A federal court in St Louis has indicted 14 North Koreans for allegedly being part of a long-running conspiracy aimed at extorting funds from US companies and funneling money to…
Tag: Asia
Singapore: Authorities step up executions amid increasing pressure from anti-death penalty groups
Masoud Rahimi Mehrzad’s father was in a remote part of Iran when he received the news that he had long dreaded.His son was to be hanged in Singapore’s Changi Prison.…
S Korea: MPs get death threats over impeachment vote
The news is moving so quickly in South Korea, the papers can no longer keep up. President Yoon Suk Yeol’s shock attempt to impose martial law last Tuesday night was…
India: Teen Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest world chess champion
Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest-ever world chess champion after beating defending champion China’s Ding Liren in a dramatic turn on Thursday. Dommaraju, 18, is four years younger…
China: Authorities jail ex-national football head coach Li Tie for bribery
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…
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…