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Who Is Mullah Omar?
On July 29, Afghanistan’s secret services have confirmed that Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has been dead for two or three years in a...
Mullah Omar Dead: Taliban Supreme Leader Died in Pakistan in 2013
According to Afghanistan’s security services, Taliban supreme commander and spiritual leader Mullah Mohammed Omar Mujahid died two years ago in Pakistan. It appears Mullah Omar...
Malik Ishaq: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Leader Killed in Pakistan
The leader of banned Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi in Pakistan, Malik Ishaq, has been shot dead, police say. Malik Ishaq, who had been detained last...
China Shares Record Biggest One-Day Fall in Eight Years
Chinese shares have recorded their biggest one-day fall for more than eight years following a sell-off towards the end of the trading day. The Shanghai...
Mark Lippert: South Korea Arrests Suspect in US Ambassador Death Threat
A man accused of making an online threat to kill US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert has been arrested in Seoul, the Yonhap...
Cathay Pacific Loses NZ$1 Million Bag at Hong Kong Airport
A bag with NZ$1 million ($667,000) went missing after it fell while being moved at Hong Kong International Airport. The bag was one of 13,...
Asia Bibi: Pakistan Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence for Blasphemy
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has suspended the execution of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy. Asia Bibi, who has been on death row for...
Typhoon Nangka Hits Japan Bringing Torrential Rain and 115MPH Wind
Typhoon Nangka made landfall in southern Japan on July 16. Authorities urged at least 350,000 people to leave their homes. Typhoon Nangka hit the island of...
China’s Economic Growth Beats Expectations in Q2 2015
China’s economic growth beat expectations in Q2 2015, but it was still the weakest showing since the global financial crisis. The world’s second largest economy...
Laibach Is First Foreign Band to Perform in North Korea
Laibach will be the first foreign band to perform in North Korea, director Morten Traavik has confirmed. Morten Traavik has arranged for the group to...
Godavari Maha Pushkaralu 2015: At Least 27 Hindu Pilgrims Killed in Stampede
At least 27 Hindu pilgrims have been killed in a stampede on the banks of a holy river in the southern Indian state of...
Australia Snow 2015: Queensland Temperatures Drop to Lowest in 15 Years
South-east Australia is facing some of its coldest weather in decades, thanks to an icy cold snap. A series of chilly Arctic fronts have swept...
Typhoon Chan-hom Hits China’s Zhejiang Province
Typhoon Chan-hom has hit eastern China in Zhejiang province. Almost one million people have been evacuated from coastal areas in anticipation of a typhoon carrying...
Kim Jong-un Oders Execution of Terrapin Farm Manager
According to new reports, the manager of a terrapin farm near Pyongyang, was shot on the orders of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un following...
Sakari Momoi: World’s Oldest Man Dies in Tokyo at 112
World's oldest man Sakari Momoi has died in Tokyo at the age of 112. The Japanese, a former high school principal and father of five,...
King Tupou VI of Tonga Crowned After Three Years
King Tupou VI of Tonga has been formally crowned, more than three years after ascending to the throne. Foreign royals, including the Crown Prince of...
Indonesia: Military Plane Crash Kills at Least 100 People in Medan
A military transport plane crashed in a residential area of the Indonesian city of Medan killing more than 100 people. The Hercules C-130 plane hit...
Japan: Two Dead in Shinkansen Bullet Train Fire
Two people have died in Japan after one of them set himself on fire on board a Shinkansen bullet train, public broadcaster NHK reports. The...
Taiwan: 519 People Injured in Formosa Water Park Explosion
Hundreds of people were injured when fire ripped through crowds at a party at Formosa Water Park outside Taiwan's capital Taipei. Saturday's incident at the...
North Korea Unveils New Pyongyang Airport
North Korea has released pictures of a new airport terminal in Pyongyang. Several pages of the daily newspaper Rodong Sinmun showed images of Kim Jong-un...
Julie Hamp Arrested: Toyota HQ Raided by Police
Police have raided Toyota Motor Corp.’s headquarters in Toyota City, as well as its offices in Tokyo and Nagoya, following the arrest a senior...
Pakistan Heat Wave 2015: Death Toll Rises to 450
Pakistan has declared heat wave emergency as the death toll topped 450 in southern Sindh province. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said it had...
Taliban Bomb Attack on Afghanistan Parliament
Afghanistan’s parliament has been attacked by the Taliban group and heavy fighting is still going on in the capital, Kabul. Attackers detonated a huge car...
Yulin Dog Meat Festival 2015: China’s Summer Solstice Festival Sparks Internet Outrage
This year’s Yulin dog meat festival in China’s Guangxi region has begun, amid uproar on the part of animal rights activists. About 10,000 dogs are...
International Yoga Day 2015: Narendra Modi Leads 35,000 in Delhi Mass Yoga Event
PM Narendra Modi has led thousands in a mass yoga program in Delhi on the first ever International Yoga Day held in India on...
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