Boar-dering on ridiculous
A major cull of wild boars has been launched in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, after they broke into a high security zone around the presidential palace.
So far, dozens of the animals have been shot or poisoned in the culling campaign around the palace.
Uproar at anti-porn law
An anti-pornography law passed in Indonesia has met with serious opposition.
The law, which would ban images, gestures or talk deemed to be pornographic, has sparked protests across Indonesia, but especially on the predominantly Hindu island of Bali.
Woman arrested for virtual murder
A Japanese woman playing on the Korean game Maplestory has been arrested offline for the online murder of her ‘husband’.
The 43-year-old piano teacher faces a fine of £3,000 or five years in prison if charged. Maplestory is set in a fictional world where players, represented by digital images called avatars, fight monsters but also develop personal relationships, sometimes leading to an online marriage.
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