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Ten facts that isolate North Korea from the world
Ten facts could paint the big picture of North Korea's isolation from the international community. 1. High militarized area The border between North and South Korea...
North Koreans are three inches shorter than South Koreans
Many reports claimed that North Koreans are a few inches shorter than their counterparts south of the border. Is that true? North Korea's recent failure to...
Vietnam seeks international help as mystery skin disease killed 19 people
Vietnam plans to ask for international help to find out what is causing a skin infection that has already killed 19 people. More than 170...
Li Jun claims to have been tortured by police working under Bo Xilai
Bo Xilai, the Chinese politician who launched an attack on organized crime is accused of heading a police apparatus that carried out "evil" operations...
Boxun.com, the US-based Chinese-language website covering Bo Xilai scandal, has been hacked
Boxun.com, the US-based Chinese-language website that has reported extensively on the Bo Xilai scandal in China, says it was crippled for several hours by...
Bhoja Air Boeing 737 carying 127 people crashes in a residential area near Islamabad
A Bhoja Air jet carrying up to 127 people has crashed in a residential area near Islamabad international airport in Pakistan. Aviation officials said the...
Neil Heywood case: Chinese police “covered-up” the murder not to be linked to Bo Xilai
According to a senior Chinese journalist, police knew British businessman Neil Heywood had been murdered in Chongqing last November and that a cover-up began...
India successfully launched long-range missile Agni-V
India has successfully launched Agni-V, a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile able to carry a nuclear warhead, officials say. The locally-developed Agni-V missile was originally scheduled to...
China promises thorough investigation into Bo Xilai over Neil Heywood’s death
China has promised a thorough investigation into top politician Bo Xilai linked to the death of British businessman Neil Heywood. In an editorial, state-run agency...
Neil Heywood was poisoned with potassium cyanide, claims a Chinese website
British businessman Neil Heywood, who is thought to have been murdered in China, was poisoned, according to unconfirmed rumors. The allegation appears to have come...
Kim Jong-Un speaks publicly for the first time as North Korea marks Kim Il-Sung’s centenary
Kim Jong-Un has made his first televised speech, as Pyongyang marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-Sung. In front...
The story of Saroo, an Indian boy who lost his mother and finds her 25 years later using Google Earth
Saroo Brierley, an Indian boy who lost his mother in 1986, has found her 25 years later from his new home in Tasmania -...
Shah Rukh Khan’s detention in New York sparks outrage in India
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s detention by US authorities for 90 minutes at White Plains airport near New York has sparked outrage in India. This...
Black Widow Kanae Kijima sentenced to death in Japan
Kanae Kijima, a woman who murdered her three former lovers in 2009, has been sentenced to death in Japan. Kanae Kijima, 37, known as Black...
North Korea rocket launch has failed
The North Korean rocket launch has failed on Friday morning, Pyongyang officials have confirmed. The rocket - seen by many as a banned test of...
Sony is cutting 10,000 jobs in major reorganization
Sony will shed 10,000 jobs over the next 12 months as part of a major reorganization, company’s CEO Kazuo Hirai has announced. The cuts, which...
Uzbekistan is running a secret programme to sterilize women without their knowledge or consent
Doctors in Uzbekistan claim that the country is running a secret programme to sterilize women without their knowledge or consent. Adolat is one of the...
Kim Jong-Un has been given two new titles
Kim Jong-Un, the young North Korean leader, has been given two posts previous occupied by his late father, KimJong-Il. Kim Jong-Un had been named chairman...
Indian Ocean tsunami warning declared after two major quakes struck Indonesia has been lifted
The tsunami alert declared after two major earthquakes struck off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province has now been cancelled, the Pacific Tsunami Warning...
Indonesia: tsunami alert after 8.9 eartquake has struck under the sea off Aceh province
A major earthquake with an initial magnitude of 8.9 has hit under the sea off Indonesia's northern Aceh province. The quake triggered a tsunami warning...
China urges support for its probe into disgraced leader Bo Xilai
China has urged support for its probe into disgraced leader Bo Xilai, a day after news of his dismissal and the detention of his...
Gu Kailai, Bo Xilai’s wife, suspected over murder of Neil Heywood
The wife of Bo Xilai, the Chinese politician once tipped as a future leader, has been detained over the suspected murder of British Neil...
North Korea poised to complete preparations for rocket launch
A Pyongyang official has announced that North Korea is poised to complete preparations for its rocket launch scheduled for later this week. A satellite will...
Disabled land rights lawyer Ni Yulan and her husband Dong Jiqin jailed in China
Disabled Chinese land rights lawyer Ni Yulan and her husband Dong Jiqin have been jailed a year after they were detained. Ni Yulan was sentenced...
China sets up rare earth association to regulate the sector’s development
China has created a rare earth association in a bid to regulate the sector's development, as it continues to face criticism over its policies. Beijing has...
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