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Five Frozen, Gutted Tigers Found In Vietnam
Five frozen tigers have been discovered in a Vietnamese man's freezer with their organs removed, according to official...
Cameroon Expelled 2,600 Nigerians Fleeing Boko Haram
More than 2,600 Nigerians who fled into northern Cameroon to escape Boko Haram jihadists have been forced to go home...
Iraq Forces Gain Ground, Deploy Snipers In Mosul
Iraqi forces gained ground from the Islamic State group in Mosul and have deployed snipers in the Old City to target...
Taxi-Hailing App Grab Hits the Road In Myanmar
Ride-hailing firm Grab launched a trial service in Yangon on Tuesday, becoming the first international company to enter...
‘Beauty and the Beast’ To Be Shown Uncut In Malaysia
Disney's hit movie "Beauty and the Beast", under fire from Malaysian conservatives for a "gay moment", will be released...
Japan’s ‘oldest Porn Queen’ Retires — At 80
After a decade of peeling off for X-rated movies, a Japanese porn actress famous for being the country's oldest has...
Sweet-Toothed Japan Thief Nabbed After Ice Cream Binge
A hapless Japanese thief has got himself into a sticky spot with police after being arrested for breaking into offices...
Myanmar Mother Sues Son For Calling Her A ‘prostitute’
A Myanmar woman is suing her own son for calling her a "prostitute" on Facebook, the latest case under a controversial...
Chinese Police ‘admit Torture’ of Dead Suspect
Police in central China's Henan province have issued a rare statement admitting that some officers may have tortured a...
US Bans Laptops, Tablets From Cabins On Flights From Middle East
The United States warned Tuesday that extremists plan to target passenger jets with bombs hidden in electronic devices,...
Lucky Escape For S.Sudan Plane Crash Survivors
All passengers and crew survived a plane crash in South Sudan on Monday in which the jet hit a fire truck on the runway...
India Grants Sacred Rivers Status of ‘legal Persons’
Two of India's holiest but most polluted rivers have been recognised as a "legal person" in a landmark court ruling...
Face Recognition Flushes Out China’s Toilet Paper Crooks
A years-long crime spree by Chinese toilet paper thieves may have reached the end of its roll after park officials in...
Iraqi Families Reunite Outside War-Wracked Mosul
Surrounded by displaced Iraqis, Ahmad strides up and down a muddy stretch of land near Mosul, mobile phone in hand,...
Australia Offers Women Cricketers Big Pay Rise In Bid To End Row
Cricket Australia offered to more than double elite women players' pay and also promised an increase for the men in a...
Australian Probe Clears World Vision Over Gaza Case
An Australian government probe has found no evidence taxpayer money was misused by the World Vision NGO in the Gaza...
Syria Rebels Launch Fresh Assault On East Damascus
Rebels and jihadists on Tuesday launched a fresh assault on east Damascus, two days after Syrian government forces...
Sri Lanka Ex-Leader’s Brother Shifts Blame For Killings
The brother of Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapakse denied Tuesday involvement in war-era death squads,...
Russia Probes Murder of Space Agency Boss Held In Prison
Russia is probing the murder of a senior space official in a Moscow prison cell amid reports he died from a deep stab...