Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Japan
A POWERFUL magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck southeast of Tokyo with local authorities saying there is no threat of a tsunami.
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The world’s ‘most depraved man’
THIS Australian’s alleged crimes are so bad that a country may bring back the death penalty to kill him. WARNING: Graphic.
‘The ambulance was too small’
THIS is the moment 20 rescuers haul a 320kg man into a truck — after he could no longer move having gorged on noodles every day for 10 years.
Satellite pics you’re not meant to see
GOOGLE Earth images reveal four mysterious new objects on a disputed South China Sea island. The government wants to hide the evidence.
Bomb fears after Bali fertiliser bust
A BOAT containing a massive 30 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser, a component often used in bomb making, has been seized in waters off Bali.
Earth-bound space station ‘out of control’
CHINA has lost control of its giant space station, raising fears it could cause devastation when it crashes on Earth.
Jihadists feeding off discontent
ISLAMIC State will ‘resurface’ as a jihadist force in South East Asia with Coalition forces not doing enough to seek political change in the Middle East and better engage Russia.
‘I’m telling them, f*** you’
THEY say actions speak louder than words and it’s pretty hard to misinterpret what “The Punisher” is conveying here.
Police board Saudi jet after false alarm
SAUDI Airlines Flight SV 872 has sparked a major scare at Manila airport after an emergency ‘under imminent threat’ signal was received by the control tower.
Accused Bali killers face more grilling
AUSTRALIAN woman Sara Connor and her British boyfriend will face further interrogations to determine their alleged roles in the death of a Bali police officer.
Baby-faced drug mule freed
CHHAY Reaksmey, Cambodia’s 14-year-old drug mule, is to be released from notorious Prey Sar prison after a judge ruled her jailing was “unjust”.
Playboy baron’s daughter executed
THE daughter of a British aristocrat with criminal ties to Australia is the latest casualty of The Punisher’s anti-drug death squads.
Tourists killed in tragic boat collision
AT least 13 people have died and 10 are missing after a double-decker tourist boat hit a bridge and capsized in Thailand.
China’s scathing response to Japan
JAPAN’S recent decision to expand its involvement in the South China Sea dispute hasn’t gone down well with the rising superpower.
Inside China’s brainwashing centres
CHINA’S brainwashing facilities are so secret they don’t officially exist. But the horror that goes on inside their walls is all too real.
Extreme torture in China’s prisons
ELECTRIC shocks and limb stretching. These are just some of the punishments dished out on innocent people in China’s jails.
Japan shakes up South China Sea
JAPAN’S latest news is set to incense China in a region that’s already marked by heightened tensions and bitter rows.
Pakistan mosque bomb kills dozens
DOZENS of people are dead in Pakistan, after a suicide bomber shouted “Allahu akbar” and blew himself up in a packed mosque.
Hanged from tree for having ‘an affair’
A WOMAN and man were hanged from a tree and a man charged with shooting dead his mother in the latest shocking “honour killing” cases.
China launches second space station
CHINA has launched its second space station in a sign of the growing sophistication of its military-backed program that intends to send a mission to Mars.
Two tourists dead in Bali boat blast
AN Austrian woman and another woman believed to be Spanish have been killed and 17 other foreigners hurt in an explosion on a ferry departing Bali.
Delay in Bali cop killing charges
AUSTRALIAN Sara Connor and her British boyfriend will have to wait to find out what charges they will face after prosecutors said that more work needs to be done.
Runaway moon causes chaos in China
SUPER Typhoon Meranti has made landfall in southern China and already has had some residents seeing the dark side of the moon.
Rivers of blood flow in city’s streets
RIVERS of blood ran through the streets of this city after a mass sacrifice amid monsoon rains. WARNING: Disturbing images.
Firms wage war on stinky business
GOT stinky colleagues? After a long, sweaty summer, some firms are declaring all out war on an office plague known as “smell harassment”.
Accused child molester ‘should serve 16 years’
AN AUSTRALIAN man accused of sexually abusing young girls in Bali should be jailed for 16 years, prosecutors have submitted. But Richard Ellis says police have him all wrong.
‘Go ahead, if you want to execute her’
INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo said that his Philippine counterpart gave him the go ahead to execute a Filipino maid spared the firing squad.
South Korea to obliterate Pyongyang
SOUTH Korea has a plan to reduce North Korea’s capital “to ashes and removed from the map” if it shows any sign of a nuclear attack.
Does N. Korea have power to destroy us?
NORTH Korea’s latest nuclear test, its most powerful to date, is a game-changer … according to North Korea. But how seriously should we take it?
‘N. Korea nuclear test a grave threat’
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama will push for new international sanctions against North Korea, calling on China to assert pressure on the Asian country.
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