‘Do not do it, I will not allow it’
PHILIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte has accused the US of threatening stability in Asia by building arms depots.
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Dad fatally mauled by three tigers
ZOO visitors watched in horror as tigers attacked a man in front of his family after he broke into an enclosure in China.
‘Kim’s days are now numbered’
A DEFECTOR says the North Korean people will rise up against Kim Jong-un, as he embraces the Trump presidency.
‘Australia needs to wake up’
AUSTRALIA’S response to Donald Trump’s first moves as president shows we’re becoming a “victim of our own ignorance”.
‘Two child’ policy brings baby boom
CHINA’s move to allow all couples to have two children instead of one has resulted in a ‘baby boom’ of 1.4 million births above the average rate.
Massive earthquake hits off PNG
BREAKING: An 8.0 magnitude earthquake has struck 47km west of Arawa on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. A tsunami warning has been issued.
Heartfelt letters to restart MH370 search
RELATIVES of those aboard MH370 have penned letters they plan to give the Malaysian transport minister in Australia, to get the search going again.
North Korea to ‘nuke’ Trump’s big day
DONALD Trump tweeted that a nuclear launch from North Korea “wouldn’t happen”. There are reports, however, that it will happen during his inauguration.
24 kids killed in horror bus crash
A TRUCK fully laden with sand has collided with a school bus in India’s north, with reports of up to 24 children killed and dozens hurt.
China’s economic figures ‘made up’
OFFICIALS seeking to advance their careers have allegedly inflated Chinese fiscal figures, casting fresh doubt on the health of the country’s economy.
Samsung crown prince avoids arrest
A SEOUL court has denied a request to arrest Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, a setback to prosecutors investigating an influence-peddling scandal.
‘Babbling’ led to woman’s drug bust
IT WAS a routine inspection of travel documents which alerted customs to this NZ woman, and when she started ‘babbling’ the game was up.
‘People have really bad character’
THIS is why we can’t have nice things. Uber-style bike-sharing services have been touted as the next big thing — but this photo shows the reality.
Map reveals world’s death capitals
COUNTRIES across the globe are burdened with disease and in the world’s death capitals, there could be 70,000 premature deaths a year by 2030.
Samsung’s ‘crown prince’ facing ruin
HE’S the billionaire “prince” and de facto heir of one of the world’s largest companies — and very soon he could be facing the possibility of a jail term.
Aussie family rescued from snow cave
FOOTAGE has emerged of an Australian woman and her family who had gone missing at a popular Japanese ski field who were found safe.
Father of five’s evil weekends
A MARRIED tailor in India has confessed to abducting, molesting and raping ‘hundreds’ of schoolgirls over the past decade.
Quake rattles Indonesia’s Medan
A SHALLOW earthquake has rattled Indonesia’s third-largest city Medan, damaging houses and sending thousands of people into the streets.
Samsung boss to be arrested on bribery
PROSECUTORS allege that Jay Y Lee paid $47 million in bribes to a disgraced friend of impeached South Korean president Park Geun-hye.
How to get on the Punisher’s hit list
AS PART of his brutal drug war, the President of the Philippines has a list with more than a million names on it. Here’s what it’s like to be a “marked man”.
China’s ‘devastating consequences’ threat
CHINA has threatened the US in what sounds like “war talk” as the two superpowers clash over islands in the South China Sea.
Cop guns downs colleagues ‘in fit of rage’
A POLICEMAN in India who had been practising yoga to deal with the stress of his job has shot dead four of his colleagues after reportedly being denied leave.
ADF to supply ammunition to Japan
FOR the first time, the Australian Defence Force will soon be able to supply ammunition to the Japanese military under a new defence pact.
Taiwan deploys jets as tensions rise
TAIWAN and China are exchanging provocative gestures between their borders, as tensions between the two regions continue to brew.
Journalist who broke news of WWII dies
CLARE Hollingworth, the war correspondent who reported the outbreak of World War II, has died in Hong Kong aged 105.
Earthquake hits Philippines island
A MAJOR undersea earthquake measuring 7.3 has struck the Philippines southeast of the island Jolo, shifting oceanic plates 625km under the seabed.
Suit and tie stripped from dress code
THINK it’s hot in Australia? In Sri Lanka, the weather is so sticky that the government has officially abandoned suits and ties.
‘Assassination force’ formed to kill Kim
SOUTH Korea is forming an elite unit of soldiers charged with the task of killing Kim Jong-un if a war should break out, it has been claimed.
Aussie found dead in Bali pool
AN Australian man has been found dead in a resort swimming pool, in Ubud, Bali. Foul play is not suspected.
Country where your data’s up for grabs
EVER wanted to know your colleague’s salary, or the exact locations your friend has been to? Welcome to the country where people’s most private information can now be purchased.
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