China hands lengthy jail terms to two teenagers for murdering classmate
BEIJING – A court in northern China handed lengthy prison terms to two teenagers for murdering their classmate with a shovel in March, state media said on Monday, in a…
Taiwan board game invites players to imagine Chinese invasion
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A new board game set against the backdrop of armed conflict around Taiwan is set to be released in January 2025, amid renewed threats from Beijing, inviting…
Second Jeju Air Boeing 737 suffers landing gear problem
A Jeju Air flight from Seoul on Monday was forced to return after encountering a landing gear problem, the airline said, a day after South Korea’s most deadly plane crash.…
Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women’s areas
KABUL – The Taliban’s supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas used by Afghan women and saying that existing ones…
North Korea calls for ‘toughest’ US strategy at party meeting
North Korea will launch its “toughest” ever strategy to counter the United States, state media said Sunday, reporting on a key year-end party meeting overseen by leader Kim Jong Un.#…
179 dead in South Korea’s worst plane crash
Of the 179 dead, 65 have been identified. SEOUL, South Korea – A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, smashing into…
Sri Lanka train memorial honours tsunami tragedy
PERALIYA – Just inland from the crashing waves on Sri Lanka’s palm-fringed shores, the train slowly came to a stop on Thursday — marking the moment a deadly tsunami hit…
Islamist militants in northwest Pakistan kill 16 security personnel, police officer says
Sixteen security personnel were killed in northwest Pakistan in an attack by Islamist militants early on Saturday, a senior police official in the South Waziristan region said, as Islamist fighters…
Hanoi karaoke bar fire kills 11, arson suspected
A fire ripped through a karaoke bar in the Vietnamese capital, killing 11 people and injuring two others in a case of suspected arson, police said Thursday. Photos from the…
Seven tourists hospitalised in Fiji from suspected alcohol poisoning
Seven tourists including four Australians were hospitalised in a suspected case of alcohol poisoning at a resort in Fiji, the Australian and Fijian governments said on Monday. The tourists became…