December 8, 2015 Vietnam executes first prisoner by lethal injection Vietnam executed its first prisoner by lethal injection on Tuesday, state media said, after a two-year hiatus in carrying out capital punishments due to problems procuring the chemicals.
December 8, 2015 Heavy rain leaves one dead, two missing in Japan Heavy rains lashed Japan over the weekend, leaving one person dead and two missing, the government said on Monday as it issued a severe storm warning.
December 8, 2015 Malaysia club suspends staff in fixing probe A Malaysian football club suspended all of its coaches and officials for two weeks Monday over suspected match-fixing following a series of heavy defeats, reports said.
December 8, 2015 Philippine leader says to start dividing family farm Philippine President Benigno Aquino said Monday that work would start in weeks to divide his family's giant sugar plantation between thousands of peasant farmers, ending a decades-long struggle for control.
December 8, 2015 Nazi-themed cafe in Indonesia sparks global outrage From a painting hung high on a blood-red wall, Adolf Hitler peers down on young students eating schnitzel and slurping German beer in Indonesia's Nazi-themed cafe.
December 8, 2015 Hyundai Heavy wins $3.3 bln power plant order in Saudi South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) said on Monday it had won a $3.3 billion order to build a steam power plant in Saudi Arabia.
December 8, 2015 McIlroy signs up for Korean golf event Northern Irish star Rory McIlroy has confirmed he will play the Kolon Korea Open in October, adding another Asian event to his schedule, organisers said Thursday.
December 8, 2015 Springbok skipper calls for selection shake-up Springbok captain Jean de Villiers Friday urged South Africa to adopt New Zealand's policy of barring overseas-based players from the national team, saying an exodus of talent is hurting its Super 15 clubs.
December 8, 2015 Japan suspends senior official over tsunami victims blog Japan's government on Thursday suspended a senior bureaucrat who blogged about the pointlessness of rebuilding tsunami-wrecked towns because they were populated mostly by economically unproductive old people.
December 8, 2015 Cambodian strongman PM's party claims election win The ruling party of strongman Cambodian premier Hun Sen claimed victory in Sunday's elections which were marred by allegations of widespread irregularities, but it faced rare competition from a resurgent opposition.