Admiral’s warning over ‘aggressive’ China
US admiral Harry Harris has told Australia he is determined to enforce freedom of navigation in the South China Sea against an ‘aggressive’ Beijing.
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The letter to killed cop’s wife
THE wife of the Bali police officer allegedly killed by Sara Connor and her British boyfriend has rejected an offer in a handwritten letter.
Fighters in ‘dangerous’ clash
CHINA has accused Japanese fighter jets of firing “jamming shells” as six of its own planes flew over disputed waters near the island of Okinawa.
Deadly cyclone’s trail of destruction
CYCLONE Vardah has wreaked havoc along India’s southeast coast, sparking mass evacuations and killing seven people.
Inside Santa’s real workshop
LONG working hours, low pay and squalid accommodation — welcome to the real toy factory where your Christmas presents are made.
Chinese bomber buzzes disputed sea
CHINA has flown a nuclear-capable plane in disputed territory in the South China Sea. Some say it’s a direct message to America.
Japan’s mysterious ‘evaporating people’
AT LEAST 100,000 Japanese men and women have vanished each year since the mid-1990s. They are known as the “evaporated people”.
China’s secret world of torture
BEATINGS. Starvation. Sleep deprivation. Just a few of the techniques allegedly being used against some of China’s officials.
Thousands rescued after Indian storm
A FLEET of ships and helicopters have been used to evacuate thousands of tourists stranded due to a cyclonic storm off eastern India.
Free booze on flights could soon end
SOME of Asia’s marquee airlines that spoil passengers with free alcohol and in-flight entertainment may soon have to kick the habit.
Kim’s wife ‘secretly gave birth to heir’
KIM Jong-un’s wife’s eight-month public absence sparked fears she was killed. Now there are rumours she had a baby boy.
Woman killed in Contiki bus crash named
THE woman who was killed after her Contiki tour bus bound for Indonesia’s Gili Islands fell off a cliff has been named.
Inside Manila’s funeral parlours
ABOUT five victims a night are brought into mortuaries in the capital of the Philippines, where the brutal drug war is taking a new toll. Warning: Graphic.
The President who just got impeached
SOUTH Korean parliament just impeached its female President Park Geun-Hye over a corruption scandal. This is what happens next.
‘The threat keeps me awake at night’
A SENIOR US official has issued a serious warning on what North Korea is capable of doing, there’s just one thing holding them back.
The Punisher’s scary Trump impression
THEY say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and it doesn’t get any better than Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s Donald Trump impression.
Mutant pig born with monkey face
BIZARRE images of a tiny piglet born with the face of a monkey have baffled not only locals but social media users too.
Rescuers scan quake rubble for life
THE death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia’s Aceh province has surpassed 100, as rescuers use advanced life-detecting devices.
Bizarre cloud baffles the internet
PHOTOS have emerged on social media of a mysterious cloud over Japan which looks like the Death Star from Star Wars.
‘Bodies burnt beyond recognition’
HORRIFIC footage shows the moment after a plane carrying 48 people crashed on a mountain slope in Pakistan.
Chinese lash out at ‘rookie’ Trump
IT SEEMS Donald Trump has gone out of his way to make waves with China, and judging by their response, all will not be forgiven.
World’s toughest exam: could you pass it?
HALFWAY through the year, millions of students sit the world’s most gruelling university entrance exam. Here’s a look at what it involves.
Six ways Trump will clash with China
DONALD Trump’s controversial phone call to the Taiwan president is just one of six issues that could become flashpoints between the US and China.
Mysterious ‘dead zone’ a threat
A HUGE, mysterious dead zone — 60,000 sq km virtually devoid of oxygen and life — has been discovered in Australia’s northwest.
Woman executed on wedding dancefloor
A PREGNANT woman was shot dead at a wedding dance by drunk men who were angry they couldn’t dance with her.
Truth about Trump’s phone call
DONALD Trump was accused of making a massive blunder, but it turns out his controversial phone call was carefully planned.
North Korea’s secret ‘war tunnels’
FEARS are growing that North Korea plans to invade its neighbour to the south after a network of hidden tunnels was revealed.
Shinzo Abe to visit Pearl Harbor
JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will become his first country’s leader to visit Pearl Harbor, 75 years after Japan’s attack on Hawaii in 1941.
‘Cult’ scandal bringing down a president
SOUTH Korea’s first female president’s neck is on the chopping block over her bizarre link to a shadowy figure from an obscure religious cult.
Australian tourist’s body found
THE body of Australian man Mark Allen has been found in a guesthouse in Cambodia after an apparent drug overdose.
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