Beijing says it will change how Hong Kong’s leader is ‘appointed and removed’
A senior Chinese official has highlighted plans to “improve” the system by which Hong Kong’s leader is appointed or removed, after…
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Dramatic images show impact of deadly earthquakes in Philippines
At least 14 people have died after a series of earthquakes rattled the southern Philippines. A 6.5 magnitude quake struck on Thursday morning, local…
Continue Reading Asia’s biggest Halloween party is in Hong Kong, where people are being arrested for wearing masks
Lan Kwai Fong is a zoo on Halloween. LKF, as it’s known locally, is the one of the most popular places to go out in Hong Kong. It’s home…
Continue Reading 70 dead after gas cylinder explosion sparks fire on Pakistan train
At least 70 people were killed and 30 more injured in a fire that engulfed a train in Pakistan on Thursday morning, after a gas canister that…
Continue Reading Two Chinese nationals tried to smuggle live baby eels onto a plane
Two Chinese nationals have been given 10-month suspended prison sentences and fined over $8,000 each for attempting to smuggle live baby eels out of…
Continue Reading India downgrades Kashmir’s status and takes greater control over contested region
India has officially split the former state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, a move that gives the government in New Delhi greater…
Continue Reading North Korea fired 2 unidentified projectiles, South Korea says
North Korea fired two “unidentified projectiles” into the waters between South Korea and Japan on Thursday afternoon, the South Korean…
Continue Reading Alleged fraudster with ties to DiCaprio and Paris Hilton settles with US for $700M
The alleged mastermind of a multibillion dollar corruption scandal that rocked Malaysia has struck a $700 million deal with the US government to end…
Continue Reading Thai King fires palace bedroom guards for ‘violent conduct’ and adultery
Thailand’s King has fired four more palace officials, the latest in a series of high profile public dismissals that include his own royal…
Continue Reading ‘Inherit the red gene’: China issues Xi-focused morality guidelines
Chinese citizens have been urged to “inherit the red gene” by following new morality rules which use President Xi Jinping’s…
Continue Reading UN members issue dueling statements over China’s treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Two groups of United Nations member states issued dueling statements over China’s treatment of the predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority in…
Continue Reading Some Hong Kong protesters are adopting the Joker as their own. Others are horrified
Halloween is just days away — and with “Joker” smashing box-office records, it seems inevitable that throngs of film fans will…
Continue Reading Father of missing backpacker Amelia Bambridge fears she’s been kidnapped
The father of a 21-year-old British woman who disappeared after a beach party on a Cambodian island fears she has been kidnapped. Amelia Bambridge…
Continue Reading Strongest tropical cyclone in 12 years barrels across Arabian Sea
A rare tropical cyclone barreling across the Arabian Sea has reached the intensity of a Category 4 hurricane, becoming the strongest storm recorded…
Continue Reading Sujith Wilson: Indian toddler trapped in well dies
A two-year-old boy trapped 26 meters (88 feet) down a well since last Friday, sparking a major rescue attempt that captivated India, has died. The…
Continue Reading Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong banned from running in local election
One of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists has been barred from running in upcoming district council elections, as…
Continue Reading Stuck in an airport for almost two weeks, Iranian beauty queen says she will be killed if she is deported
An Iranian beauty queen who has spent almost two weeks inside Manila’s international airport says she will be killed if she is sent back home…
Continue Reading Retired doctor, 67, gives birth in China after getting ‘pregnant naturally’
A 67-year-old retired doctor has given birth in China — potentially making her the country’s oldest new mother. The woman, surnamed Tian,…
Continue Reading Rescuers race to save toddler trapped in 88-foot well since Friday
Indian officials are racing against time to rescue a toddler who has been trapped in an 88-foot-deep well since Friday. Sujith Wilson, who is…
Continue Reading The terrified Kashmir families who call one of the world’s most militarized zones home
Brightly-colored houses are pock-marked and cracked in Jura, a town of about 6,000 people in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. Shops and walls are…
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