‘A real inconvenience’: chaos as London Underground workers strike
Rush-hour commuters faced chaos on Monday as staff on the London Underground train network staged a five-day strike, shutting stations and forcing people to...
Monumental tomb of Roman period discovered in Albania
Archaeologists in Albania have discovered a large Roman burial chamber dating from the third to fourth century AD, the first of its kind found...
‘Urgent revisions’ mulled for China’s bankruptcy law, with shortcomings in mind
Chinese lawmakers began their first review of draft amendments to the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law on Monday, seeking to address shortcomings in the market-exit mechanism,...
China teenage girl dies in road accident just days after being accepted to university
The death of an 18-year-old girl in China who was accepted by a medical school in July only to be killed in a road...
4 men wanted over shop burglary during T8 typhoon alert in Hong Kong
Published: 5:31pm, 8 Sep 2025Updated: 5:42pm, 8 Sep 2025 Hong Kong police are searching for four men who broke into a second-hand luxury goods...
Stalking reports jump in South Korea after tougher laws enacted over murder case
South Korea has recorded a surge in reports of stalking within a few years of the enactment of tougher laws that were introduced following...
Outrage as Japan ex-mayor with 99 harassment claims wins council seat
A former Japanese mayor who resigned over 99 sexual harassment allegations has been elected as a town councillor, officials said on Monday, sparking anger...
Korean mother accused of suitcase murders stands trial in New Zealand
Published: 5:00pm, 8 Sep 2025Updated: 5:35pm, 8 Sep 2025 A woman accused of killing her two young children and hiding their bodies in suitcases...
Who will be Japan’s next PM? Ruling party grapples with a ‘poisoned chalice’
Less than 24 hours after Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation as prime minister, Japan’s ruling party faces a leadership contest that few seem eager...