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S. Korean activists launch anti-Pyongyang leaflets AFP on March 26, 2016, 4:58 pm Paju (South Korea) (AFP) - South Korean activists launched tens of thousands of anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea on Saturday, amid heightened tensions on the divided peninsula, using a propaganda tool...

Blatter to appeal six-year football ban Mar 17, 2016 16:30:00 The former Fifa president will take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after having his initial eight-year ban reduced to six years by Fifa's appeal committee Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter will appeal his...

Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad’s role as advisor to Petronas terminate, says Prime Minister’s office PUBLISHED : Friday, 11 March, 2016, 7:45pm UPDATED : Friday, 11 March, 2016, 7:46pm Reuters in Kuala Lumpur Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad shows a citizens’ declaration...

Iranians with mouths sewn shut protest over 'Jungle' demolition AFP March 5, 2016, 1:27 am Calais (France) (AFP) - A dozen Iranians with their mouths sewn shut in protest at their eviction from France's "Jungle" migrant camp demonstrate for a third straight day as demolition workers were...

US slams Malaysian attacks on press freedom AFP March 3, 2016, 4:24 am Washington (AFP) - The United States issued a rare stern rebuke to friend and ally Malaysia on Wednesday over what it said were attempts to muzzle the free press. The southeast Asian nation is in political crisis, amid...

Indian groom dies on wedding day from celebratory gunfire AFP February 18, 2016, 6:53 pm New Delhi (AFP) - A groom was hit and killed by a bullet apparently fired by celebrating members of his wedding party in northern India, a local police officer said Thursday. Amit Rastogi, 28, was...

Saudi teacher shoots dead six people at education office PUBLISHED : Thursday, 11 February, 2016, 10:45pm UPDATED : Thursday, 11 February, 2016, 10:45pm Associated Press in Riyadh The incident occurred in the remote community of Ad Dair, several kilometres from the Yemeni border. Photo...

Cologne police record 22 cases of sexual assault at carnival AFP February 6, 2016, 2:42 am Berlin (AFP) - Cologne police said Friday they recorded 22 complaints of sexual assault on the first day of the city's giant carnival, after security was beefed up to prevent a repeat of the New Year's...

Philippine airport cop held for smuggling rare animals AFP January 31, 2016, 7:42 pm Manila (AFP) - Authorities at the Philippines' main airport have taken possession of 47 rare animals or birds which an airport policeman was allegedly trying to smuggle to Japan, a senior wildlife official...

'Raped' German-Russian teen spent night at friend's house: Berlin AFP January 30, 2016, 3:20 am Berlin (AFP) - A 13-year-old Russian-German girl who ignited an international row by saying she was raped by migrants was actually sleeping at a friend's house on the night in question, Berlin...

The hidden cracks in China’s employment figures PUBLISHED : Monday, 25 January, 2016, 2:43pm UPDATED : Monday, 25 January, 2016, 2:43pm Mandy Zuo and Zhou Xin Workers look on from a Foxconn logo near the gate of a Foxconn factory in the township of Longhua, Guangdong province. The once...

Swedish activist detained in China accused of 'inciting opposition' AFP January 20, 2016, 3:35 am Beijing (AFP) - A Swedish activist detained in China was accused by state media Tuesday of inciting government opposition and was said to have "apologised", the latest in a deepening crackdown...

Rampaging elephants force Myanmar villagers to take refuge in tree-top shelters The elephants have trampled crops, destroyed homes and even, villagers say, killed people in their path – forcing families in Kyat Chuang to build new shelters made of wood and bamboo on higher ground. PUBLISHED ...

Drug gang suspected in Mexico mayor's slaying AFP January 5, 2016, 12:38 pm Cuernavaca (Mexico) (AFP) - The Mexican drug cartel known as Los Rojos is suspected of being behind the murder of a mayor who was gunned down a day after taking office, authorities said. The killing of Gisela Mota...

Jean-wearing devotees barred from south India temples PUBLISHED : Friday, 01 January, 2016, 10:34pm UPDATED : Friday, 01 January, 2016, 10:34pm Agence France-Presse in New Delhi The dress code applies to both locals and foreigners visiting the temples, some of which are major tourist...

Two British teens to face trial over Auschwitz theft AFP December 31, 2015, 5:08 am Warsaw (AFP) - Two British teenagers, fined in June on charges of stealing artefacts from the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, will now face trial for the same offence, a Polish prosecutor said Wednesday. The...

Korean 'comfort women' photographer wins lawsuit against Nikon AFP December 25, 2015, 9:49 pm Tokyo (AFP) - A Japanese court on Friday ordered camera maker Nikon to pay damages to a South Korean photographer whose Tokyo exhibition on Japanese wartime sex slaves was temporarily cancelled, the...

Hitler had only one testicle: report AAP December 20, 2015, 3:05 pm A medical document shows Adolf Hitler had only one testicle, German media have reported, suggesting there is some truth to the popular ditty that says the dictator had "only got one ball". There has long been speculation...

Sweden in deal to quiz Assange in London AFP December 14, 2015, 3:26 am Stockholm (AFP) - Sweden has reached a preliminary legal agreement with Ecuador that would pave the way for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be questioned over a rape allegation, the Swedish government said Sunday...

Swiss confirm arrest of two Syrian suspects in terror probe AFP December 13, 2015, 5:06 am Geneva (AFP) - Swiss authorities on Saturday said two Syrians had been arrested in Geneva on suspicion of transporting "explosives and toxic gases" as part of a probe into suspected jihadists a month...