Tourists among 25 killed in India’s Goa nightclub fire
At least 23 people were killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in the west Indian state of Goa, chief minister Pramod Sawant...
Japan’s Takaichi resurrects frozen dispute over islands lost to Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s pledge to revive visits by former residents to the Russia-controlled islands off Japan’s far north has reignited debate over...
China’s Pudu Robotics rolls out overseas charm offensive with robot dog
A pale-grey, nearly one-metre-tall, four-legged robot drew crowds at Tokyo’s International Robot Exhibition, lowering itself down some steps before lifting its right foreleg as...
‘Crafting process’ sees China woman get handmade doll’s eyes a decade after ordering
A Chinese woman who bought handmade doll’s eyes online has received the goods 10 years after placing the original order. The woman, surnamed Li,...
Case Against Self-Confessed ‘Extreme’ CCP Supporter Highlights Split in NZ’s Chinese Diaspora
Accusing a now-former Auckland City councillor of being unfit to hold public office and subject to foreign influence has cost a man who admits...
Hong Kong’s Legco election turnout reaches 17.4% by 2.30pm
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University in Hong Kong Seals Off Student Board, Suspends Union After Posters Mourn Fire Victims
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has sealed off a student bulletin board after the campus student union posted messages on it on Dec. 2,...
Can Japan find space for Muslim burials? Not if right-wing rhetoric prevails
Japan’s struggle to accept outsiders has been exposed once again after a video of a right-wing lawmaker arguing against Muslim burials went viral. The...
33 children killed in drone attack by Sudan paramilitaries, doctors say
Published: 7:50am, 7 Dec 2025Updated: 11:27am, 7 Dec 2025 A drone attack by the Sudanese paramilitary forces hit a kindergarten in south-central Sudan, killing...