Red alert as smog hits 460 million people
SCHOOLS have been disrupted, factories were shut and flights were cancelled as a blanket of pollution the size of Victoria smothered cities.
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‘Nightmare’ for kids born in captivity
A COUPLE held hostage for the last four years have appeared on video with their two children, both born after their capture, pleading for help.
The creepiest place on Earth
IT WAS meant to be a seaside resort but these UFO-shaped houses were left abandoned before they even opened after a number of mysterious deaths.
Breakthrough in Thai diver mystery
THAI police investigating the case of a man found with his throat slit and tied to a post in the sea have made a key discovery.
Drone part of US bid to ‘contain’ China
AN UNDERWATER drone seized by the Chinese navy is the ‘tip of the iceberg’ of US military surveillance in the South China Sea, Chinese state media claim.
North Korean village not all it seems
THERE’S no hard labour, it’s peaceful and those who live here get their meals delivered most days. But the North Korean town of Hyanghari is no luxury resort.
Korea’s ‘Female Rasputin’ on trial
THE confidante of impeached South Korean president Park Geun-hye has denied allegations of extortion on the first day of her high profile trial.
‘Cinderella’ slipper clue in MH370 hunt
AN AUSTRALIAN group may hold key evidence washed up onshore from missing flight MH370, including a slipper from one passenger.
China’s ‘brazen’ act provokes America
CHINA and the US are facing the biggest test of their tense relationship in years after the “seizure” of an American drone.
Trump: China drone nab ‘unpresidented’
DONALD Trump might want to invest in a dictionary if his response to China seizing a US navy drone is anything to go by.
US glider seized in South China Sea
TENSIONS in the South China Sea are hotting up after China seized an underwater glider belonging to the US that entered the territory.
Powerful earthquake strikes PNG
A FORCEFUL earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea, generating a small tsunami and knocking out power in parts of the Pacific island nation.
Bali hot spot buried in garbage
HUNDREDS of people including Indonesia’s Army were forced to clean up one of Bali’s popular beaches after it became inundated with rubbish.
Most insane game of rock, paper, scissors
NOT all heroes wear capes, as this woman proved in the greatest battle of rock, paper, scissors of all time that gives new meaning to the word pressure.
Duterte: ‘I killed about three of them’
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has confirmed that he shot dead at least three men while mayor of the southern city of Davao.
US demands China give back drone
A CHINESE warship has seized a US underwater drone in the South China Sea, and the US is demanding its return.
Threat of ‘$5 trillion global meltdown’
AUSTRALIA has one huge Achilles’ heel. Amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea, China has the power to utterly cripple us.
China shows off its war capability
CHINA’s first aircraft carrier has engaged in a public live-fire exercise, flexing its own weapons as well as those of its aircraft to demonstrate its war-readiness.
Aussies facing brutal executions
DEATH by firing squad, hanging or lethal injection are the potential fates of Aussies who are facing execution overseas.
North Korea’s child slave shame
YOUNG boys and girls who should be at school or playing with friends have been captured on video doing forced labour.
Coalition MP hails brutal drugs war
A CONTROVERSIAL MP has called on Australia to follow the Philippines’ example of rounding up and executing criminals in a war on drugs.
‘China can punish them in no time’
A PROMINENT Chinese media outlet has called on Beijing to start conquering, as tensions with the United States rise over Donald Trump’s remarks.
Kim Jong-un’s drunk request
WHEN the North Korean leader woke up after a night of heavy drinking, he couldn’t understand why his military leaders were crying.
Aussie MP endorses Punisher’s extreme tactics
A COALITION MP has thrown his support behind the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war calling for a round up of Aussie drug dealers.
Beauty blogger found dead in Bali
SHE had thousands of followers on social media and was one of Asia’s most popular beauty bloggers. Her bizarre death is now being investigated.
Bishop’s South China Sea war fears
JULIE Bishop has warned of tension and mistrust amid reports China has installed weapons on all seven of its artificial islands in the South China Sea.
Proof China is almost ‘war ready’
BEIJING’s artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea are now bristling with fortified gun towers, new satellite photos reveal.
Duterte could lose job over murder boast
RODRIGO Duterte’s admission that he killed drug dealers was typical hyperbole, his supporters claim — but others say it could lead to his impeachment.
Teen blows family’s life savings online
THOUSANDS squandered by 14-year-old seduced into buying gifts for girls he’d never met, but who he said felt like ‘real friends’.
‘Bodies stacked like firewood’
THE death toll in the Philippines’ drug crackdown is about to hit 6000 and nobody is safe. WARNING: Graphic
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