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Kim Jong-Un Executed 15 Senior Officials in 2015, Says South Korea Intelligence
According to South Korea’s intelligence, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the execution of 15 people in 2015, including several top officials. South Korea's...
Walmart Plans to Open 115 New Stores in China
Walmart is planning to open 115 new stores in China by 2017, the world's biggest retailer has announced. The move would increase the number of...
ANZAC Day 2015: SBS Fires Scott McIntyre over Disrespectful Tweets
Australian broadcaster SBS has decided to fire presenter Scott McIntyre for "disrespectful" tweets about ANZAC Day. SBS says Scott McIntyre's remarks breached the organization's code...
Nepal Earthquake: Death Toll Exceeds 3,000
According to the Nepalese authorities, at least 3,218 people are now known to have died in a massive earthquake which hit the country on...
Nepal Quake: Nearly 2,000 People Killed in Worst Tremor in 80 Years
Nearly 2,000 people were killed on April 25 in the worst earthquake that struck Nepal in more than 80 years. More than 700 have died...
Nepal Quake: More than 1,000 Reported Dead And Many More Feared Trapped
More than 1,000 people have been reported dead in Nepal after a powerful earthquake struck the country on April 25. More than 1,700 people had...
M7.9 Earthquake Hits Nepal and Northern India
Nepal has been hit by a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in an area between the capital Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara, the US Geological Survey...
Sabeen Mahmud: Pakistani Human Rights Activist Killed in Karachi
Pakistani human rights activist Sabeen Mahmud has been killed in a drive-by shooting in Karachi after hosting a talk on allegations of torture in...
Hair Pulling John Key: New Zealand Prime Minister Apologizes to Auckland Waitress
New Zealand PM John Key has apologized to an Auckland cafe waitress for repeatedly pulling her hair. According to the unnamed waitress, the prime minister...
Oil prices to rise further
Oil prices will rise further, say industry leaders at the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Indonesia. Industry leaders at the meeting in Jakarta...
Maglev train sets new world speed record in Japan
Japan’s Maglev train has broken its own world speed record, hitting 603km/h (374mph) in a test run near Mount Fuji. The magnetic levitation train beat...
South Korea: PM Lee Wan-koo in bribery scandal
South Korean PM Lee Wan-koo has offered to resign after facing accusations of accepting bribes. President Park Geun-hye has not said if she will accept...
China unveils $46 billion super highway to Pakistan
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to announce an investment of $46 billion in Pakistan. The focus of the spending is on building a China-Pakistan...
Kim Jong-un climbs Mount Paektu
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has climbed Mount Paektu, the country’s highest mountain, KCNA reported. Photos of Kim Jong-un show him standing on a snowy...
Tony Abbott skols a beer in only 7 seconds
Australia’s PM Tony Abbot was filmed drinking a large glass of beer in only 7 seconds. Tony Abbott was at a bar in east Sydney...
Melbourne: Five teenagers arrested over alleged terror plot at ANZAC Day event
Five teenage suspects have been arrested in Australia after police foiled an Islamic State-inspired plot to carry out an attack at ANZAC Day event...
North Korea threatens US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert
US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert could face a "bigger mishap" than the knife attack to his face last month if he does...
Sewol ferry disaster: President Park Geun-hye promises to raise ship
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has promised to raise the Sewol ferry, as the Asian country marks a year since the disaster. A total of...
MH370: Search area to be doubled if nothing is found
According to the Australian, Malaysian and Chinese officials, the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be doubled if nothing is...
China’s economic growth slows to 7% in Q1 2015
China's growth slowed further in Q1 2015, expanding 7% compared to a year earlier, its slowest pace since the global financial crisis in 2009. The...
China to stop issuing multiple entry Hong Kong visas
China has decided to stop issuing multiple entry Hong Kong visas to residents of Shenzhen, state media reports. The move is an attempt by Beijing...
Kim Jong-un appears in public with wrist bandage
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has appeared in public with a bandage on his right wrist in the latest health mystery since his 40-day...
Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi: Mumbai attack suspect released from Pakistani jail
Mumbai attack suspect Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi has been released on bail from a Pakistani jail, officials say. Jail officials in Rawalpindi said Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi...
B Ramalinga Raju: Satyam Computers ex-chairman found guilty of fraud
B Ramalinga Raju, the former chairman and founder of Satyam Computer Services, and nine others have been found guilty in one of India's biggest...
Bi Fujian: Chinese TV anchor taken off air after criticizing Mao Zedong
Chinese TV anchor Bi Fujian has been taken off air after a video emerged of him criticizing Mao Zedong, the founder of modern China. Bi...
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