‘Stay out of our backyard’: China
BEIJING says it won’t allow ‘outsiders’ to disturb the South China Sea again, after winning support from the region on a new ‘code of conduct’ for the disputed waterway.
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Flight chaos amid Bali bomb hoax
A BALI airport runway was closed and a man hauled off a flight after he was heard saying “this flight will explode after take off”.
MH370 court row hinges on zombie theory
A LAWSUIT launched in the US claims a series of failures on board the plane may have led to the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
America’s new move infuriates China
CHINA is angry about the deployment of an advanced US weapons system. It’s meant to keep North Korea in check – but can also stare deep into Chinese territory.
Malaysians can’t leave North Korea
NORTH Korea has banned Malaysians from leaving the country until “the incident that happened in Malaysia is properly solved”.
N Korea takes ‘hostages’ in Kim spat
THE spat between North Korea and Malaysia over the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother has escalated, with people being banned from leaving the country.
Tourist missing on Thailand’s ‘death island’
POLICE are searching for a Russian tourist missing at a notorious Thailand island where two British tourists were murdered in 2014.
‘He was truly one of a kind’
UPDATE: A Melbourne father and businessman who died descending from Mount Everest base camp has been described as a respected leader.
N Korea’s missiles make US irate
THE US has reacted strongly to North Korea’s ballistic missile launch, claiming it will fight back, possibly with its own arsenal.
The great Australian drug swindle
NEW report shows Australians are paying five times more than the international price for prescription drugs, and it’s costing us an extra $500m a year.
North Korea fires ‘unidentified’ missile
NUCLEAR-armed North Korea has fired several banned ballistic missiles that flew 1000km into the ocean off its east coast.
China ramps up military spending
CHINA has promised a massive 7 per cent increase in military spending, days after the US pledged an even greater amount.
Malaysia expels N Korea ambassador
MALAYSIA has thrown out North Korea’s ambassador for criticizing the probe into the killing of Kim Jong-nam.
Mr X: The Punisher’s unclaimed victims
HIS body is in a funeral parlour, nobody knows who he is. Like hundreds of others, he’s a victim of The Punisher’s war on drugs. Warning: Graphic.
Meet ‘mosaic man’, our long-lost ancestor
TWO 100,000-year-old skulls unearthed in China are up-ending ideas about human evolution. They appear to be hybrids of humans, neanderthals — and a third mysterious race.
Woman cremated while still ‘alive’
A NEWLY married woman was burnt alive in a funeral pyre after doctors mistakenly thought she died from a lung infection, it has been claimed.
N Korea’s crazy theory for Kim’s death
REJECTING claims that Kim Jong Nam was fatally poisoned by assassins, North Korea has another bizarre theory.
Accused killer’s ‘contradictory claims’
PROSECUTORS have cast doubt over the ‘contradictory claims’ of Bali killing accused Sara Connor and again asked for an eight-year jail term.
Kim’s ‘assassin’ is bulletproof
SHE was allegedly involved in the murder of Kim Jong-un’s half-brother. Now, however, she seems to be bulletproof.
Teen jumps to death in Snapchat stunt
A TEENAGER has jumped four floors to his death at a shopping centre in Singapore after a Snapchat stunt went wrong.
Saudi king’s extravagant Bali visit
SAUDI Arabia’s king has landed in Indonesia for a historic visit — with a 1500-strong entourage, luxury cars and two electric lifts.
I’m so sorry: Accused Kuta Beach killer
ACCUSED Bali killer David Taylor says he deeply regrets an incident that happened on a Kuta Beach and left police veteran Wayan Sudarsa dead.
Death by hanging for $90 ‘hit-job’
A WOMAN who was allegedly paid just $90 to kill Kim Jong-un’s half-brother faces death by hanging if she’s found guilty of the crime.
Samsung ‘dismantled’ by corruption charges
ELECTRONICS giant Samsung faces an uncertain future after it was ‘dismantled’ following charges of bribery against its top executive.
Man faints during brutal public caning
DISTURBING photos have emerged of a man and woman being publicly caned for having sex outside of marriage. WARNING: Disturbing content.
North Korea ‘obliterates’ five officials
NORTH Korea reportedly killed five security officials with anti-aircraft guns because they “enraged” leader Kim Jong-un.
Duterte: I’d murder my own son
THOUSANDS have been killed in Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, but that figure will grow now that the net has been thrown wider to capture children.
Tourist beheaded in Philippines
GRISLY video shows a German tourist being decapitated by IS-linked militants in the Philippines after his ransom wasn’t paid.
Aussie ‘didn’t know drugs was a crime’
AN Australian on trial on drug charges told a Bali court he didn’t know drug use was “such a big crime” in Indonesia.
Indonesian police shoot terrorist ‘bride’
INDONESIAN police have shot and captured a suspected terrorist ‘bride’ following a bomb explosion in West Java.
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