April 18, 2016 Australia upset by Philippine candidate's rape remark Australia says rape and murder should never be joked about after the leading Philippine presidential candidate said last week that he "should have been the first" to assault an Australian missionary who was gang raped and killed by prisoners in 1989.
April 18, 2016 With this rigatoni, I thee wed: The 1st Pastafarian wedding The wedding rings were made of pasta, the ceremony was held on a pirate boat, and when it came time for the kiss, the bride and groom slurped up either end of a noodle until their lips met.
April 18, 2016 North Korea reportedly bans piercings, jeans, other Western attire Want to wear jeans or get your ears pierced? Don’t go to North Korea.
April 17, 2016 Thousands search for missing in Japan's deadly earthquakes Thousands of rescue workers searched a debris-strewn village in southern Japan for about a half-dozen missing people Sunday, as the Japanese government said U.S. military aircraft would join the relief mission for communities devastated by two powerful earthquakes that killed 41 people.
April 16, 2016 Some sleep in cars after 2 nights of quakes kill 41 in Japan The wooden home barely withstood the first earthquake. An even stronger one the next night dealt what might have been the final blow — if not to the house, then to the Tanaka family's peace of mind.
April 16, 2016 US researchers see more signs North Korea is producing plutonium As North Korea intensifies testing of its ballistic missile technology, a U.S. website said Friday it also sees further signs from satellite imagery that North Korea is looking to produce more plutonium for nuclear weapons.
April 15, 2016 Baby pulled out from rubble as aftershocks rattle Japan following deadly earthquake An apparently uninjured baby was miraculously pulled out from underneath the rubble of a collapsed home in Japan early Friday as more than 100 aftershocks from Thursday night's magnitude-6.5 earthquake continued to rattle the region.
April 15, 2016 US Airman killed after strong winds damage building in Southwest Asia A United States Airman died after strong winds damaged the overseas building where the service member was working, military officials revealed Friday.
April 14, 2016 Christian woman reportedly flogged for selling alcohol, violating Sharia law Officials brought a 60-year-old Indonesian Christian onto a high platform and stood around her as one person whipped her with a cane -- all for selling alcohol in violation of Sharia law, local officials said Wednesday.
April 14, 2016 12 killed in plane crash in remote Papua New Guinea Twelve people, including three children, were killed after their light plane crashed in a remote part of Papua New Guinea, police said on Thursday.