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North Korea Arirang Mass Games 2012
Arirang Mass Games will be held in North Korean capital Pyongyang from August 1st until September 9th, 2012. Mass Games takes place in the one of the...
India’s power supply fully restored
Power supply in India has been fully restored after a two-day blackout hit much of the country, officials say. More than 600 million people were...
India in a second day of massive power breakdown
More than half of India has been left without power after a massive power breakdown has hit the country for a second day running. Indian...
Australia in $500 million drugs seizure after breaking Hong Kong-based ring
Australian police have seized drugs worth over $500 million dollars and broken up a Hong Kong-based drugs ring. Four Hong Kong nationals and three Australian...
North Korea denies South’s reports about country’s reform and opening
North Korea has strongly denied reports from South Korea that it is planning policy changes that will lead to the reform and opening of...
Massive power outage hits India causing major disruption
A massive power outage has caused disruption across northern India, including in the capital, Delhi. It hit a vast swathe of the country affecting more...
Ukulele Picnic Week: Japan sets world’s record for largest ukulele ensemble
A new world record for the largest ukulele ensemble has been set in Yokohama, Japan, at the Ukulele Picnic Week event. More than 2,000 strummers gathered...
Women longevity: Japan falls behind Hong Kong in global life expectancy rankings
Japanese women have fallen behind Hong Kong in terms of global life expectancy rankings for the first time in 25 years. This was partly due to...
Who is Ri Sol-Ju, the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un?
More details are emerging in South Korea about Ri Sol-Ju, the woman identified as the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. A lawmaker, quoting...
Gu Kailai, Bo Xilai’s wife, charged with murder of Neil Heywood
Gu Kailai, the wife of disgraced Chinese political leader Bo Xilai, has been charged with murder, state news agency Xinhua has reported. Gu Kailai and...
Kim Jong-Un is married to Ri Sol-Ju, North Korean media confirms
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is married, state media have confirmed for the first time. Reports referred to Kim Jong-Un attending the opening of an...
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak apologizes to the nation
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has apologized to the nation over corruption investigations involving his brother and former aides. "I bow my head and apologize...
Typhoon Vicente hit Hong Kong overnight
Strong typhoon Vicente hit Hong Kong overnight, leaving scores injured, hundreds of trees felled and many flights cancelled or delayed. Typhoon Vicente hit late on...
Beijing hit by deadly deluge following heavy rainfall
China's capital Beijing has been hit by the heaviest rainfall in 60 years and has left 10 people dead and stranded thousands at the...
Japan’s government to probe Tepco radiation cover-up
Japan will investigate a report that workers at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were urged to disguise their exposure to radiation. Build-Up, a...
Ai Weiwei’s tax evasion appeal rejected by Chinese court
Artist and dissident Ai Weiwei’s appeal against a tax evasion fine has been rejected by a Chinese court, his lawyer says. Police barred Ai Weiwei...
22 NATO fuel tankers destroyed by Taliban bomb in Samangan province
A bomb planted by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan has destroyed 22 NATO fuel tankers carrying supplies to coalition forces, local officials say. The vehicles...
Patrick Devillers, French architect linked to Bo Xilai scandal, leaves Cambodia for China
Patrick Devillers, a French architect with alleged links to scandal-hit Chinese politician Bo Xilai has left Cambodia for China, officials say. Patrick Devillers was detained...
Kim Jong-Un appointed as North Korea’s army marshal
Young North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been given the title of ''marshal'', state media has announced. The move followed a high-level military reshuffle in...
Hyon Yong-Chol appointed as North Korea’s new vice marshal
Hyon Yong-Chol has been appointed as North Korea’s new vice-marshal, the official KCNA news agency says. The move comes a day after the army chief,...
Ri Yong-Ho, North Korean military chief, removed from all official posts
North Korean state media has announced that military chief Ri Yong-Ho has been removed from all official posts. As well as being head of the...
Japan floods: more than 250,000 people ordered to leave their homes
More than 250,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes to avoid floods caused by torrential rainfall in south-west Japan, officials say. Flooding and...
Who is Kim Jong-Un’s mystery woman?
Agency news in Seoul reported that a mystery woman was sitting next to the young North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un at a concert this...
China’s growth rate slows to 7.6% in the second quarter
China's economy has grown at its slowest pace in three years as investment slowed and demand fell in key markets such as the US...
Kim Jong-Un seen with mystery woman
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been seen attending different events with a mystery woman. The fact was led to speculation in South Korean media...
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