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Gunmen have opened fire on a busy market place in India’s north-eastern state of Assam, killing at least 13 people, officials say. Police blamed the Read more
SINGAPORE: Indonesian authorities have arrested six terror suspects, including the group leader who had plans to fire a rocket from Batam in an attack on Read more
It may look like something from the future, but China’s long-awaited “straddling bus” ran its inaugural test in Hebei province this week. The 2m-high Transit Read more
(Reuters) Nearly 120,000 units of digital currency bitcoin worth about US$72 million was stolen from the exchange platform Bitfinex in Hong Kong, rattling the global bitcoin Read more
North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile which travelled 1,000km (620 miles) before landing in Japanese waters, the South and Japan say. The missile was Read more
Thailand’s hospital-bound King Bhumibol Adulyadej is still being treated for fever and water on the brain, the palace said Monday in the latest in a Read more
[BBC] A world-leading air crash investigator has said he believes flight MH370 was deliberately flown into the sea. Larry Vance told Australian news programme 60 Read more
(CNN) Tokyo has elected its first female governor, the Arabic-speaking environmentalist and North Korea hawk Yuriko Koike. Story highlights Yuriko Koike will become Toyko’s first-ever female Read more
Protests, cocoons and shoebox homes: A look beyond Hong Kong’s postcard exterior Hong Kong (CNN)It’s no secret: Hong Kong is photogenic. With its shining skyscrapers, Read more
(CNN) A large wing part recently found on a Tanzanian island “highly likely” came from missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, according to Australia’s transport minister. The Read more
[ Channel News Asia ] SINGAPORE – Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, was arrested and detained in July for spreading radical ideology and contributing to the Read more
A couple from India’s Dalit community has been been hacked to death after a row over a 15 rupees (22 cents; 16 pence) debt in Read more
[Channel News Asia] CILACAP: Indonesia on Friday (Jul 28) executed four drug convicts, three of them foreigners, by firing squad, an official said, drawing swift Read more
CILACAP, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia rebuffed appeals from distraught relatives, rights advocates and foreign governments to abandon plans to execute 14 people for drug crimes Read more
[Adelani Adepegba, Abuja – PUNCH] The Federal Government has deported three Koreans for over-staying their visas in the country. The foreigners, Lee Yoo Song, Lee Byeung Woo and Moon Een Soo were removed from the country Read more
Hong Kong (CNN) A military court in China on Monday sentenced former top official Guo Boxiong to life in prison for accepting bribes, according to Read more
SAGAMIHARA, Japan (AP) — At least 19 people were killed and about 20 wounded in a knife attack Tuesday at a facility for the handicapped Read more
The hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will be suspended if the aircraft is not found in an area now being searched, Malaysia, China and Read more
[BBC] Indonesian police say they believe they have killed the country’s most wanted militant in a jungle gun battle. The body of Santoso, who led Read more
[BBC] North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, say US and South Korean military officials. The missiles were launched from Read more
China: A one-year-old boy in Suzhou, in east China’s Anhui Province, found himself in a sticky situation after his right thumb got stuck in a Read more
PUTRAJAYA, July 14 — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad confirmed today that he will be a founding member of a new political Read more
[Strait Times] BANGKOK/SINGAPORE – The Standard Chartered Bank robbery suspect currently detained in Bangkok was found with a notebook detailing plans for him to escape Read more
[BBC] Families of passengers from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 have told the BBC that Malaysian authorities seem to be ignoring possible new evidence. Two trips Read more
SEOUL (AP) – South Korea — North Korea said Monday it will end a diplomatic communication channel with the United States and hinted at harsher Read more
[BBC] The Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has shelved the requirement for media to refer to him as “Lord Prime Minister and Supreme Military Commander.” Read more
[BBC] Taiwan is bracing itself for the arrival of a vast typhoon, expected to hit the island in the next day. Thousands of tourists have Read more
[CNN] Gunmen have opened fire at a Bangladesh mosque, killing one policeman and injuring at least five others, during an Eid congregation on Thursday. More Read more
[The Guardian] South Korean intelligence service says Kim binges on food and suffers from insomnia because of fear of being assassinated Kim Jong-un has Read more
(Channel News Asia) SINGAPORE: United Overseas Bank (UOB), Singapore’s third-largest lender, has suspended its loans programme for London properties in the wake of uncertainties caused Read more
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