January 13, 2015 Hornet attacks in China leave at least 41 dead The death toll from a rare spate of hornet attacks in central China has reached 41 people, local authorities said Wednesday.
January 13, 2015 Fast-food chain to grow ingredients near damaged Japanese nuclear plant A top Japanese fast food chain looking to save money on ingredients is moving its farming operations to a place where many have moved out.
January 13, 2015 School's virginity test proposal brings outrage from education officials A school district in Indonesia has considered giving a virginity test to female high school students.
January 13, 2015 New Zealand says no sign of botulism in recalled dairy products A botulism scare that damaged New Zealand's international reputation for providing top quality and safe dairy products was likely a false alarm.
January 13, 2015 West Indies without Bravo for Sri Lanka match West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo has been suspended from his team's encounter with Sri Lanka in the fifth match of the Tri-Nation Series at the Queen's Park Oval on Sunday.
January 13, 2015 New Zealand becomes thirteenth country in world to legalize same-sex marriage Lawmakers voted 77 to 44 Wednesday night in favor of the gay-marriage bill.
January 13, 2015 UN report says 165 million children worldwide suffering from malnutrition The United Nations Children's Fund says that more than a quarter of children under age 5 worldwide are permanently "stunted" from malnutrition, leaving them physically and intellectually weak and prone to early death.
January 8, 2015 American man accused of traveling to Australia to kill ex-wife's husband An American man is accused of flying nearly halfway around the world on a mission to kill his ex-wife’s husband, who lives in Australia.
January 8, 2015 Black box data lost for 2012 Malaysia Air flight Malaysia Airlines failed to properly preserve flight recordings during an incident at London's Heathrow Airport in 2012 when a plane had to turn back because of technical problems, a report by Britain's air accidents investigator found Thursday.
January 8, 2015 After Fukushima disaster, Japan looks to coal power Japan is turning into a rare bright spot in the world coal market, stepping up coal-fired power generation to replace nuclear plants that went offline after the 2011 Fukushima accident.