SKorea leader explains Viagra purchase
South Korea's presidential office claims it bought Viagra pills to treat altitude sickness among staffers during a recent trip to Africa.


3000 flee Myanmar after clashes: China
Ethnic armed groups have attacked Myanmar security forces in the country's north, leading to thousands fleeing over the border with China, Beijing says.


Dalai Lama has 'no worries' about Trump
The Dalai Lama says he's not concerned about the US president-elect, despite Trump's previous remarks to Muslims, Hispanics and other US minority groups.


Life terms upheld for Khmer Rouge leaders
A Cambodian court has upheld the life sentences of the two most senior surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime.


Trump backdown angers conservatives
Donald Trump looks like backtracking on his key election promise to prosecute Hillary Clinton. And some of his conservative supporters are livid.


Korea prosecutors raid Samsung
Samsung offices in Seoul have been raided in relation to a political scandal involving South Korea's president.


Aussies behaving badly in Bali
Teen Jamie Murphy is being behind bars after he was found with a white powder in Bali. He joins a lengthy list of Aussies who found trouble in paradise.


Indon pres vows to stop radicalisation
Indonesia's president has vowed to stop the growth of radicalism as tensions in the largely Islamic country grow.


11 killed in Thailand bus plunge
Eleven people have been killed after a bus plunged into ravine in northern Thailand.


Record Wall St highs send stocks soaring
Hong Kong stocks posted their biggest gain in nearly two weeks on Tuesday.


Perth teenager questioned in Bali
An Australian teenager who is being detained in Bali after he was allegedly found with a suspicious white powder, only arrived on the popular island on Sunday.


Vietnam commutes death sentence on Aussie
An appeals court in Vietnam has commuted the death sentence of a 73-year-old Australian woman convicted of heroin trafficking.


Vehicle pile-up leaves 17 dead in China
A 56-vehicle collision on a major expressway in China's Shanxi province has left 17 people dead and 37 injured.


Quake causes tsunamis in Japan
A powerful earthquake off Japanese has brought back memories of the devastating 2011 tsunami that hit Fukushima, but this time the area escaped major damage.


Tsunami warning lifted after Japan quake
Japan has lifted a tsunami warning after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake off the Fukushima coast.