Beautiful statue causing a world of pain
JAPAN and South Korea have been at loggerheads for decades over this statue. Now the feud has escalated into political action and world-wide attention.
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South Korea’s plan to destroy Kim Jong Un
SOUTH Korea is following North Korea’s lead in fast tracking a ‘decapitation unit’ whose chief mission is to wipe out Kim Jong Un and other senior officials.
Slap in the face for America
AMID rising tensions in the South China Sea, Russia is making a move. It comes as a colossal slap in the face to the United States.
Scramble to calm military tensions
AUSTRALIA has gone all out to smooth over political tension with Indonesia in the wake of the threat of military suspension.
Wiki entry ‘sparks defence spat’
A WIKIPEDIA article about a former Indonesian president’s father-in-law is believed to have helped spark a suspension in military ties with Australia.
Symbol that’s sparked a furore
INDONESIA’S mystifying reaction to an apparent play on words seems extreme. This is why it caused such a furore.
Man stabs 11 kindergarten children
A MAN in China has scaled a wall and stabbed 11 children at a kindergarten, with five of the kids seriously injured.
Croc death roll snaps man’s arm
SHOCKING video has emerged showing how a crocodile turned on a zookeeper, and broke his arm in half. WARNING: Graphic.
Captain of Indonesian death ferry arrested
THE captain of a ferry that caught fire off the coast of Indonesia’s capital, killing at least 23 and injuring 17, has been detained by police
US warns North Korea of ‘consequences’
THE United States has warned North Korean leader Kim Jong-un over his ‘provocative actions’ in moving towards acquiring a dangerous missile.
Hubby’s silent treatment lasts 20 years
A JAPANESE man engaged in an epic sulk and refused to talk to his wife for 20 years after she upset him despite still living together.
Sydney study friends’ tragic ending
AN AUSTRALIAN resident found guilty of murdering her Sydney college friend with a cyanide-laced iced coffee has spent her first Christmas behind bars.
Boy, 9, loses penis in botched surgery
A BOY has had his penis amputated after a doctor accidentally cut off the head of it during a circumcision in Malaysia.
Punisher’s brutal threat to officials
THE PUNISHER has made global headlines over a startling confession he appeared to make during a public speech to victims of a typhoon.
Inside 404: China’s abandoned nuclear city
IT WAS once home to an estimated one million people with parks, zoos and apartments. Now video reveals inside China’s top secret, abandoned nuclear city known only as 404.
CEO quits after ‘death by overwork’
THE boss of Japan’s biggest ad company has resigned after an employee who worked excessive overtime killed herself.
Pre-schooler ‘kicked like a football’
WATCH: Horrific CCTV footage shows the moment a teacher allegedly abused a preschooler in South Korea as other children panic.
Kim Jong-un’s grotesque killing spree
NORTH Korea’s leader has executed 340 people since seizing power in 2011 for “crimes” including slouching and napping.
North Korea’s 2017 plans revealed
WITH the US and South Korea addressing problems of their own, North Korea has big plans for 2017, a top diplomat claims.
‘Another example of China’s aggression’
CHINA is launching a secret new missile plan to keep out any interference over its territorial claims to the South China Sea, according to military officials.
Christmas typhoon rocks the Philippines
A POWERFUL typhoon that spoiled Christmas Day in parts of the Philippines has left at least six people dead.
Militant suspects dead in Christmas raid
INDONESIAN police have shot dead two suspected terrorists in a raid, just days after foiling a New Year’s Eve bomb plot.
Christmas banned in North Korea
NORTH KOREA has banned Christmas, with supreme leader Kim Jong-un demanding his nation adopt an alternative celebration.
‘Made in China’ no longer nasty
IT’S long been the label synonymous with “cheap” — but that’s changing just as quickly as the industry grew.
Teen girl dies in ‘menstruation hut’
A TEENAGE girl has tragically died in Nepal after she suffered smoke inhalation from being banished to a ‘menstruation hut’.
Japan blaze engulfs 140 buildings
HUNDREDS of residents have been evacuated as a raging fire ripped through Itoigawa City, on the Sea of Japan coast.
China’s ‘mistress killer’ making a fortune
THIS woman is out to “exterminate” cheating husbands — and she’s getting 100 calls a week to confront their lovers and “beat” them in the street.
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Indonesia police foil suicide bomb plot
INDONESIAN police may have foiled plans for a Christmas suicide bombing after killing three suspected militants during a raid.
Teen banished for her period dies
A TEENAGER in a remote Nepalese village banished by her parents to a shed because she was having her period in a banned practice has died.
Massive quake rattles Indonesia
INDONESIA has been hit by another giant earthquake, this time near the Leti Islands off the coast of East Timor.
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