Asia Chinese citizens’ freedom of movement after lockdown now depends on health QR codes on phone apps (SEE DETAILS) by Patrick Akpu April 8, 2020
Asia First in Asia! Taiwan legalises same-sex marriage by Patrick Akpu May 17, 2019 0 Taiwan’s parliament legalised same-sex marriage on Friday in a landmark first for Asia as the government survived a last-minute attempt... Read more
Asia King of Thailand marries his bodyguard ahead of coronation by Patrick Akpu May 3, 2019 0 Ahead of his official coronation on Saturday the King of Thailand, Maha Vajiralongkorn, has married his bodyguard and made her... Read more
Asia Indonesia police apologise for using snake on suspect by Akinwande Soji-Ojo February 11, 2019 0 Police in Indonesia’s Papua province have apologised after interrogators used a snake in an attempt to extract a confession from... Read more
Asia Driver crushes pedestrians in Tokyo on New Year’s Day marking first terror attack in 2019 by Patrick Akpu January 1, 2019 0 What could be described as the first terror attack in 2019 has been recorded as a car deliberately ploughed into... Read more
Asia VIDEO: Woman survives after she was thrown out of car window in ghastly accident by Esther Olowoyeye November 27, 2018 0 A woman in China who was thrown out of the car's window during a high-speed crash, survived miraculously. The woman was sent... Read more
Asia 35-year-old woman raped while undergoing surgery in hospital by Esther Olowoyeye November 26, 2018 0 A 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped during surgery for haemorrhoids at one of the country's leading hospitals in Pakistan. The... Read more
Asia Pastor jailed for raping eight of his female church members by Esther Olowoyeye November 23, 2018 0 A South Korean pastor has been jailed for 15 years for raping eight of his female members. Judge Chung Moon-sung told... Read more
Asia Father shoots man who sneaked into daughter’s bedroom at night by Esther Olowoyeye November 19, 2018 0 A 64-year-old man has reported himself at the police station after he shot a man dead in defense in Thailand.... Read more
Asia Female writer sentenced to 10 years in prison over gay erotic novel by Patrick Akpu November 19, 2018 0 A Chinese court has slammed a 10-year jail term on an author who published an erotic novel featuring gay sex... Read more
Asia Monkey kills newborn baby in India by Esther Olowoyeye November 15, 2018 0 A Twelve-days- old baby boy has died after he was snatched from his mother and bitten by a monkey on... Read more
Asia Woman dies after being gang-raped by ex-husband, friends by Esther Olowoyeye November 10, 2018 0 A woman has died after she was reportedly dragged to a field and raped by her ex-husband and two others.... Read more
Asia 13-year-old girl beheaded for refusing to have sex with neighbour by Esther Olowoyeye November 5, 2018 0 A 13-year-old girl has been beheaded with a piece of farm equipment after refusing to have sex with her neighbour.... Read more
Asia 96-year-old Indian woman scores 98% in literacy exam by Esther Olowoyeye November 1, 2018 0 A 96-year-old woman who in August became the oldest woman to appear for a literacy programme has set a record... Read more
Asia 20-year-old man explains why he raped 100-year-old grandmother by Esther Olowoyeye October 30, 2018 0 A 20-year-old man has been arrested by Indian police for allegedly raping a 100-year-old grandmother in her own bedroom. The... Read more
Asia Man sells 10 day-old baby girl to strangers, says he wants a son by Esther Olowoyeye October 29, 2018 0 A Chinese man has been detained for selling his newborn daughter to a couple in need of a child. The... Read more