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Japan's scandal-hit ruling party picks next PM

 

Shigeru Ishiba has been elected leader of the LDP, positioning him to be Japan's next prime minister.

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South Korea toys with the unthinkable

Amid worrying times, South Korea is considering building nuclear weapons of its own in what could create a “balance of terror”.

Iron lady Sheikh Hasina ends 15-year rule and flees Bangladesh

After 15 years of leading Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina fled the country on Monday as protesters stormed her palace in Dhaka. Daughter of a murdered revolutionary who helped Bangladesh gain independence, Hasina was once hailed for rescuing the country from military rule. But her iron fist and intolerance to dissent, including the mass arrest of opponents, left a bitter taste in the mouths of the public.

North Korea showcases new missile force (PHOTOS)

Leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a parade of 250 of the tactical systems that will bolster the country’s border defenses

Putin vows support to North Korea after devastating floods

Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un over devastating floods that caused untold casualties and damaged thousands of homes, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

Chilling moment plane crashes on takeoff

 

Chilling footage has emerged of the moment a passenger plane crashed on takeoff, killing almost everybody aboard.

How China swerved worst of global tech meltdown

 

Very few organisations will buy software from the US firm, partly due to its criticism of Beijing.

22 killed in lithium battery plant fire in South Korea

Majority of the dead were workers who emigrated from China, officials say

Congratulations pour in for Modi following India’s election results

Heads of state are sending their best wishes as the prime minister looks poised to rely on his party’s allies to secure his leadership

North Korea sends poo balloons to South

 

Kim Jong-un has found a new, and gross, way of annoying South Korea – with a flotilla of excrement filled balloons sent across the border.

China says Taiwan drills served to test its ability to 'seize power' over island

Beijing on Friday said ongoing drills encircling Taiwan were testing the military's ability to seize power over the self-ruled island, days after a new president was sworn in.

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