Thailand makes one of its ‘largest ever’ crystal methamphetamine busts
Thailand has made one of its largest crystal methamphetamine busts, seizing 700 million baht ($A29 million) worth of the drug, police said, as the United Nations warned Southeast Asia was…
Four detained in Indonesia’s Aceh for alleged gay sex, face 100 lashes
Rights activists have called for Indonesia’s Aceh province to release four people detained on suspicion of having homosexual sex, amid concerns over the persecution of the LGBT community in the…
Two Airbnb hosts fined in Singapore’s first such case
A Singapore court has fined two Airbnb hosts a total of S$60,000 ($A59,600) each for unauthorised short-term letting in the first such case under the city-state’s rules on short-term property…
Dismissal call piles pressure on Hong Kong academic over independence remarks
Pressure is mounting on a Hong Kong academic who helped lead pro-democracy protests in 2014, as dozens of pro-Beijing groups ran newspaper advertisements today to demand his dismissal for allegedly…
Most distant star ever detected sits halfway across the universe
Scientists have detected the most distant star ever viewed, a blue behemoth located more than halfway across the universe and named after the ancient Greek mythological figure Icarus. Researchers said…
Saudi crown prince says Israelis have right to their own land
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Israelis are entitled to live peacefully on their own land in an interview published on Monday in US magazine The Atlantic, another public sign of…
China says space station burns up over South Pacific
China’s Tiangong-1 space station has re-entered the earth’s atmosphere and burnt up over the South Pacific, the Chinese space authority said. The “vast majority” of the craft burnt up on…
Polls show about half of Japanese voters don’t support PM Abe’s Cabinet
About half of Japanese voters don’t support Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration amid suspected cronyism and cover-up, opinion polls by Japanese media shows. The Yomiuri newspaper’s survey issued today showed…
Erdogan calls Netanyahu “terrorist” as insults fly after Gaza deaths
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu a “terrorist”, escalating an exchange of insults that started after he criticised Israel’s lethal military response to a demonstration…
Pope baptises Italy ‘migrant hero’ at Easter Eve service
Pope Francis on Saturday led an Easter vigil service, baptising eight adults, including a formerly undocumented Nigerian migrant beggar who became a hero when he disarmed an Italian thief wielding…
