Thailand extradites a suspect in illegal gambling operations to China

She Zhijiang, an alleged transnational crime kingpin accused by Beijing of having run illegal online gambling operations, is escorted by police at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Thailand T

Police investigates suicide bombing that killed 12 outside an Islamabad court

Mourners comfort Yahya Zubair, son of a lawyer who was killed in Tuesday’s suicide bombing in Islamabad Pakistan opened a probe yesterday into the suicide bombing

Bagpipers claim world record with AC/DC’s ‘It’s a Long Way to the Top’

Bagpipers gather to break a world record for the largest ever bagpipe ensemble playing “It’s a Long Way to the Top” by AC/DC in Melbourne Hundreds

Gov’t declares late dictator Suharto a national hero, despite outrage from rights groups 

A portrait of the late President Suharto is displayed during a ceremony awarding national hero title to ten figures including the former strongman, at the State Palace in Jakarta,

More than a million people evacuate as Super Typhoon Fung-wong threatens the northeastern coast

Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall yesterday, knocking down power,

Powerful quake strikes off the coast, tsunami advisory issued 

A powerful quake rattled northern Japan yesterday evening, followed by several more temblors, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. A tsunami advisory was issued. The earthquake,

Rare footage shows sucker fish as they whale-surf in the ocean’s wildest joyride

In this image made from video, remora fish ride a humpback whale off the coast of south-east Queensland, Australia There are easier ways to cross an

Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in Vietnam, bringing destructive winds and heavy rains

People watch rough waves caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Khanh Hoa Typhoon Kalmaegi has made landfall north of Gia Lai province in central Vietnam, lashing the region

Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 66 dead, mainly in province still recovering from deadly quake

Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 66 people dead with 26 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread flooding that trapped people on their

Air force chopper carrying five crashes while en route to help in typhoon response

Vehicles lie piled on after flooding caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Cebu city, yesterday A Philippine air force helicopter with five personnel on board crashed in the country’s

South Korean and Japanese leaders vow to improve ties in face of global uncertainty

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (above, left) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s new Prime Minister

North Korea’s top diplomat meets with Putin on a visit to Russia

North Korea’s top diplomat visited the Kremlin yesterday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which followed last month’s meeting between the countries’ leaders. Putin

Timor’s Ramos-Horta says personal diplomacy could bring Myanmar ceasefire

East Timor’s President Jose Ramos-Horta speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kuala Lumpur The president of East Timor told AP yesterday that he

Police arrest 57 South Koreans over alleged links to online scams

A delegation of South Korean lawmakers visit a building complex that was allegedly used for online scam work, outside Phnom Penh Cambodian police said yesterday they

Victims of 2021 typhoon seek compensation from Shell

A ‘help’ sign is painted on the roof beside damaged homes caused by Typhoon Rai in Siargao island, Surigao del Norte, Dec. 2021 Philippine victims of

Motegi plans to tell Trump it will build up military

Toshimitsu Motegi, newly appointed foreign minister, arrives at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo Japan’s new foreign minister said yesterday his country plans to show its determination

London and Jakarta agree to send home a British woman facing death penalty for drugs

UK Ambassador Dominic Jermey (left) and Indonesia’s minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra show the document arrangement on transfer of sentenced British prisoners in Jakarta, yesterday A British woman will

Parliament elects Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister

Lawmakers applaud as Sanae Takaichi was elected as Japan’s new prime minister during the extraordinary session of the lower house, in Tokyo, yesterday Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative

Death of kidnapped S.Korean student spurs talks to tackle online scams

South Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina (left) talks with Cambodian PM Hun Manet, during a meeting in Phnom Penh, yesterday Cambodian and South Korean officials agreed

Pacific nations ‘threatened by great power contest over deep sea minerals’

New Zealand’s defense minister Judith Collins New Zealand’s defense minister warned in an interview that small countries in the South Pacific face growing pressure from great power

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