Asia China jails ex-deputy Sports Minister for taking bribes by Patrick Akpu December 27, 2016 0 A court in central China on Monday jailed a former Deputy Sports Minister who once sat on China’s Olympics committee... Read more
Asia Ban Ki-moon leads in South Korea’s presidency race by Patrick Akpu December 26, 2016 0 Ban Ki-moon, outgoing UN Secretary General, whose second five-year term is set to end by the end of this year,... Read more
Asia Bloody Christmas eve as bomb explodes outside Catholic Church by Patrick Akpu December 24, 2016 0 Sixteen people were wounded in a grenade explosion outside a Catholic church during a Christmas eve mass in the Philippines'... Read more
Asia South Koreas parliament votes to impeach President Park Geun-hye by Patrick Akpu December 9, 2016 0 South Korea's national assembly voted Friday to impeach President Park Geun-hye over her alleged links to a corruption scandal. Backed... Read more
Asia 47 dead as Pakistani airlines plane crashes by Patrick Akpu December 7, 2016 0 Reports have it that a Pakistan Airlines flight with more than 40 people on board has crashed in the north... Read more
Asia Earthquake hits Indonesia, 54 people dead by Patrick Akpu December 7, 2016 0 A strong earthquake hit Indonesia's Aceh province Tuesday night killing up to 54 people with many wounded and others still... Read more
Asia Tokyo witnesses first November snowfall in 54 years by Patrick Akpu November 24, 2016 0 Tokyo has witnessed its first November snowfall after 54 years. The Japan Meterological Agency said it was the first time snow... Read more
Asia Prosecutors raid Samsung offices over allegations against South Korean President, Hye by Patrick Akpu November 23, 2016 0 South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday raided the offices of Samsung and a state-run pension fund in connection with the current... Read more
Asia Another Tsunami hits Japan by Patrick Akpu November 22, 2016 0 A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan early on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a... Read more
Asia First woman to China’s J-10 fighter plane dies in crash by Patrick Akpu November 14, 2016 0 The first woman to fly China’s J-10 fighter plane was killed in a crash during an aerobatics training exercise, state-run... Read more
Asia South Korean President, Park Geun-hye, names new Prime Minister, Finance Minister by Patrick Akpu November 2, 2016 0 South Korean President, Park Geun-hye, on Wednesday named a new prime minister and finance minister, marking the biggest cabinet shake-up since... Read more
Asia South Korean President, Park Geun-hye faces more pressure to resign as aides quit over friendship scandal by Patrick Akpu October 31, 2016 0 South Korean President Park Geun-hye has accepted the resignations of her top presidential aides, according to her office, amid a... Read more
Asia China sentences former MP to death for corruption by Patrick Akpu October 9, 2016 0 China has sentenced a 70-year-old former senior legislator to death for taking ‘a huge amount of bribes’ and holding excessive... Read more
Asia 40% of Japanese young adults are virgins – Study by Patrick Akpu September 19, 2016 0 More than 40 per cent of young Japanese single adults are virgins, a government survey has shown, and almost three-quarters... Read more
Asia Muslim woman raped as punishment for eating forbidden beef by Patrick Akpu September 12, 2016 0 A 20 year old Muslim woman in north India was gang raped after her attackers accused her of eating beef.... Read more