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10 dead, more missing in quake-triggered Everest avalanche By TIM SULLIVAN and BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Apr. 25, 2015 1:31 PM EDT In this photo provided by Azim Afif a man approaches the scene after an avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake swept across Everest Base Camp, Nepal on Saturday...

Lucky escape for Hong Kong driver and wife after falling tree crushes car on Mid-Levels road PUBLISHED : Monday, 20 April, 2015, 12:18am UPDATED : Monday, 20 April, 2015, 12:37am Samuel Chan [email protected] The car was crushed under the fallen tree. Photo: SCMP Pictures Two people had...

China’s incredible shrinking factories: forced to downsize just to survive Rising labour costs, higher real estate prices, less favourable government policies and smaller order volumes are forcing Chinese plants to downsize - just to survive. PUBLISHED : Friday, 17 April, 2015, 1:06pm UPDATED...

Chinese police seize 400kg of drugs as arrests for serious crimes in Guangdong this year hit 17,000 Detentions include a Hong Kong man in a wheelchair - reportedly the leader of a trafficking gang - and several pregnant women who allegedly acted as decoys for gangs snatching mobile phones...

Filipino mother of girl who fell to her death caused ‘unnecessary suffering’ PUBLISHED : Thursday, 09 April, 2015, 12:21pm UPDATED : Friday, 10 April, 2015, 2:00am Stuart Lau [email protected] Nick Cousins and Herminia Garcia leave Eastern Court. Photo: Felix Wong A Filipino woman whose...

WeChat group chats of PLA soldiers and spouses infiltrated Staff Reporter 2015-04-07 A WeChat user. (File photo/CNS) The WeChat group chats used by Chinese soldiers and their wives have become the targets of spies seeking information on the PLA's operation and locations, reports Duowei...

Chinese involved in human trafficking crimes in Austria CRI, March 23, 2015 A joint crackdown on human trafficking was launched by the police from Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Cyprus last week. The victims of a human traffic gang caught by Austrian police in 2010. [Photo: ynet.com]...

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Customs arrest 5,000 people in 12 months in milk ban crackdown Customs officers seize more than 61 tonnes of baby formula from people attempting to flout ban on taking more than two tins out of city PUBLISHED : Thursday, 19 March, 2015, 1:02am UPDATED : Thursday, 19 March, 2015, 1:02am Ng...

Gorillas identified by scientists as source of lethal HIV virus strain PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 03 March, 2015, 11:28pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 03 March, 2015, 11:28pm Tribune News Service A western lowland gorilla and baby at a Chicago zoo.Photo: EPA Western lowland gorillas in southern Cameroon...

Eight Spanish combatants arrested after returning from Ukraine AFP February 28, 2015, 3:59 am Madrid (AFP) - Police arrested eight Spanish men who returned from fighting alongside pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, in what they said was the first operation of its kind in Europe...

Myanmar rebel commander denies Chinese mercenaries fighting with his forces Government alleges former soldiers from China are aiding a rebel insurgency in the Kokang region that has led thousands to flee across the border into Yunnan province PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 25 February, 2015, 10:25am...

Clashes kill 17 in China’s restive west Police shoot dead nine "suspects" and four civilians following axe and knife attack in the violence-hit region of Xinjiang Police in Xinjiang province held a knife amnesty in January Photo: Rex Features By Tom Phillips, Beijing 10:32AM GMT 21 Feb 2015...

US army opens gruelling ranger school to women soldiers Opening up gruelling training part of policy to let female troops into ground combat PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 16 September, 2014, 10:46pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 16 September, 2014, 10:46pm Agence France-Presse in Washington A female US...

Goldfish undergoes 'high-risk' brain surgery Tumour reportedly caused pain for George the fish, who also suffered 'bullying' from his fellow pond dwellers PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 16 September, 2014, 5:50pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 17 September, 2014, 2:17am Agence France-Presse in Sydney...