A court in Thailand has sentenced four men to two years in prison for a vicious assault on a holidaying British couple in their 60s and their 43-year-old son that left them unconscious in the street.
Australian authorities are expected to seek the extradition of five men charged with terrorism offences for allegedly planning to travel to Syria via Indonesia and the Philippines in a fishing boat from northern Australia after being arrested last week.
Five would-be terrorists have been taken into custody by Australian police after allegedly hatching a plan to sail from Australia to Indonesia, and then join Islamic State (IS).
Like many men his size, Norihito Kurashina dreads shopping for clothes. “The skinny jeans trend has done me no favours at all,” the 52-year-old magazine editor says, the lower buttons of his shirt straining a little as he shifts in his seat. “It’s really difficult to find anything that fits properly, so I often end up with clothes that I can just about squeeze into.”
It's a weekday morning and Chung Sang-hoon, 34, is at home with his two small children, classical music playing in the background.
Hong Kong police on Wednesday (Dec 23) charged five men with conspiracy to arson over a small blast outside the legislature earlier this month.
Women in Saudi Arabia will be voting and standing for office for the first time in the oil monarchy's municipal elections this weekend.Around 900 women will be standing among 7,000 people vying for seats on the county's 284 local councils.
Six out of every 10,000 people in China may be infected with HIV/AIDS, according to official figures revealed on Monday, the eve of World AIDS Day.
More than three-fourths of Norwegian men will be overweight within the next 15 years as lifestyles are changing in the Nordic country that is currently one of Europe's least overweight countries, local media reported on Wednesday.
The Islamic State (IS) militants posted an online video footage on Wednesday, purporting to show an Asian kid shooting down two IS fighters over charges of being moles working for Russia's security apparatus, according to opposition activists.
A total of 13 finals will take place in morning sessions at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced on Monday.
U.S. researchers said Friday that two sunscreen chemicals used to protect against ultraviolent (UV) rays appear to impair men's ability to father children.
An Egyptian court sentenced on Saturday eight men to three years in prison for appearing in a video of an alleged gay wedding and posting it online.
A Greek-owned cargo vessel came under attack by pirates off the coast of West Africa and two of the crew members have been abducted, Greek authorities said on Tuesday.
Australians between the ages of 18 and 24 were the most likely group to have experienced some form of violence last year
Over five million pounds have been awarded to an 11 strong consortium, led by the University of Glasgow, to develop and evaluate a European wide program to help male football fans become more active, less sedentary and improve their diets in a sustainable way.
The teenage son of Li Shuangjiang, a renowned Chinese tenor, was sentenced to ten years in prison for rape on Thursday, according to Beijing Haidian District People's Court.
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