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Dutch falconer catches 'terror' owl AP March 15, 2015, 6:27 am A falconer has captured an aggressive eagle owl that terrorised a Dutch town by swooping out of the sky and sinking its talons into residents' heads. The bird earned the nickname "terror owl" in Purmerend, 20 kilometres north of...

Hong Kong horses given access to a very exclusive swimming pool PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 March, 2015, 10:30pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 March, 2015, 10:08am Timmy Sung [email protected] This horse is taken for a swim at a very exclusive facility - a Jockey Club swimming pool at the racecourse...

Indian doctor invents female self-defence baton Device, named the Samiidha Bhavani after the Indian Hindu goddess of valour, contains a stun-gun and 4in Swiss knife Rose Troup Buchanan Tuesday 10 March 2015 An Indian doctor has designed the latest deterrent for women fending off assaults...

Senior Macau prison officer ‘bribed by inmate with HK$20,000 bottles of wine and luxury food' High-ranking officer accused by the city's anti-graft agency of accepting lavish gifts from inmate, including fine wines and luxury foreign travel PUBLISHED : Monday, 09 March, 2015, 2:26pm UPDATED ...

Indonesia president stands firm on looming executions AFP March 8, 2015, 1:02 am Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo has defended his decision to reject clemency for foreigners on death row for drug smuggling, but said he does not rule out abolishing capital punishment in the...

Directors hunted in alleged HK$75 million bitcoin investment scam Police arrest five Hongkongers after more than 50 clients claim they were unable to withdraw funds from investment accounts PUBLISHED : Friday, 06 March, 2015, 1:03am UPDATED : Friday, 06 March, 2015, 6:42pm Clifford Lo and...

Snowden is homesick but won't return to US without fair trial, says his lawyer PUBLISHED : Thursday, 05 March, 2015, 10:21pm UPDATED : Thursday, 05 March, 2015, 10:21pm Tribune News Service in Moscow Edward Snowden's lawyer Anatoly Kucherena (right) said Snowden (left) would welcome an...

Google goes zipping through Amazon jungle PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 03 March, 2015, 11:30pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 03 March, 2015, 11:30pm Trekker device moves on a zip line above the jungle.Photo: AP For its next technological trick, Google will show you what it's like to zip through trees in the...

Police officer stabbed in the head by man holding baby Police were responding to a call about a violent man armed with a knife who had picked up a baby The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into the stabbing in Walworth, south-east London Photo: ALAMY By Agency 11:22AM GMT...

Personal info of 2 million people leaked and sold Ecns, February 28, 2015 The personal data of two million students and their parents has been leaked and sold for targeted marketing by tutoring and training agencies in Beijing, The Mirror reported on Thursday. The information pertains to...

Islamic State in Syria ‘has abducted 220 people from Christian villages’ PUBLISHED : Thursday, 26 February, 2015, 4:55pm UPDATED : Thursday, 26 February, 2015, 10:40pm Reuters in Beirut Christian fighters from the Kurdish militia man a checkpoint in the town of Tel Tamr in northeast Syria...

Rolf Harris stripped of Australian honours months after child sex offences conviction The disgraced entertainer still holds a British CBE despite petition to remove it Lizzie Dearden Monday 23 February 2015 Rolf Harris has been stripped of honours in Australia almost eight months after...

Driver disguised car as an ambulance to run errands for his wife Court hears Phillip Lemonheigh disguised a blue Renault Laguna estate car as a first response-style ambulance and then spent three months speeding in it Phillip Lemonheigh leaving Swansea Crown Court Photo: ATHENA PICTURE...

Sick sex monster father to rot in jail for at least 17 years February 17, 2015 12:00AM “When fathers like the offender are exposed for their horrific crimes, the community expects the courts will impose severe punishment,” Judge Conlon said. Source: Supplied A TRUCK driver will spend at...

Kidnappers of used-car dealer nabbed 2015/02/13 22:51:13 CNA file photo Taipei, Feb. 13 (CNA) Seven suspects who allegedly kidnapped a used-car dealer in Taichung earlier this month were arrested Friday, the police said. The suspects, six vehicles, equipment such as tasers and NT$370,000...

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Smuggler's fate overshadows Joko Widodo visit to Philippines PUBLISHED : Monday, 09 February, 2015, 5:30am UPDATED : Monday, 09 February, 2015, 5:30am Agence France-Presse in Manila Joko Widodo (right) is met by Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay. Photo: AP New Indonesian President...

Indonesia protests ad for vacuum cleaner ad airing in Malaysia that says fire your maid Malaysian firm's pitch for vacuum cleaner seen as 'utterly insensitive' to workers PUBLISHED : Friday, 06 February, 2015, 3:38am UPDATED : Friday, 06 February, 2015, 3:38am Agence France-Presse in Kuala...

Eight arrested in French probe into suspected jihadist network PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 03 February, 2015, 9:34pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 03 February, 2015, 10:06pm Agence France-Presse in Paris Police officers and members of press stand outside a building in the centre of Lunel, southern France, on...

Man executed over rape and murder of girl his pregnant wife lured into their home The teenager was a ‘peace offering’ from the man’s wife over her affairs with other men PUBLISHED : Friday, 30 January, 2015, 3:08pm UPDATED : Saturday, 31 January, 2015, 11:21am [email protected] Bai...