The former coach of the Chinese national men’s football team has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for bribery, state media reported. Li Tie, who also played for Everton…
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Thailand: Police arrest two after deadly bomb attack at festival
Authorities in Thailand have arrested two men following a blast at a festival near the border with Myanmar that killed three people and wounded dozens. Thai police said an improvised…
S Korea: National Assembly votes to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been impeached by the National Assembly over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, a move that plunged South Korea into political turmoil halfway through…
India: Bail for actor Allu Arjun arrested over fan’s death in crowd crush
A popular Indian actor was arrested and later released on bail in connection with a crush that killed a person at the premiere of his film. Allu Arjun, one of…
Myanmar: Bloody siege ends army control of western border
The end, when it came for the BGP5 barracks, was loud and brutal. First, a crackly speaker calling out for their surrender; then, a thunderous barrage of artillery, rockets and…
Indonesia: Deadly landslides, flash floods hit Java island
Indonesian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies that were swept away in flash floods that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said, adding that two people were still…
Asia: Frustrated young men celebrate the return of Donald Trump
From Taipei, Taiwan; Seoul, South Korea; and Manila, the Philippines – Donald Trump’s popularity among young men who frequent the “manosphere” online has been widely cited as a factor in his…
S Korea: Opposition parties submit new motion to impeach President Yoon
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged to “fight to the end” after opposition parties submitted a new joint motion to impeach him over a botched martial law bid last week. The…
S Korea: President Yoon vows to ‘fight to the end’
Embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his shock decision to declare martial law last week, saying he did it to protect the country’s democracy. In a surprise televised address…
India: Marketing ethics get the spotlight
The rapper Snoop DoggSnoop Dogg made headlines last year for announcing that he would be “giving up smoke”, only to reveal that he was actually talking about using a smokeless fire…