Tokyo, Japan TheStarsHub — Japan’s government on Friday asked a court to order the dissolution of the Unification Church branch in Japan following the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022. The government’s move comes after a months-long probe into the church, formally known in Japan as the Family Federation for … Read more
Story highlights Park faces a wide range of charges, including coercion and leaking confidential information There will be an election to choose a new South Korean president on May 9 TheStarsHub — Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been officially indicted on a number of charges including abuse of power, prosecutors confirmed Monday. A … Read more
Sydney TheStarsHub — An Australian physical education teacher who murdered his wife so he could start a new life with a teenage student has been found guilty of sexual abuse. Judge Sarah Huggett of the Sydney Downing Centre District Court on Wednesday convicted Chris Dawson on a charge of “carnal knowledge upon a girl above … Read more
Seoul, South Korea TheStarsHub — Police in South Korea say they have requested an arrest warrant for a woman accused of killing two of her newborns and keeping their bodies in her freezer for years. An official with the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police told TheStarsHub the woman, in her 30s, had admitted killing the babies … Read more
TheStarsHub — The Taliban should be investigated for crimes against humanity over their brutal crackdown on the rights and freedoms of women in Afghanistan, two leading human rights organizations have urged. Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said the group’s treatment of women and girls meets the criteria for gender persecution, which … Read more
Sydney/Hong Kong TheStarsHub — A hostage video released by West Papuan independence fighters Friday includes a warning from captive New Zealander Philip Mehrtens, saying the group is ready to kill him. The rebels took the pilot captive in February, demanding seccession talks with Indonesia involving regional powers Australia and New Zealand. “If it does not … Read more
TheStarsHub — South Korean soccer star Son Jun-ho has been arrested in China for allegedly accepting bribes as Beijing clamps down on alleged corruption in the upper ranks of Chinese football. Son was detained by public security authorities in China’s northeast Liaoning province on Friday “on suspicion of taking bribes as a person who is … Read more
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
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
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