US Air Force member charged with kidnapping and raping Japanese schoolgirl
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Passenger plane lands safely in New Zealand after a fire shuts down an engine
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A passenger plane landed safely at a New Zealand airport on Monday after a fire shut down one of its engines, the nation’s fire service said.
Virgin Australia plane engine catches fire in New Zealand after ‘possible bird strike’
A passenger plane landed safely at a New Zealand airport on Monday after a fire shut down one of its engines, the nation’s fire service said.
Doping Regulator Knew of Previous Positive Tests by Chinese Swimmers
After the revelation in April that 23 elite Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned substance months before the last Summer Olympic Games, China and the global antidoping authority vigorously defended their decisions to allow them to compete in the Games in 2021. The swimmers, they insisted, had not been doping.
Cambodia burns $70 million of seized illegal drugs while urging public education about their danger
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian authorities on Friday destroyed more than seven tons of illicit drugs and the ingredients for them, as a drug-fighting official said educating people about their danger is the best way of combating the illegal trade.
Singapore jails truck driver from Malaysia, who left scene of fatal hit-and-run to cross border
Instead of stopping after hitting a pedestrian in Singapore, Safuan Tehda, 35, continued driving towards Tuas Checkpoint and crossed the border. The pedestrian later died in hospital.
Body odour? Sighing? In Japan, that could be workplace harassment
The Japanese workplace has become a minefield of potential harassment pitfalls due to new office rules, a greater understanding of harassment and victims who are more willing to report misbehaviour among their colleagues.