December 5, 2015 UN team launches probe of NKorea arms shipment A UN team launched a probe Tuesday to determine whether a shipment of Cuban arms found hidden aboard a North Korean freighter violated UN sanctions, officials said.
December 5, 2015 Activists parade for gay rights in Vietnam Some two hundred activists waving rainbow flags and carrying hand-painted banners biked in a colourful convoy through central Hanoi on Sunday as part of the communist country's second gay pride parade.
December 5, 2015 The N. Korean raid to 'cut Park Chung-Hee's throat' Kim Shin-Jo has no doubt where the mission went wrong -- a crucial miscalculation that prevented his team of 31 elite North Korean commandos assassinating then South Korean president Park Chung-Hee 45 years ago.
December 5, 2015 Pacquiao says considering running for president Philippine boxing great Manny Pacquiao is harbouring thoughts of running for president in his beloved homeland when he finally hangs up his gloves, he revealed to AFP in an exclusive interview.
December 5, 2015 Thai police seize 16 'illegal' elephants Thai police said Wednesday they had seized 16 elephants from tourist destinations as part of a nationwide swoop on operators suspected of using smuggled wild pachyderms for entertainment.
December 5, 2015 Meat from protected species found on Chinese boat that hit Philippines reef A Chinese vessel that ran into a protected coral reef in the southwestern Philippines held evidence of even more environmental destruction inside: more than 22,000 pounds of meat from a protected species, the pangolin or scaly anteater.
December 5, 2015 Over 50 injured by blast at Japan fireworks show: media More than 50 people were injured Thursday evening by an explosion probably caused by a gas cylinder just before a fireworks display in Japan's Kyoto prefecture, media reports said.
December 5, 2015 Japan deputy PM rejects resignation calls over Nazi remarks Japan's gaffe-prone deputy prime minister on Friday rejected calls for his resignation after stoking international condemnation by saying Tokyo could learn from the Nazis' swift overhaul of Germany's constitution.
December 5, 2015 Dumped All Black Weepu says he'll be back Piri Weepu admitted on Tuesday his axing from the All Blacks came as a shock but vowed to knuckle down and reclaim his New Zealand jersey.
December 5, 2015 N. Korea says Cuba arms seized on ship part of legitimate deal North Korea's foreign ministry said late Wednesday that Cuban arms seized from a Pyongyang-flagged ship in Panama's waters were part of a legitimate deal and demanded the immediate release of the ship, state media reported.