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Ikea recalls millions of dressers in US, Canada after child deaths AFP on June 29, 2016, 7:44 am Washington (AFP) - Furniture giant Ikea said Tuesday it was recalling more than 35 million chests and dressers in North America after six children died in the United States when they tipped over...

'Chapo' threatens to sue Netflix over planned series AFP on May 27, 2016, 6:36 am Mexico City (AFP) - Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman could sue Netflix and Univision to stop their plans to make a television series about his life, his lawyers said Thursday. The American TV...

Thai authorities seize thousands of 'political' red bowls AFP on April 3, 2016, 9:19 pm Bangkok (AFP) - Thai authorities have confiscated about 8,000 red bowls bearing a message from ousted ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, police said Sunday, in the junta's latest attempt to block the...

Myanmar anti-drug group fears for its safety after being ambushed by poppy farmers PUBLISHED : Saturday, 27 February, 2016, 9:45pm UPDATED : Saturday, 27 February, 2016, 9:45pm Agence France-Presse A member of Pat Jasan, a grassroots organisation motivated by their faith to root out the...

Madonna embroiled in Taiwan-China row over flag AFP February 5, 2016, 10:52 pm Taipei (AFP) - Pop diva Madonna has waded into the war of words over Taiwanese identity after draping herself in the island's flag, sparking ire in China, where any suggestion of independence is scorned. Taiwan's...

NT$4.8 million in cash seized from woman at airport 2015/12/23 11:26:13 (Photo courtesy of the Aviation Police Bureau) Taipei, Dec. 23 (CNA) A Taiwanese woman was stopped by police at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on Tuesday with NT$4.8 million (US$146,263) in cash concealed in her...

ISIS has a passport printer, might be using it to sneak terrorists into western nations as refugees: Report Postmedia Network First posted: Friday, December 11, 2015 06:36 PM EST | Updated: Friday, December 11, 2015 06:54 PM EST (Reuters/Srdjan Zivulovic) ISIS has a passport printing...

British court convicts Maoist sect leader of rape AFP December 5, 2015, 1:20 am London (AFP) - A British court on Friday convicted a Maoist cult leader of raping two of his followers and imprisoning his own daughter for 30 years in the London commune that he ran. Aravindan Balakrishnan, 75...

UK Maoist cult leader raped followers, kept daughter a prisoner for 30 years Reuters December 5, 2015, 1:21 am By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A Maoist cult leader was found guilty on Friday of raping and beating his brainwashed female followers, while keeping his own daughter a...

'Silly shirts' photo a tradition at APEC AP November 16, 2015, 9:40 pm The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summits, which draw the US president and 20 other regional leaders, are sometimes memorable for just one moment: the leaders posing for a group photo in unexpected attire. Former US...

Unrest erupts at Australia's Christmas Island migrant centre AFP November 9, 2015, 6:48 pm Sydney (AFP) - Detainees set buildings alight and armed themselves with baseball bats in a riot at an Australian immigration facility on Christmas Island, people at the centre said Monday, with...

'Our society is being destroyed by drugs': Myanmar's frontier towns see addiction go hand-in-hand with illicit jade-mining Drugs are rife in areas that supply the lucrative market for precious stones, prompting residents to expose official complicity and pay-offs. PUBLISHED : Saturday, 24...

Amazon to Ban Sale of Apple, Google Video-Streaming Devices by Spencer Soper October 2, 2015 — 1:05 AM HKT Updated on October 2, 2015 — 6:09 AM HKT Attendees walk by a poster with an image of the new Google Chromecast during a Google media event on Sept. 29, 2015 in San Francisco...

Germany launches criminal probe into former Volkswagen boss Winterkorn over emissions scandal German prosecutors will concentrate their investigation on the suspicion of fraud PUBLISHED : Monday, 28 September, 2015, 8:04pm UPDATED : Monday, 28 September, 2015, 8:04pm Associated Press in...

Guo Meimei's relatives threaten blackmail pending release Staff Reporter 2015-09-18 12:03 Guo Meimei once claimed to be a manager of the Red Cross Society of China. (Internet photo) The relatives of Chinese internet celebrity, Guo Meimei, have demanded her release before Sept. 20 or they...