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Ten killed in Uruguay plane crash AFP March 21, 2015, 2:04 am Maldonado (Uruguay) (AFP) - Ten people were killed when their plane plummeted into a large body of water in eastern Uruguay, rescue officials said on Friday. The twin-engine Beechcraft crashed late Thursday into Uruguay's Laguna...

Boston bomber 'got gun from school friend' AAP March 18, 2015, 8:11 am A friend supplied the gun Dzhokhar Tsarnaev used during a post-Boston Marathon bombing chase. A high school friend of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev supplied the gun used in a murder, carjacking and...

Hong Kong maid dies after 60kg concrete block falls on her as she sleeps on balcony PUBLISHED : Monday, 16 March, 2015, 8:49pm UPDATED : Monday, 16 March, 2015, 8:49pm Jennifer Ngo [email protected] Elis Kurniasih was hit by a falling concrete slab as she slept on a Hong Kong balcony...

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed jailed for 13 years Concern raised by rights groups at steep sentence delivered by a 'flawed' trial the former leader's party called 'blatantly politicised' PUBLISHED : Saturday, 14 March, 2015, 5:37pm UPDATED : Saturday, 14 March, 2015, 5:37pm Agence...

Two Ferguson police officers shot during protests after city’s police chief quits PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 March, 2015, 4:47pm UPDATED : Thursday, 12 March, 2015, 5:16pm Reuters in Ferguson Police take cover after two officers were shot while standing guard in front of Ferguson police...

Filipino beheaded in Saudi for killing boss AFP March 10, 2015, 3:47 am Joven Esteva Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia on Monday beheaded a Filipino convicted of murdering his boss, bringing to 40 the number of executions this year. In just over two months, Saudi Arabia has beheaded almost half...

Around the nation: Fashion sense overrules common sense in SUV crash Also: Bothers beat driver, smash his car, later find he is their sister's husband; Man burgles neighbour to pay for holiday in warmer climes PUBLISHED : Sunday, 08 March, 2015, 8:45pm UPDATED : Sunday, 08 March, 2015, 8:45pm...

Around the nation: Fashion sense overrules common sense in SUV crash Also: Bothers beat driver, smash his car, later find he is their sister's husband; Man burgles neighbour to pay for holiday in warmer climes PUBLISHED : Sunday, 08 March, 2015, 8:45pm UPDATED : Sunday, 08 March, 2015...

Stay alert beneath the dome By Ni Dandan Source: Global Times Published: 2015-3-5 19:08:03 If you've lived in Shanghai for a while, then you're no stranger to smog. But after the documentary film Beneath the Dome came out last week, the attention called to the damage that the constant smog...

Traffic light confusion for Chinese motorists after city raises Lunar New Year red lanterns Motorists are angry after confusing hundreds of thousands of Lunar New Year red lanterns for traffic lights in one Chinese city. PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 25 February, 2015, 6:36pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 25...

Corrupt mainland drug firms 'fuelling crystal meth scourge', says UN official United Nations drug official says crooked pharmaceutical companies are helping drive Guangdong province's grim production line PUBLISHED : Sunday, 22 February, 2015, 3:35am UPDATED : Sunday, 22 February, 2015, 3:35am...

Man slaughters family in New Year dispute Source: Xinhua Published: 2015-2-17 12:48:48 A man in north China's Hebei Province killed himself on Monday afternoon after murdering seven members of his family, including his wife and children, according to local police. The tragedy happened in...

Two Russians, two Czechs caught smuggling 157 WA animals February 16, 2015 1:02PM This black headed python was one of 157 animals recovered in the smuggling attempt. Picture: Stewart Allen Source: News Corp Australia TWO Russian men and two Czech men are in custody in Perth accused of...

Around the nation: Fourth panda dies of canine distemper in Shaanxi Also: Kindergartern teachers 'abused pupils with sharp objects'; Former husband jailed for arson attack that injured his own children PUBLISHED : Friday, 06 February, 2015, 10:14pm UPDATED : Friday, 06 February, 2015...

Around the nation: Fourth panda dies of canine distemper in Shaanxi Also: Kindergartern teachers 'abused pupils with sharp objects'; Former husband jailed for arson attack that injured his own children PUBLISHED : Friday, 06 February, 2015, 10:14pm UPDATED : Friday, 06 February, 2015, 10:14pm...

先達廣場手機舖火警　疑香燭引起 02月03日(二) 02:02 消防員調查起火原因。(麥少峰攝) 【on.cc東網專訊】 旺角亞皆老街83號先達廣場地下一間手機店舖，昨晚10時50分，被發現閉門失火，廣場保安員報警。消防員接報到場時，天花消防自動系統正曬水救火，消防員撬開鐵閘，動用1煙帽隊及1喉灌救，約17分鐘後將火救熄，手機舖嚴重毀，期間約150人自行疏散到安全地點暫避，事件中無人受傷。 消防員調查，並聯絡店東返回協查，得悉有人關舖前，曾在店內燃點香燭拜神，惟離開時未有將香燭弄熄，疑火屑燃著雜物引起火警，並無可疑。 手機舖嚴重燒毀。...

Chinese doctor, drunken patient plunge to death in elevator shaft in latest attack on medical staff PUBLISHED : Monday, 26 January, 2015, 7:03pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 27 January, 2015, 8:45am Chen Yifei [email protected] Staff at a local hospital in central China took to the streets on...

Chinese doctor, drunken patient plunge to death in elevator shaft in latest attack on medical staff PUBLISHED : Monday, 26 January, 2015, 7:03pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 27 January, 2015, 8:45am Chen Yifei [email protected] Staff at a local hospital in central China took to the streets on...

Chinese men caught with 2 million baby eels in luggage PUBLISHED : Saturday, 24 January, 2015, 1:27pm UPDATED : Saturday, 24 January, 2015, 1:27pm Agence France-Presse in Sofia A haul of baby eels, weighing some 45kg, were seized from two Chinese travellers who came to Bulgaria from Spain...

Hundreds of Chinese reported trapped as rebels battle government in north Myanmar: report A rebel military officer says clashes have broken out between ethnic-Kachin forces and government troops in the north of the country PUBLISHED : Monday, 19 January, 2015, 3:23pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 20...