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Three Sri Lankans jailed for Little India gold chain theft Published on Dec 10, 2012 A file photo of a goldsmith in Little India. Three Sri Lankans who stole five gold chains at a jewellery shop in Little India were jailed today. -- ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG By Elena Chong Three Sri...

Man jailed 14 months for cheating 13 strangers and molesting student nurse Published on Dec 06, 2012 By Khushwant Singh He cheated 13 strangers of a total of $4,240 by spinning false stories of lucrative business deals or about a very ill family member. S. Ravindran Menon, 45, committed...

No casualties from fire at Beijing IKEA site Xinhua 2012-12-01 17:23 Fire trucks at the site of the blaze, Nov. 30. (Photo/CNS) A fire that broke out at the site of an IKE outlet still under construction in Beijing's Daxing district on Friday evening has been controlled and there are no...

Tainan says suspected bovine ephemeral fever under control CNA 2012-12-01 17:07 A dairy farm in Tainan. (File photo/Cheng Wei-wu) The Tainan city government in southern Taiwan said Friday that following suspected cases of bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) at three dairy farms, it has stepped up...

iPhone 5 set for China launch on Dec. 14 Staff Reporter 2012-12-01 16:48 Customers at an Apple Store in Hong Kong. (File photo/Xinhua) The iPhone 5 is set to be launched in mainland China on Dec. 14 as the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology granted Apple's latest...

Encounter between Chinese and Indian fighters at disputed border Staff Reporter 2012-12-01 13:44 A Chinese Su-27 fighter (Internet photo) An encounter involving two Chinese Su-27 fighters and Indian air force jets occurred at the disputed border area of Arunachal Pradesh on Nov. 30, reports...

Foxconn contracted for Microsoft, Amazon smartphones: report Staff Reporter 2012-12-01 16:33 Windows smartphones in Tokyo. (Photo/Xinhua) Sources from Foxconn suppliers say the world's largest contract manufacturer has received orders from Microsoft and Amazon for smartphones to be launched...

Poet sentenced to life over Arab Spring verse Date December 1, 2012 Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, pictured, was criticised by poet Muhammad Ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami. Photo: AFP DOHA: A Qatari poet has been sentenced to life in prison for an Arab Spring-inspired verse that...

Alleged rape victim cleared of indecency charge Date December 1, 2012 President Moncef Marzouki offered a state apology to the woman. Photo: AP TUNIS: Tunisian authorities have dropped a case of possible indecency against a young woman allegedly raped by two policemen, her lawyer says. The...

China threat spurs Japan to expand military presence Date December 1, 2012 Campaign trail ... the Japan Restoration Party of Shintaro Ishihara, left, and Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto, right, is lagging in the polls. Photo: AFP TOKYO: After years of watching its international influence eroded...

Lone Chinese home on main road destroyed Date December 2, 2012 - 12:13AM Before and after ... owners of the lone house on the main road agree to compensation. Photo: Reuters Authorities have demolished a five-storey home that stood incongruously in the middle of a new main road and had...

No deadline for release of lawyer held for corruption questioning Date December 2, 2012 Sarah Armstrong ... might not be home for Christmas. AN AUSTRALIAN woman being held by authorities in Mongolia still doesn't know if she'll be home for Christmas, even though the government's intense...

Strauss-Kahn denies $6m maid payout Date December 2, 2012 Pursued ... Dominique Strauss-Kahn is still in trouble. Photo: AP DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN has reportedly agreed to pay a $US6 million [$5.7 million] settlement to the New York hotel maid whose accusations of sexual assault ended his...

Hack targets say PM has failed them Date December 2, 2012 "I thought long and hard about the possible consequences to my family of giving evidence" ... British author J.K. Rowling. Photo: AP The best-selling novelist J.K. Rowling says she is ''alarmed and dismayed'' at the response of the...

Exiled dissident's nephew jailed after 'farcical' trial Date December 2, 2012 Blind lawyer and activist, Chen Guangcheng. Photo: AP A CHINESE court has jailed the nephew of the activist Chen Guangcheng for assaulting officials who forced their way into his home after his uncle fled house...

Model convicted of killing, castrating lover REUTERS FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 05:27 PM EST | UPDATED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 05:42 PM EST Renato Seabra, a former Portuguese model, is seen in Manhattan Supreme Court during a hearing in New York on February 24, 2012...

WIKILEAKS CASE U.S. soldier in WikiLeaks case plays down suicide comment MEDINA ROSHAN, REUTERS FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 01:55 PM EST | UPDATED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 05:55 PM EST Supporters of U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning protest during his scheduled motion hearing...

Act of kindness turns New York cop into media darling PETER RUDEGEAIR, REUTERS FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 06:39 PM EST | UPDATED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 06:44 PM EST The photograph was snapped by Jennifer Foster, an employee of the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office in Florence...

Two Pakistan-born brothers arrested in Florida on terrorism charges REUTERS FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 06:45 PM EST | UPDATED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 06:51 PM EST Handcuffs. (JIM WELLS /QMI AGENCY FILE PHOTO) MIAMI - Two Pakistan-born brothers living in Florida have been...

U.S. Supreme Court mulls gay marriage review TERRY BAYNES, REUTERS FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 11:38 PM EST | UPDATED: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2012 11:45 PM EST Gay couple Ethan Collings, left, 32, and his spouse Stephen Abate, 36, hug as they celebrate their one-year wedding...