December 8, 2015 Malaysia sex bloggers charged over pork posting A Malaysian couple known for a sexually explicit blog were charged Thursday with sedition after they caused outrage by posting a Ramadan greeting on Facebook which showed them eating pork.
December 8, 2015 S. Korea's top prosecutor resigns South Korea's top state prosecutor stepped down Friday after just five months in office, following allegations that he fathered a child by an extramarital affair.
December 8, 2015 Glencore-Xstrata cuts jobs at Philippine mine Swiss mining giant Glencore Xstrata said Tuesday it is laying off nearly all workers at its $5.9-billion copper project in the Philippines which has been stalled by regulators.
December 8, 2015 Nine years in N. Korea gulag to keep a secret As a member of the North Korean elite in the 1970s, Kim Young-Soon had it all: well-connected, well-heeled and well-housed.
December 8, 2015 All Blacks change five for South Africa The All Blacks have made five changes for Saturday's crunch Test against the Springboks including a start for their least experienced hooker Dane Coles against a notoriously powerful South African pack.
December 8, 2015 Australian ministers in Indonesia for boatpeople talks Australian ministers will take part in regional talks in Indonesia on people-smuggling Tuesday in a fresh bid to tackle an issue that looms large at upcoming elections.
December 8, 2015 Japan woman sues yakuza boss over protection money A woman is suing the head of Japan's biggest yakuza organised crime group, seeking a refund of protection money paid to gangsters threatening to torch her bar, reports said Wednesday.
December 8, 2015 Koreas fail to reach agreement on Kaesong North and South Korea failed Monday to reach agreement on reopening a jointly-run industrial estate, dimming hopes of an early improvement in ties after months of friction.
December 8, 2015 John Buchanan to leave New Zealand cricket post New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced on Friday that former Australian coach John Buchanan was leaving his post as director of cricket effective immediately, after just over two years in the job.
December 8, 2015 Yamanaka retains crown with first-round KO Japan's Shinsuke Yamanaka knocked out Jose Nieves of Puerto Rico with a lightning straight left in the first round to retain his World Boxing Council bantamweight title in Tokyo on Monday.