Philippines busts global ‘sextortion’ ring
Scam involves industrial-style businesses luring people through social media and blackmailing them MANILA, Philippines: Dozens of people have been arrested…
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More than 170 injured as two subway trains collide in Seoul
SEOUL: Two subway trains collided in Seoul yesterday, injuring more than 170 people but with no reported fatalities, emergency services…
Court quizzes ex-Indonesian minister over graft scandal
JAKARTA: A former finance minister once regarded as Indonesia’s top reformist was questioned in court as a witness yesterday in…
Tragic video shows joking students on S. Korea ferry
SEOUL: A cellphone video of students aboard a South Korean ferry minutes before it capsized and sank shows them laughing…
Philippines to give US forces access to up to five military bases
MANILA: Up to five Philippine military bases will be made available for US forces to rotate aircraft, ships, equipment and…
Japan plans ‘island-defence’ drills in East China Sea
TOKYO: Japan is to stage amphibious landing drills in the East China Sea, coinciding with wargames Russia and China are…
N. Korea tests engine for intercontinental ballistic missile
SEOUL: North Korea has recently conducted engine tests for an intercontinental ballistic missile that could potentially deliver a nuclear warhead…
Japanese banker kills self after rogue trading loss
TOKYO: A Japanese banker who lost US$1.5 million he had persuaded clients to invest off his employer’s books has killed…