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US arrests alleged Auschwitz guard, 89 AFP June 19, 2014, 9:19 am New York (AFP) - An 89-year-old man has been arrested and denied bail in the United States for alleged war crimes as a teenage Nazi guard at Auschwitz. Johann Breyer, a retired machinist born in Czechoslovakia to a US mother...

Pakistan quake toll reaches 515, insurgents hamper aid efforts Reuters September 27, 2013, 9:39 pm A survivor of an earthquake searches his belongings from the rubble of a m&d house after it collapsed following the quake at Dhallbedi Peernder village in Awaran district, southwestern...

Congolese fleeing to Uganda top 55,000: Red Cross AFP Updated July 14, 2013, 7:30 pm BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda (AFP) - More than 55,000 refugees from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have arrived in Uganda after fleeing a rebel attack, Red Cross officials said on Sunday, a dramatic rise from...

Taiwan to allow small brothels in law change TAIPEI | Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:01pm EDT TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government plans to allow sex workers to set up small businesses in the latest change to laws that had once forced the huge industry underground, the interior...

Hotel eyes record with $671,000 per night plan A view of the Presidential Living room at the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo hotel in this undated...

Belgium experiments with mystical "full moon" beer A woman holds up a bottle of Paix-Dieu beer in Brussels September 24, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Thierry Roge PERUWELZ, Belgium (Reuters) - Full moons are often associated with tides, insanity and creatures like werewolves...

Ornithopter achieves Da Vinci's dream? By Allan Dowd VANCOUVER | Sat Sep 25, 2010 11:28am EDT VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Leonardo Da Vinci would be proud: the Snowbird has flown. Centuries after the Renaissance inventor sketched a human-powered flying machine, Canadian...

Woman Who Dumped Newborn On Plane 'Was Raped' 3:56pm Thursday September 16, 2010 Tom Bonnett...

Sep 9, 2010 Biker's ban slashed by two-thirds 'Two-second ride' did not merit three-year ban, High Court rules...

Saturday August 21, 2010 MYT 4:01:00 PM Contractor killed trying to save girlfriend from Ah Long KUALA LUMPUR: A building contractor was killed while attempting to save his girlfriend from being assaulted by five men, believed to be Ah Long, in front...

Aug 2, 2010 Ex-BP staff seek court order Factbox In the suit, BP said Mr Quek and Mr Cheong engineered the mass departures of the 20 staff and conducted negotiations with Hong Kong-listed Brightoil, which it...

Aug 2, 2010 Viet woman hanged herself <!-- by line --> By...

Jul 22, 2010 Cabby fined over man's death He ran down Thai worker crossing Kallang Road <!-- by line --> By...

Jul 14, 2010 Tip-off leads to robber's arrest <!-- by line --> By...

Female owner caught beating dog on video By Esther Ng | Posted: 13 July 2010 2130 hrs...

Retired eye surgeon takes ex-lawyer to court over allegations of misuse of funds by Ong Dai Lin 05:55 AM Jul 13, 2010 Richmond Park condominium. <script type="text/javascript"> var...

Jul 13, 2010 Jailed for scalding daughter <!-- by line --> By...

Jul 9, 2010 Casino card thief fined $1,500 <!-- by line --> By...

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Monday July 5, 2010 10 couples caught naked daily on Terengganu beaches KUALA TERENGGANU - As many as 10 couples are caught daily by anti-vice volunteers along the Tok Jembal and Teluk Ketapang beaches, which are increasingly becoming favourite...