Surprising new threat to China
TENSIONS in the region are again on the rise over what’s been described as one Asian country’s “most significant defensive move”.
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Alarm at terrorism cash flow
COUNTER-terrorism authorities are ‘increasingly concerned’ about money flowing into the South-East Asian region for terrorist attacks.
Just two ships now in MH370 search
A STALWART of the MH370 search is heading home, leaving two vessels to try and find the plane that vanished with 239 passengers and crew.
Satellites expose China’s military buildup
BEIJING is set to militarise its illegal presence in the South China Sea, with satellite photos revealing hangars for combat jets and strange new structures.
‘He was found naked. It’s nonsense’
A FRIEND of an Australian man who died after falling from a hotel balcony in Bangkok ruled out the possibility of it being a suicide.
China finds proof of mythical ‘great flood’
A FLOOD at the dawn of Chinese civilisation was said to have swept away heaven. Now archaeologists say the stories may be truth.
‘I will never forget this moment’
FOR 16 years, activist Irom Sharmila refused to eat to protest an unjust security law. Watch the incredible moment she broke her hunger strike.
Moment Aussie student was poisoned
CHILLING footage has emerged of a former Australian student drinking a coffee laced with cyanide — alongside her alleged killer.
China ramps up show of force
CHINA’S military posturing in the South China Sea is reaching new levels, with a promise of regular “combat air patrols”.
Japan emperor’s rare public address
IN an unprecedented prerecorded video message, Japan’s emperor Akihito has made a remarkable suggestion.
Accused cyanide coffee killer’s past
THE AFP have handed documents to Indonesia with details about an Australian girl on trial for murdering her friend by adding cyanide to her coffee.
Aussie taking on Asia’s paedophiles
THIS former policeman saw the reality of child trafficking when he was offered a five-year-old girl for sex. He couldn’t stand by.
Mysterious balcony death ‘shocks’ mates
JOSHUA Beath was no stranger to Thailand and friends grieve following his mysterious death, where he was found naked in a pool of blood.
Aussie’s naked body found in pool of blood
POLICE are searching for a woman after an Australian traveller was found dead in a pool of blood following a horror balcony fall in Thailand.
Thai woman linked to Aussie death
THAI authorities are reportedly hunting for a woman following the death of an Australian man holidaying in Bangkok last month.
Jetstar flight makes emergency landing
A JETSTAR flight with 320 people on headed to Australia has made an emergency landing on a remote Pacific island after engine troubles.
150 officials with targets on their backs
PHILIPPINE President has publicly named at least 150 government officials in his war on drugs. Which means their lives are in danger.
Chinese fleet swarms near East China Sea islands
JAPAN has rebuked China after it sailed a fleet of 230 vessels near Japanese-controlled waters in the East China Sea.
Gunmen open fire on busy market
GUNMEN in military uniforms sprayed bullets and flung grenades into a crowded market in northeast India, killing at least 13 people.
Militants’ ‘terrifying rocket attack plot’
INDONESIAN police have arrested six suspected militants who allegedly plotted a deadly rocket attack on a tourist area of Singapore.
Brain behind Chinese propaganda film
THIS Chinese propaganda film is the most comically melodramatic thing you will watch today. But what’s most surprising is the brains behind it.
‘They say I’m a freak … I’m melting’
THIS teenager’s deformed face, caused by a rare condition, has left him too scared to leave his home town due to cruel taunts from strangers.
North Korea plans moon landing
NORTH Korea has revealed it is building a space program which it believes will see it walk on the moon within a decade.
The Punisher issues ‘executive kill list’
PHILIPPINE President Duterte has signed death warrants of up to 50 drug-dealing officials as the street execution toll soars to 600.
Australia tests China’s patience
AUSTRALIA’S next possible move in the South China Sea could raise alarm bells. But is the situation as worrying as it sounds?
Horror pics of street executions
PHILIPPINE President Duterte called on citizens to kill drug users and dealers. Here are the horrific results. Warning: GRAPHIC
China: ‘You will suffer more’
DAYS after calling for attacks on Australian ships, Beijing has vowed the US and its allies “would suffer more” in any war.
‘Australia will be an ideal target’
A STATE-run Chinese media outlet has launched a scathing attack on “delirious” Australia, threatening military action against us.
Woman kept in dungeon-like cellar
POLICE have rescued a mentally ill woman who had been locked up in an underground cellar by her family, in an attempt to stop her from escaping.
Now China says humans evolved there
THE idea that humans first emerged out of Africa may have to be revisited: Chinese researchers say new fossil finds suggest we may have evolved in Asia.
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