Malaysian Mohd Rafi Udin, a former taxi driver, had not been seen since 2014 when he left the country to join Islamic State (IS). That was until he appeared last week in an IS propaganda video, alongside an Indonesian and Filipino. They each beheaded a Middle Eastern-looking prisoner. It was the first time Southeast Asian fighters have been filmed carrying out beheadings.
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The street was named by British settlers for its natural springs, but the Chinese name refers to spring the season. Long a red-light district, the street hosted a market for a time, but little of its past remains
Stories of dogs mourning the deaths of owners often go viral – but how true are they? Dogs probably don’t think about death and mortality the way we do, and may be acting out of habit, experts say
British Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected calls for a do-over vote on leaving the European Union and assigned a team of officials to prepare for withdrawal.
As Britain heads into unchartered political and economic waters, football and fashion star David Beckham headed to Hong Kong, arriving last night for the 90th anniversary celebrations of British label Kent & Curwen.
Relatives of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s are concerned the issue will receive little attention during campaigning for the July 10 upper house election, with economic and social security issues largely in focus.
An El Niño-induced drought in Vietnam has left one million people in urgent need of food assistance and two million people lacking access to drinking water, Europe’s humanitarian aid agency said.
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi told the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights on Monday that the government will avoid using the term “Rohingya” to describe a persecuted Muslim minority in the country’s northwest, an official said on Monday.
A Japanese court kept its ban on operation of two nuclear reactors at the Takahama power plant in Fukui Prefecture on Friday by rejecting the plant operator’s request to suspend an injunction it had issued over the reactivated reactors.
Two former Australian detectives, including a once decorated cop who has spent time in prison and been linked to underworld figures, were found guilty on Wednesday of murdering a university student during a drug deal.
The abrupt cancellation of the screening of a film critical of Myanmar’s military has exposed sensitivities over portrayal of the army as the country deals with the legacy of 49 years of harsh military rule.
The resignation on Wednesday of Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe makes him merely the latest Japanese politician to fall on his sword after being linked to behaviour not considered compatible with his position.
Candidates opposed to a plan to relocate a key US military base within Okinawa gained a majority in the prefectural assembly election on Sunday, giving a boost to Governor Takeshi Onaga’s efforts to block construction of the new base in the island prefecture.
About 4,000 athletes from 14 countries and regions will descend on the city hoping to capture one of 24 championships.
In recent years, poster campaigns by Japan’s railway operators have called on passengers to be considerate towards other travellers by offering their seat to an elderly person or not having their music too loud.
Company is targeting Hong Kong and upgrading its safety features
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