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Kim Jong-un to visit Russia in May
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has accepted an invitation to Moscow in May, South Korea's Yonhap reports. The news agency cites a written response from...
AirAsia recovery suspended after three days of attempts
AirAsia QZ8501 fuselage recovery operation has been suspended, the Indonesian military has said. The plane crashed into the Java Sea in December 2014. Search teams failed...
Malaysia Airlines website hacked by Lizard Squad
Malaysia Airlines official website has been attacked by hackers claiming to be from the "Lizard Squad - Official Cyber Caliphate". The national carrier's homepage currently...
Barack Obama attends India’s annual Republic Day parade
President Barack Obama has joined PM Narendra Modi to attend India's annual Republic Day parade in Delhi. Barack Obama is the first US president to...
Barack Obama cancels plans to visit Taj Mahal
According to Indian media, President Barack Obama has cancelled plans to visit the Taj Mahal during his upcoming visit to India. Barack Obama was scheduled...
Philippines government admits relocating street kids during Pope Francis visit
The Philippine government is facing calls for an inquiry after it admitted relocating homeless people temporarily during Pope Francis' visit. Social welfare secretary Corazon Soliman...
Yingluck Shinawatra impeached and banned from politics over rice subsidy scheme
Thailand’s ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra has been impeached and banned from politics for five years following legislators vote. The move relates to Yingluck Shinawatra involvement in...
AirAsia flight QZ8501 went up faster than normal speed
According to Indonesia's transport minister Ignasius Jonan, the AirAsia flight that crashed in the Java Sea, killing 162 people, climbed too fast before stalling. Ignasius...
AirAsia black box: Plane crash not due to terrorism
The crash of AirAsia QZ8501 was not likely due to terrorism, Indonesian investigators said in their first remarks since analyzing the cockpit voice recorder. There...
Heather Cho trial begins in Seoul
The trial of Korean Air executive Cho Hyun-ah, who flew into a rage when macadamia nuts were served to her in a bag and...
Shin Dong-hyuk: North Korea camp survivor apologizes for inaccurate story
North Korean prison camp escapee Shin Dong-hyuk, who is now a high-profile human rights campaigner, has apologized for inaccuracies in his story. Shin Dong-hyuk, 32,...
Pope Francis Manila Mass: 6 million people expected to attend outdoor ceremony
Millions of people are expected to attend an outdoor Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in the Philippine capital Manila. An estimated three million people had...
Tropical Storm Mekkhala cuts short Pope Francis’ visit to Tacloban
Pope Francis has arrived in typhoon-hit city of Tacloban in the Philippines to hold an open-air Mass. Tacloban was devastated by Typhoon Haiyan just over...
Pakistan: Charlie Hebdo protesters clash with police near French consulate
Clashes between Pakistani police and crowds protesting over an image of the Prophet Muhammad published in Charlie Hebdo have erupted near the French consulate...
Ma Jian: China’s intelligence chief placed under investigation for corruption
Chinese authorities are investigating powerful intelligence chief Ma Jian for corruption. The Communist Party's discipline watchdog said Ma Jian was suspected of "serious violations" of...
Pope Francis loses papal hat at Manila airport
Pope Francis has lost his papal hat as he arrived in windy Manila, the Philippines, on January 15. The Pope was beginning his five-day visit...
Pope Francis arrives in Philippines for three-day visit
Hundreds of thousands of cheering people who waited several hours in steaming heat have greeted Pope Francis at his arrival in the Philippines. People lined...
AirAsia Flight QZ8501: Plane’s fuselage located in Java Sea
The fuselage of the crashed AirAsia plane has been located and photographed in the Java Sea, say officials. Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen posted...
Sri Lanka: Pope Francis canonized Joseph Vaz as country’s first saint
Hundreds of thousands of people have turned out in Sri Lankan capital Colombo to see Pope Francis celebrate a Mass at which he canonized...
North Korea offers direct talks with US on proposed nuclear test halt
North Korea has offered to hold direct talks with the United States on its proposal to suspend nuclear tests, and suggested dialogue could pave...
Hong Kong: Scuffles at CY Leung’s first annual policy address
Hong Kong's Chief Executive CY Leung has said the need for economic growth outweighs calls for greater democracy, in his first annual policy address...
Pope Francis arrives in Sri Lanka
Pope Francis has arrived in Sri Lanka to begin a six-day Asian tour. The pontiff, who will later travel to the Philippines, plans to celebrate...
AirAsia cockpit voice recorder retrieved from Java Sea
Indonesian divers have retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from the crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501, say officials. The retrieval comes a day after the first piece...
Park Geun-hye prepared to hold talks with Kim Jong-un
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has announced she is prepared to hold talks with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un without setting pre-conditions. In a nationally...
AirAsia Flight QZ8501 black box recovered
The black box flight recorder of crashed AirAsia Flight QZ8501, say Indonesian officials. They believe they have also located the cockpit voice recorder, the second...
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