North Korea parades new submarine-launched missileBy Sebastien Berger Pictures showed at least four of the missiles with black-and-white cones being driven past flag-waving crowds
Coronavirus fails to deter India's massive Ganges pilgrimageTaking a dip in the Ganges is considered a sacred rite by Hindus, who come from across India and beyond its borders to...By Aishwarya Kumar
Indonesia rescuers find human remains after deadly plane crashDomestic investigators' final report on that crash said major factors included a chronically faulty component in a...By Dessy Sagita
The ex-cop behind China's largest gay dating appThe app today says it has more than 58 million users in China and countries including India, Korea and Thailand.By Jing Xuan Teng
Dozens of Hong Kong opposition figures arrested under Security LawChina has claimed jurisdiction over especially serious security crimes and has allowed its security agents to operate...By Jerome Taylor
North Korea's Kim admits mistakes as party congress opens: KCNAThe run-up to the congress saw the entire country mobilised in an 80-day drive to boost the economy, featuring...By Sunghee Hwang
Kim Jong Un thanks North Koreans for support 'in difficult times'South Korean media said it was the first time since 1995 that a North Korean leader has sent a New Year card to the...By AFP News
Chinese citizen journalist jailed for four years for Wuhan virus reportingZhang is the first to face trial of a group of four citizen journalists detained by authorities earlier this year after...By Laurie Chen
Thai King's critics leak thousands of explicit photos of royal mistressThis comes after the Mistress had just returned from being imprisoned last year to rejoin the King's royal harem after...By Nina Siena
Ghost ship containing $80 million worth of cocaine washes up on Marshall IslandsInvestigations found the 18ft. fiberglass vessel carrying what turns out to be the Pacific nation's largest-ever haul...By Nina Siena
Pakistan president approves new anti-rape lawPakistan is a deeply conservative and patriarchal nation where victims of sexual abuse often are too afraid to speak...By AFP News
New Zealand sex worker gets six figure settlement in sexual harassment caseNew Zealand Prostitutes Collective Dame Catherine Healy calls the case a milestone as she warned brothel operators to...By Nina Siena
Workers riot at India iPhone factory over 'exploitation' claimsBy AFP News Labour unrest is not uncommon in India, with workers paid poorly and given few...
Pig guts fly in Taiwan parliament protestBy AFP News Taiwan's government recently announced it would allow imports of US pork fed...
South Korean online sex ring leader sentenced to 40 years in jailBy Nina Siena The accused ran his criminal syndicate throughout secretive chatrooms in the...
Australian Juror gets dismissed for snoring in court during murder trialBy Nina Siena The female juror's snoring was heard at the time when evidence was being...
Chinese man caught with mistress gets strapped in a cage and thrown into riverBy Nina Siena This was a punishment practised during the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, but...
Nine Australian soldiers take their own lives amid reports of alleged war crimesBy Nina Siena From 40 veterans in 2019, at least 56 veterans committed suicide this year...
Endangered parrots found stuffed by smugglers inside plastic water bottlesBy Nina Siena There are more than 130 threatened bird species found inhabiting the vast...
Australian special forces 'unlawfully killed' 39 in AfghanistanBy Max Blenkin, with Andrew Beatty in Sydney A years-long internal investigation into military misconduct was released...