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Sydney cafe siege report: 18 calls about Man Haron Monis received before attack
The first inquiry into the deadly Sydney cafe siege has been released on February 20, with its findings to shape PM Tony Abbott's address...
Man survives fall from World’s End in Sri Lanka
A Dutch honeymooner has become the first person to survive a fall from the World's End, a 4,000-foot (1,200-metre) cliff that is one of...
Yemen: Former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi flees Sanaa
Former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has fled the capital, Sanaa, weeks after he was put under house arrest by Houthi rebels who...
Kim Jong-un debuts new haircut and eyebrowcut
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has revealed a new haircut and a new eyebrowcut at a politburo meeting on February 18. Kim Jong-un attended a...
Yingluck Shinawatra indicted over Thai rice subsidy scheme
Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra has been indicted over a controversial rice subsidy scheme. If found guilty on the charge of negligence, Yingluck Shinawatra could...
Indian bride marries wedding guest after groom has seizure and collapses
An Indian bride has reportedly married a guest at her wedding after her fiancé had a seizure and collapsed. Reports said the groom, Jugal Kishore,...
Everest climbing route to be changed amid fears of increased avalanche risk
Everest climbing route in Nepal is to be changed amid fears of an increased avalanche risk. Nepal will change the path in March after a...
Chinese New Year 2015: Countries across Asia begin Lunar New Year celebrations
Lunar New Year celebrations have begun in countries across Asia and China on February 19 to welcome the year of the sheep/goat. In China, hundreds...
India: Newborn baby survives landing on tracks after train toilet birth
An Indian mother gave birth to a baby boy in a train toilet, and the newborn survived after falling on to the tracks. The mother,...
New Zealand: More than 100 pilot whales die on Farewell Spit beach
Rescuers are trying to refloat about 90 stranded pilot whales after more than 100 died on a beach on New Zealand's South Island. The rescuers...
North Korea launches 300 slogans to mark 70th anniversary
The North Korean propaganda has released 310 slogans to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding. The new slogans covered a wide range of...
Heather Cho found guilty of breaking aviation law over nut rage case
Former Korean Air executive Heather Cho has been found guilty of breaking aviation law over the "nut rage" case. Heather Cho, also known as Cho...
Liu Han: Chinese mining tycoon executed for leading mafia-style crime and murder
Chinese mining tycoon Liu Han has been executed after being sentenced to death in May 2014 for "leading mafia-style crime and murder", state media...
North Korea test-fires intelligent anti-ship rocket
The North Korean state media has released on February 7 new images showing that the secretive state has test-fired a new anti-ship cruise missile. The...
TransAsia plane crash: Both engines lost power two minutes after take-off
According to black box data from the TransAsia Airlines turbo-prop plane that crashed in Taiwan, power was cut to both engines, investigators say. Taiwan's Aviation...
TransAsia plane crash: 31 confirmed dead as rescue teams continue search for 12 missing people
Taiwanese rescue teams are continuing to search for the 12 people who remain unaccounted for after a plane crashed in a river. Thirty-one people are...
TransAsia GE235 crash UPDATE: At least 23 people killed in Taiwan plane crash
TransAsia Airways flight GE235 carrying mostly Chinese tourists has crashed into Taiwan’s Keelung River, killing at least 23 people. Dramatic video footage emerged showing the...
TransAsia plane crashes into Taiwan river killing at least 12 people
A TransAsia Airways plane with 58 people onboard clipped a bridge and crashed into Taiwan’s Keelung River near the capital of Taipei, killing at...
Peter Greste: Al-Jazeera reporter released from Egypt prison
Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste was freed from Egypt prison and deported on February 1. After 400 days behind bars, Peter Greste landed safely in Cyprus,...
Hong Kong protesters back on streets
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters have returned to the streets for their first big rally since mass protests last year. A large police presence was in...
Kenji Goto: ISIS releases video of Japanese hostage killing
Japanese hostage Kenji Goto has been killed by Islamic State militants, according to a video released online. The video comes less than a week after...
Heather Cho trial: Korean Air CEO Cho Yang-ho scolded daughter over nut rage
Korean Air chairman and CEO Cho Yang-ho has told a court he scolded his 40-year-old daughter, known as Heather Cho, for ejecting an air...
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Plane’s disappearance officially declared an accident
The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been officially declared an accident with no survivors. No trace of the Beijing-bound aircraft has been found...
AirAsia Flight QZ8501crash: Co-pilot Remi Plesel was flying plane before crash
According to Indonesian investigators, the co-pilot of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, French national Remi Plesel, was controlling the plane before it crashed. Authorities said this information...
Sydney cafe siege inquest: Hostage Katrina Dawson killed by police bullet
An inquest into the Sydney cafe siege has heard that hostage Katrina Dawson was killed by fragments from a police bullet or bullets. Another hostage,...
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