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Japan hangs three death-row inmates in first executions since 2010
Japan has hanged three death-row inmates, the first executions under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The three were put to death in the early hours of...
North Korea YouTube video shows Barack Obama and American troops in flames
A new North Korean propaganda video posted on YouTube has portrayed President Barack Obama and American troops in flames and says the country conducted...
Japan posts record trade deficit in January
Japan's monthly trade deficit hit a record in January after its recent aggressive monetary policy stance weakened the yen sharply. Exports rose in January, the...
Japan shares rise on weaker yen hopes
Japanese shares have risen after finance ministers of the G20 group of nations avoided singling out Japan for criticism over the recent yen weakness. The...
First Moonies mass wedding since death of Sun Myung Moon
Thousands of people have been married in South Korea in the first mass wedding organized by the Unification Church since the death of its...
Hamid Karzai limits NATO air strikes in Afghan residential areas
President Hamid Karzai has announced that Afghan security forces are to be banned from calling for foreign air strikes in residential areas. Hamid Karzai said...
Faraz Shauketaly, Sunday Leader’s reporter, shot in neck in Sri Lanka
Faraz Shauketaly, a reporter from Sri Lanka’s newspaper Sunday Leader, has been shot by a group of unidentified men at his home near the...
Australian senator Nick Xenophon detained in Malaysia
Australian senator Nick Xenophon on a fact-finding mission to Malaysia says he has been refused entry because authorities consider him a "security risk". Nick Xenophon...
Kim Jong-il 70th birthday celebrated in North Korea with military parade and flowers
North Korea has commemorated late leader Kim Jong-il's 70th birthday with a military parade, pledges of loyalty to his son, Kim Jong-un, and thousands...
North Korea upgrading Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
US experts say North Korea appears to be upgrading one of its two rocket launch sites, perhaps in a move to test bigger rockets. "Important...
No radiation detected following North Korea nuclear test
South Korean experts have not detected any radioactive isotopes from North Korea's nuclear test, hampering efforts to assess the device. Eight samples had been analyzed...
North Korea nuclear test is a serious threat to US, says Leon Panetta
Outgoing Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has declared today that North Korean military ambitions are a "serious threat" to the US. In a speech made after...
Asian markets mixed reaction to North Korea nuclear test
Asian markets have had a mixed reaction to the nuclear test carried out by North Korea, its third since 2006. South Korea's Kospi index dipped...
North Korea confirms third underground nuclear test
North Korea confirms it has successfully carried out its third underground nuclear test, a move that has drawn international condemnation. Pyongyang said the test involved...
Maha Kumbh Mela 2013: head of festival organizing committee resigns after stampede kills 36 in Allahabad
Azam Khan, the head of the Kumbh Mela festival organizing committee in India, has resigned a day after a stampede killed at least 36...
Lolong: world’s largest crocodile in captivity dies in Philippines
Lolong, the largest saltwater crocodile in captivity, has died in the Philippines. Officials said the six-metre reptile, weighing more than 1,000 kg, flipped over with...
Year of Snake 2013: Millions welcome Chinese New Year
Hundreds of millions of people are celebrating Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, the most important annual holiday in much of...
Maha Kumbh Mela 2013: 30 million pilgrims expected to take a dip on the most auspicious day
More than 30 million pilgrims are expected to take a dip at the confluence of Ganges and Yamuna rivers as the main day of...
Mohammad Afzal Guru hanged over Delhi parliament attack plot
Mohammad Afzal Guru, the Kashmiri militant sentenced to death over a 2001 plot to attack India's parliament, has been hanged after his final clemency...
Lunar New Year 2013: Chinese New Year begins on Sunday when the new moon is seen in the sky
Millions of people across the world are preparing to celebrate Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, the most important annual holiday...
Russian fighter jets violate Japanese airspace
Two Russian fighter jets have breached Japanese airspace, prompting Tokyo to scramble its own aircraft, reports say. Japan lodged a protest after the planes were...
Kepari Leniata burnt alive for sorcery in Papua New Guinea
Kepari Leniata, a 20-year-old woman from Papua New Guinea, has been tortured and burned alive after being accused of using sorcery to kill a...
Solomon Islands earthquake triggers deadly tsunami
At least four people died after an earthquake hit the Solomon Islands triggering Pacific tsunami. The quake, with a magnitude 8.0, struck at 01:12 GMT...
Kim Jong-un smartphone sparks international controversy
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been photographed with a smartphone beside him during a meeting. The mystery of what make of smartphone the ruler...
North Korea posts YouTube video of American city in flames after nuclear attack
North Korea has posted a video on YouTube depicting an American city resembling New York engulfed in flames after an apparent missile attack, it...
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