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Michael Jackson doctor's conviction upheld AFP January 16, 2014, 2:45 pm Los Angeles (AFP) - A California appeals court unanimously upheld the involuntary manslaughter conviction of Michael Jackson's former doctor, saying there was evidence of his guilt in the star's 2009 death. Conrad...

Philippine child webcam abuse ring uncovered in police probe AFP January 16, 2014, 10:10 pm Manila (AFP) - An international probe has cracked a paedophile ring which streamed live sexual abuse of Filipino children over the Internet, leading to dozens of arrests, police in the Philippines...

Builder survives after being impaled through mouth with metal rod Yahoo! News January 16, 2014, 1:59 pm Builder survives after being impaled through mouth with metal rod Builder survives after being impaled through mouth with metal rod WARNING - Graphic content: A construction worker has...

Seven injured in Thai protest shooting, capital beefs up security By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:59am EST Anti-government protesters have their pictures taken inside their encampment near the Democracy monument in Bangkok January 11, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Damir Sagolj...

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo photo leaks online The low-cost Neo, aka Note 3 Lite, looks to be a pint-sized version of the regular Note 3, as seen in a photo tweeted by blog site SamMobile. by Lance Whitney January 10, 2014 8:19 AM PST The purported Note 3 Neo on the left and its bigger Note 3...

HTC net profit worse than expected in fourth quarter despite cost cutting Smartphone maker reports net profit of T$0.3bn, despite outsourcing production and selling stake in Beats Electronics Reuters in Taipei Sunday 5 January 2014 15.22 GMT HTC's headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. Photograph...

As cannabis is widely legalised, China cashes in on an unprecedented boom The country holds hundreds of patents relating to the drug, which means more profits as decriminalisation spreads globally IAN JOHNSTON Sunday 05 January 2014 Almost 5,000 years ago, Chinese physicians recommended...

Published: Monday December 30, 2013 MYT 11:52:00 AM Updated: Monday December 30, 2013 MYT 5:30:58 PM Flash floods hit major towns and cities in Sarawak BY YU JI A garbage truck going through floodwaters along Jalan Puncak Borneo in Padawan on Monday. ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star KUCHING...

Published: Monday December 30, 2013 MYT 4:33:00 PM Updated: Monday December 30, 2013 MYT 4:34:43 PM Foreign women lured with promise of jobs in reflexology centers; forced into sex BY NICHOLAS CHENG KUALA LUMPUR: The women came to Malaysia looking forward to jobs and a better life but...

Published: Monday December 30, 2013 MYT 8:24:00 PM Updated: Monday December 30, 2013 MYT 9:58:41 PM Two Myanmar women found stabbed to death BUTTERWORTH: Two Myanmar women were found dead, believed to have been murdered, in a bush near a road in Kampung Setol here Monday. Penang CID chief...

Apple fined NT$20 million for Fair Trade Act violation (update) 2013/12/25 19:38:26 Taipei, Dec. 25 (CNA) Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) slapped Apple Inc.'s Asia subsidiary with a fine of NT$20 million (US$666,838) Wednesday for violating the Fair Trade Act in selling its iconic...

Woman who put cat in jar charged with abuse By: Chi-hao James Lo , The China Post December 25, 2013, 12:18 am TWN TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A college student who posted pictures of her cat sealed in a jar was charged with violations against the Animal Protection Law (動物保護法) yesterday, by the Taichung...

CIB, Chinese police unite in online gambling sting By Chi-hao James Lo ,The China Post December 26, 2013, 12:13 am TWN TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) cooperated with the Chinese public security department to take down an online gambling ring which used the...

Scissors left in woman after caesarian Yahoo!7 December 23, 2013, 10:09 am Scissors left in woman after caesarian Scissors left in woman after caesarian Scissors have been found inside a French woman weeks after the caesarian birth of her child. The unidentified mother was experiencing...

Harris faces three new sex assault charges AAP By Julian Drape, AAP London Correspondent December 23, 2013, 1:43 pm Australian Rolf Harris will be prosecuted over three further allegations of indecent assault. AP Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is facing three additional sex assault...

'Hobbit' stays on top at N. America box office AFP December 23, 2013, 7:07 am Los Angeles (AFP) - The latest installment of the Tolkien series, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," retained the top spot at the North American box office this weekend, according to industry estimates Sunday...

Mikhail Khodorkovsky: A vodka for the KGB man who freed me BOJAN PANCEVSKI THE TIMES DECEMBER 22, 2013 2:46PM Mikhail Kasyanov, Russia's Prime Minister at the time of the 2003 arrest of tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, reacts to Khodorkovsky's sudden release from prison. Mana Rabiee reports. A...

Man charged with murder of Korean man Date December 20, 2013 Marissa Calligeros <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jOh62i4LRoA?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="360"></iframe> The man accused of killing a South Korean man will spend Christmas in jail. Sanghyun...

India government seeks to reverse gay ban ruling AFP December 20, 2013, 8:48 pm New Delhi (AFP) - India's government on Friday filed a petition in the Supreme Court asking it to review a ruling which upheld the constitutionality of a colonial-era law criminalising gay sex. The government...