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Australia issues security alert for Kuala Lumpur Reuters February 21, 2016, 10:29 pm A Malaysian soldier patrols in front of the Petronas towers at the venue of the 27th ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 21, 2015. REUTERS/Jorge Silva KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The Australian...

FBI arrests ‘internet’s most hated man’: Much-maligned pharmaceuticals boss Martin Shkreli taken into custody Shkreli’s company sparked controversy earlier this year after raising the price of Daraprim, a drug used to treat HIV/Aids, to US$750 a tablet from US$13.50 after buying the rights...

Vandals attack Facebook Germany HQ with rocks, paint AFP December 14, 2015, 1:12 am Hamburg (AFP) - A group of 15 to 20 people damaged the Germany headquarters of US social media giant Facebook and daubed the message "Facebook Dislike" on its walls, police said Sunday. The black-clad...

IS group earns $80 mn a month 'but starting to struggle' AFP December 8, 2015, 2:43 am Beirut (AFP) - The Islamic State group is pulling in some $80 million a month, mainly from levies and confiscations, but is struggling financially as strikes hit its oil infrastructure, analysis firm IHS...

People in Delhi are fashioning their own masks as hazardous smog chokes the Indian capital The world's most polluted major city has been blanketed in hazardous, choking smog as climate change talks started in Paris PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 02 December, 2015, 9:22pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 02...

Police swoop on European 'jihadist network' with IS links AFP November 13, 2015, 2:59 am Rome (AFP) - Police on Thursday announced a swoop on a European jihadist network that was allegedly planning to kidnap diplomats and carry out attacks to try to spring its leader out of detention in...

Man detained for attacking, killing police Xinhua, November 4, 2015 A man has been detained for attacking and killing a policeman in central China's Henan Province on Wednesday morning, local authorities said. A policeman, reportedly stabbed to death, is seen lying in the middle of a road...

Chinese investors held after metals exchange protest plans AFP October 30, 2015, 2:51 am Beijing (AFP) - Hundreds of Chinese investors who lost vast sums on a failed metals exchange were detained to stop them mounting a protest in Beijing, several of them told AFP on Thursday. The move to...

Man confesses to disembowelling, decapitating teen wife: Report Postmedia Network First posted: Friday, October 23, 2015 03:41 PM EDT | Updated: Friday, October 23, 2015 04:04 PM EDT Olga Onipenko with her nine-month-old son. (Vkontakte photo) A 22-year-old Russian man has reportedly...

‘People were fleeing in every direction’: Knifeman ‘with history of mental illness’ slashes two passers-by on Hong Kong street PUBLISHED : Monday, 19 October, 2015, 10:15am UPDATED : Monday, 19 October, 2015, 11:33pm Clifford Lo and Samuel Chan Police officers subdue the suspect. Photo...

Delicate situation: Indonesia seizes 3,000 shark fins destined for Hong Kong despite being on protected species list PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 07 October, 2015, 6:55pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 07 October, 2015, 8:19pm Agence France-Presse in Jakarta Indonesian customs and quarantine officers...

PIRATE BAY FOUNDER FINALLY FREE AFTER THREE YEARS BY ERNESTO ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 C: 86 Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm is a free man again after serving three years in prison for hacking and copyright offenses. His release marks the end of a turbulent and tough period characterized by...

Dengue fever escalates to 8,677 cases in Taiwan 2015/09/12 11:57:35 Taipei, Sept. 12 (CNA) The number of dengue fever cases recorded since the start of summer in Taiwan has risen to 8,677 as the potentially deadly disease continues to spread on the island, the Centers for Disease Control...

Furious Japanese man attacks phone shop robot AFP September 9, 2015, 11:44 pm A Japanese man who allegedly attacked a phone shop robot in a drink-fuelled rage because he was angry at customer service has been arrested, media said. Kiichi Ishikawa, 60, was captured on security camera aiming a...

Mom recovering from trauma after 'husband cut off her hand' Shanghai Daily, September 1, 2015 A young mother whose husband is alleged to have cut off her hand told Shanghai Daily yesterday of her shock in trying to come to terms with what has happened. The 29-year-old, surnamed Qing, was...

Egypt reduces jail time of Al-Jazeera reporters to three years as retrial over alleged links to Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood ends PUBLISHED : Saturday, 29 August, 2015, 5:12pm UPDATED : Saturday, 29 August, 2015, 5:15pm Agence France-Presse in Cairo Canadian Al-Jazeera English journalist...

Secret wartime agents who defied Japanese during occupation of Hong Kong PUBLISHED : Sunday, 23 August, 2015, 2:53am UPDATED : Sunday, 23 August, 2015, 2:53am Fanny W. Y. Fung [email protected] An undated photo of Kay Chinn Mah (right). Photo: Albert Mah With people like Kay Chinn Mah...

Nearly 30,000 firefighters battling western US blazes AFP August 20, 2015, 1:48 am Los Angeles (AFP) - Nearly 30,000 firefighters and support staff were battling blazes across a handful of mainly western US states, officials said Wednesday, after millions of acres and multiple buildings have...