosecutors Seek Arrest Warrant

Prosecutors asked for an arrest warrant for South Korea’s former president Park Geun-hye, for her role in a corruption scandal.…

8 years ago

Carrie Lam Becomes Hong Kong’s First Female Chief Executive

Carrie Lam has become the first woman to hold Hong Kong’s top job. The 59-year-old had the backing of the…

8 years ago

Sewol Ferry Raised from Sea Bed After Three Years

The Sewol ferry has been raised from the sea bed, three years after it sank in one of South Korea's…

8 years ago

Suspected North Korean Missile Launch Fails

South Korean defense officials say that a North Korean missile launch has failed, but it is unclear how many were…

8 years ago

Park Geun-hye Faces Criminal Charges

Impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye is being questioned by prosecutors over the country’s biggest corruption scandal that brought her…

8 years ago