Tradition or animal abuse? Korean bullfighting faces reckoning in parliament
Unlike Spanish bullfighting, in which a human bullfighter takes on a bull, often killing it, Korean bullfighting pits animals against each other until one retreats.
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Man arrested after allegedly molesting six-year-old girl at Singapore’s Changi Airport transit area
If found guilty, the suspect can be jailed for up to five years, fined, caned, or any combination of these penalties.
2-year-old trapped in shaft in Bangladesh’s Rajshahi; oxygen being supplied continuously
At least three Fire Service units continued working late into the night in a desperate attempt to rescue the boy alive.
In Japan, nearly 900 had driver’s licenses suspended for drunk cycling in Jan.-Sept.
Penalties for cycling while intoxicated at or above a threshold of 0.15 include imprisonment for up to three years or a fine of up to ¥500,000 (US$3,211).
The open manhole that laid bare Karachi’s systemic rot
This year alone, 23 people have died in Karachi by falling into manholes and open sewers, of whom eight were children.
Building fire kills 20 in Jakarta: Police
The fire erupted on the first floor at around midday on Tuesday, and then spread to the upper floors. Some employees were having lunch in the building at the time.
Japanese police rush to retrieve toy guns capable of firing live ammunition
According to the National Police Agency and other sources, about 16,000 of the toy guns have been imported from China since December last year and distributed to 78 companies…
Man who fell into a 1,000-foot-deep gorge in Myanmar and trapped for six days rescued alive
He did not suffer any major injuries, according to the report.
English meltdown in South Korea’s college scholastic ability test drives students back to cram schools
The English portion of this year's exam saw its smallest pool of top scorers, raising fresh doubts over whether Korea’s exam system can ever truly reduce its reliance on private…
Vietnam, Malaysia team up to save sailors in distress off Malaysian waters
The ship had 15 crew members on board, comprising 13 Vietnamese, one Indian, and one Bangladeshi national.