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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...

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...

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, 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...

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...

Saudi Arabia postpones 1,000 lashes sentence for blogger Raif Badawi, a Saudi blogger, has his punishment of 1,000 lashes suspended on medical grounds after international outcry Raif Badawi was sentenced on charges related to accusations that he insulted Islam on a liberal online forum he...

Robbie Williams in battle with neighbour Jimmy Page over building work Take That singer at war with Led Zeppelin guitarist who is trying to block proposed revamp of multi-million pound property in west London Robbie Williams is at war with neighbour Jimmy Page Photo: Rex By Agency 12:34PM...

Four shots fired and undercover police officer run over after 'Apple Daily' theft An undercover police officer opened fire four times and was run over by a van after dramatically intervening to try and foil a street theft in the early hours of this morning. PUBLISHED : Monday, 12 January...

Circus busted for disguising dogs as panda bears QMI Agency First posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 12:19 PM EST | Updated: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 12:37 PM EST Photo from Corpo forestale dello Stato (Italy's State Forestry Police) An Italian circus has been busted for trying to...

Italian police arrest 14 people to foil far-right terror plot Italy's PM was among a number of public figures on the group's hit list Michael Day Tuesday 23 December 2014 The shadow cast over Italy by far-right terror groups has returned. Neo-fascists have been planning the assassination...

Over 20,000 bras recalled in Japan due to injury fears Reuters December 17, 2014, 3:56 pm TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese lingerie maker is recalling more than 20,000 brassieres after complaints that underwires suddenly poked out, sometimes while women were wearing them. The Japanese division of...

Paul John Scott: Drug gang suspect arrested after returning to Britain from Netherlands on light aircraft Paul John Scott, 32, from Liverpool, was held when he flew into East Winch Airfield in Norfolk Jamie Grierson Thursday 18 December 2014 One of Britain's most wanted fugitives - a...

15 December 2014 Last updated at 12:35 Pirate Bay 'copy' goes online after shutdown The new website is said to be a clone of The Pirate Bay database Isohunt, a website providing access to mostly pirated material, has cloned the database of its competitor, The Pirate Bay, after it was shut...

Chinese man charged with trying to take US military information to China PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 10 December, 2014, 10:54am UPDATED : Wednesday, 10 December, 2014, 10:54am Reuters in Washington Yu Long was detained at Newark Liberty International Airport (pictured) last month after customs...