Australian surfer faces possible flogging, jail after alleged naked, drunken rampage in Indonesia | TheStarsHub

Australian surfer faces possible flogging, jail after alleged naked, drunken rampage in Indonesia | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  An Australian man arrested in a conservative area of Indonesia over an alleged violent rampage faces the possibility of prison time and a public flogging, authorities have said. Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, from Noosa in southern Queensland, was arrested after allegedly attacking and injuring a local fisherman while drunk. Wearing an orange prison … Read more

He smelled something strange in his Tibetan hotel room. It was a dead body under his bed | TheStarsHub

He smelled something strange in his Tibetan hotel room. It was a dead body under his bed | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  When a tourist at a Tibetan hotel noticed a foul smell in his room and asked to move, little could he have guessed he would get caught up in a murder investigation. The traveler spent half a day in the room wondering where the smell was coming from and initially suspected either the … Read more

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, frontrunner in heated Thai election, gives birth two weeks before polls open | TheStarsHub

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, frontrunner in heated Thai election, gives birth two weeks before polls open | CNN

Bangkok, Thailand TheStarsHub  —  The frontrunner in Thailand’s upcoming national elections gave birth to a son on Monday, just two weeks before the polls open. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, whose father and aunt have both previously served as prime minister in the politically turbulent kingdom, shared a photo on Instagram of herself, her husband and their newborn … Read more

Oil tanker catches fire off Malaysian coast, three crew missing | TheStarsHub

Oil tanker catches fire off Malaysian coast, three crew missing | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  Search efforts are underway for three missing crew members after a Gabon-registered oil tanker caught fire off the coast of southern Malaysia, Malaysian maritime authorities said in a statement. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said it had received an alert at 4pm local time Monday of a tanker on fire, about 37.5 … Read more

Alleged Thai serial cyanide poisoner now facing at least 13 murder charges | TheStarsHub

Alleged Thai serial cyanide poisoner now facing at least 13 murder charges | CNN

Bangkok, Thailand TheStarsHub  —  A pregnant Thai woman arrested on suspicion of murdering her friend with cyanide has now been charged with at least 13 counts of premeditated murder, police have confirmed. Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn was initially arrested last week for the alleged murder of Siriporn Kanwong, Deputy National Police Commissioner Gen. Surachate Hakparn told TheStarsHub. … Read more

Eight school staff shot dead in northern Pakistan | TheStarsHub

Eight school staff shot dead in northern Pakistan | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  An attack by unknown gunmen at a school in Pakistan’s northern province of Khyber Pakhtunkwa has left eight school staff dead and two others injured. The attack took place after exams at a local high school. According to district police officer Muhammad Imran, the dead include five schoolteachers and three members of the … Read more

Japanese policeman dies in suspected suicide at Prime Minister’s residence in Tokyo | TheStarsHub

Japanese policeman dies in suspected suicide at Prime Minister's residence in Tokyo | CNN

Tokyo TheStarsHub  —  A police officer was found dead in the grounds of the Japanese Prime Minister’s official residence early Friday morning, according to Tokyo Metropolitan Police, who are investigating the incident as a possible suicide. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was not at the residence when a fellow police officer found the 25-year-old man in … Read more

South Korea’s LGBTQ festival bumped from venue in favor of Christian youth concert | TheStarsHub

South Korea's LGBTQ festival bumped from venue in favor of Christian youth concert | CNN

Seoul, South Korea TheStarsHub  —  For years, South Korea’s biggest annual LGBTQ pride celebration has been held in the same grassy square in central Seoul, which fills up with performers and joyful participants decked out in rainbow costumes. But this year, the Seoul Queer Culture Festival (SQCF) has been turned away from the venue, which … Read more

Singapore executes man for trafficking two pounds of cannabis | TheStarsHub

Singapore executes man for trafficking two pounds of cannabis | CNN

TheStarsHub  —  A Singaporean man convicted of trying to traffic around 2.2 pounds of cannabis was executed on Wednesday, a sentence lambasted by rights groups and campaigners for its severity at a time when many other nations, including neighboring countries, have adopted a more lenient approach towards drugs and capital punishment. While cannabis has been … Read more

Critically ill elephant Noor Jehan dies at Pakistan zoo | TheStarsHub

Critically ill elephant Noor Jehan dies at Pakistan zoo | CNN

A 17-year-old critically ill elephant called Noor Jehan has died at Pakistan’s Karachi Zoo, with the animal welfare charity that had been treating her calling for the zoo’s closure. The elephant was suffering from preexisting serious ailments before falling in a pond last week, Four Paws said in a statement. The elephant’s health had deteriorated … Read more