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Nina Ricci heiress convicted of tax evasion in France with help of HSBC Arlette Ricci is the first of about 50 French nationals being pursued for allegedly keeping money in Switzerland to avoid paying tax PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 14 April, 2015, 1:32am UPDATED : Tuesday, 14 April, 2015, 1:39am...

Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader for 1971 war massacre AFP April 12, 2015, 6:55 am Dhaka (AFP) - Bangladesh authorities on Saturday hanged a top Islamist leader for overseeing a massacre during the nation's 1971 independence war against Pakistan. "Mohammad Kamaruzzaman has been executed at...

One dead after two men dressed as women try to ram car into NSA headquarters PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 31 March, 2015, 11:15am UPDATED : Tuesday, 31 March, 2015, 9:56pm Agence France-Presse in Fort Meade, Maryland Police shot and killed one of the men who tried to ram a vehicle through the...

Family finds needles in apples Yahoo and Agencies March 26, 2015, 2:26 pm Famliy finds needles in apples A US family discovered that needles had been put into their apples. Photo: AP A family made a shocking discovery when they bit into their apples and found needles. Sandra Nguyen had...

Mexican woman who lived through the revolution dies at 127 Becerra used to tell stories about her time as an 'adelita' in the 1910 revolution PUBLISHED : Sunday, 22 March, 2015, 1:02am UPDATED : Sunday, 22 March, 2015, 1:18am Reuters in Mexico City Leandra Becerra before her death.Photo...

Iranian man arrested over forgery scam in possession of 1,000 stolen passports from 60 countries PUBLISHED : Thursday, 19 March, 2015, 12:58am UPDATED : Thursday, 19 March, 2015, 12:58am Associated Press in Bangkok Department of Special Investigation officers display stolen passports during...

S Korea develops smartphone app to curb student suicide PUBLISHED : Sunday, 15 March, 2015, 3:36am UPDATED : Sunday, 15 March, 2015, 3:36am Agence France-Presse in Seoul Smartphones from students in Suwon, South Korea. Photo: AP South Korea has developed smartphone apps to help bring down...

150 more suspected victims in Hong Kong-based bitcoin MyCoin collapse Lawmaker says alleged scam tactics among the most sophisticated he has seen in 20 years as HKMA warns public to invest with caution PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 March, 2015, 1:28am UPDATED : Thursday, 12 March, 2015, 1:28am...

Ex-Ukraine minister arrested in Spain for embezzlement Mar. 5, 2015 4:33 AM EST MADRID (AP) — Spanish police have arrested former Ukraine finance minister Yuri Kolobov, who is accused of embezzling millions of euros in state funds. A Civil Guard statement Thursday said Kolobov was detained...

Excavation exhumes hundreds of corpses from mass grave beneath upmarket Paris store Shoppers unaware of mass grave under their feet and archaeologists are working against the clock to recover bodies from hospital cemetery PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 03 March, 2015, 11:28pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 03...

US ice storm halts nearly 1000 flights AP March 1, 2015, 12:57 pm An overnight storm that pelted parts of Texas and Oklahoma with freezing rain has made roads dangerously slick and forced the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Transportation...

Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow Date February 28, 2015 - 2:00PM Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov speaks during an opposition protest in central Moscow in December 2011. Photo: Reuters Moscow: Leading Russian opposition politician Boris Y Nemtsov, a former first...

Ten missing as speedboat carrying illegal immigrants capsizes off Macau PUBLISHED : Friday, 27 February, 2015, 11:24am UPDATED : Friday, 27 February, 2015, 10:47pm Clifford Lo [email protected] The speedboat capsized before dawn. Photo: SCMP Pictures At least ten people are believed to...

Thieves steal bikes of Chinese world track cycling team after championships in France PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 24 February, 2015, 10:11am UPDATED : Tuesday, 24 February, 2015, 6:29pm Agence France-Presse China's Zhong Tianshi and Gong Jinjie celebrate after winning the women's team sprint event...

Charlie Hebdo team bites back with new issue AFP February 24, 2015, 5:39 am Paris (AFP) - More than a month after jihadist gunmen massacred much of the Charlie Hebdo editorial staff, the magazine is back at work with another savage swipe at its favourite enemies. The cover of the latest...

Taiwanese man hires incompetent hit man to kill his wife Staff Reporter 2015-02-21 The residence where Zhou Xuan's parents live in Jiangsu province. (Internet photo) A Taiwanese man reportedly attempted to kill his Chinese wife by hiring a hit man on three occassions but was unsuccessful...

Chinese-Filipino businesswoman abducted in the Philippines Central News Agency 2015-02-16 07:34 PM Manila, Feb. 16 (CNA) A Filipino businesswoman of Chinese descent was abducted Sunday by six gunmen in the southern island province of Sulu, local authorities said Monday. The victim was...

Police arrest Nigerian man wanted for duping Vietnamese women By Quang Minh, Thanh Nien News HO CHI MINH CITY - Wednesday, February 11, 2015 16:47 Nigerian Oshanugor James Anyasi has been arrested on swindling accusation. A 35-year-old Nigerian man wanted by Vietnamese police for an online...

Chinese billionaire mining tycoon Liu Han is executed over his links to a 'mafia-style' gang Date February 9, 2015 - 4:32PM Ben Blanchard Liu Han, former chairman of Hanlong Mining, who has been executed over gang links. Photo: Reuters Beijing: Chinese authorities have executed a former...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn's 'pimping' trial to begin; claims of group sex, prostitution Date February 3, 2015 - 4:27PM Fran Blandy Dominique Strauss-Kahn (right) and his lawyer Benjamin Brafman at Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York in 2011. Photo: AFP Ex-International Monetary Fund chief...