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At least 19 killed in Tanzanian mine collapse AFP April 18, 2015, 6:43 pm Dar es Salaam (AFP) - At least 19 Tanzanian gold miners were killed when the pit they were working in collapsed in the northwestern Msalala district, a local government official said Saturday. "The pit collapsed and...

Indonesian Islamic parties propose alcohol ban AFP April 15, 2015, 4:34 am Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesian Islamic parties have proposed legislation banning alcohol consumption that could see offenders jailed for up to two years, lawmakers said Tuesday, the latest bid to crack down on drinking in...

Bali nine executions: Lawyers deny delay tactics as they lodge Constitutional Court action Date April 9, 2015 - 9:00PM Jewel Topsfield Indonesia correspondent for Fairfax "We want to fight for their rights": Lawyers for the Bali nine pair deny their latest legal action is a deliberate...

Japan unapologetic as China and South Korea fume over new textbooks PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 April, 2015, 11:28am UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 April, 2015, 11:28am Agence France-Presse in Tokyo A resident lays a flower as she mourns at the Nanjing Massacre memorial in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province...

Apple launches iPad and iPhone trade-in scheme across Greater China PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 31 March, 2015, 4:14pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 31 March, 2015, 7:50pm James Griffiths and Wu Nan Chinese Apple customers can now trade-in their old devices to offset the cost of an upgrade. Photo: Reuters...

Man sentenced to 20 months in jail and $12,000 for bribing NEA officer Published on Mar 12, 2015 5:44 PM By Lim Yi Han SINGAPORE - A construction firm director who gave bribes to get contracts at an incineration plant was given 20 months' jail and fined $12,000 on Thursday...

No H3N2 flu vaccine available until April as Hong Kong death toll jumps to 81 As death toll climbs to 81, manufacturers say correct jab will only be available in April PUBLISHED : Friday, 30 January, 2015, 11:50am UPDATED : Saturday, 31 January, 2015, 9:42am Emily Tsang and Elizabeth Cheung...

Two teens charged with armed robbery Published on Jan 30, 2015 1:50 PM By Elena Chong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDumX9mfjaU SINGAPORE - Two teenagers were charged on Friday with robbing a man of two mobile phones in Jurong earlier this month. Liao Bang Xiong, 18, and Louis Chin, 19...

Educating Yorkshire teacher ‘banned indefinitely’ from profession after having sex with two former pupils Neil Giffin was found to have had relationships with two former students while teaching at Bishop Heber High School, Cheshire Rose Troup Buchanan Thursday 22 January 2015 A teacher who...

Hundreds of Chinese seeking 'jihad training' are caught on Vietnam border in one year: Beijing Man had fled after two of his companions were shot dead by the police trying to cross the frontier illegally PUBLISHED : Monday, 19 January, 2015, 10:24am UPDATED : Tuesday, 20 January, 2015, 7:16pm...

ICA seizes $28,000 worth of controlled drug AsiaOne Thursday, Jan 15, 2015 SINGAPORE - A total of 3,999 Erimin-5 tablets amounting to about $28,000 have been seized by Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers. Erimin-5 is also known as Nimetazepam. It serves as a depressant and is...

Scrap metal cargo hid HK$4m of superbikes Customs' suspicions lead to huge seizure of big-name motorcycles and the arrest of suspected mastermind behind a smuggling syndicate PUBLISHED : Saturday, 10 January, 2015, 3:08am UPDATED : Saturday, 10 January, 2015, 3:08am Clifford Lo...

Hong Kong 'drug kingpin' Wong Chi-ping caught in Indonesia raid Wong Chi-ping, who has been hunted across Asia for years, finally arrested in huge Jakarta bust that also netted almost a tonne of meth PUBLISHED : Thursday, 08 January, 2015, 3:40am UPDATED : Thursday, 08 January, 2015, 3:40am...

Mahatma Gandhi's family criticises image of Indian independence campaigner on bottled beer Using the image of Gandhi was “crass and silly”, says Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Gandhi’s grandson The New England Brewery Company, based in Connecticut, said it was sorry if it had offended anyone by using...

Susannah George December 26, 2014 00:15 The Islamic State is waging war on technocrats 'All my old colleagues, they’re all gone, fled to Turkey or the Kurdish areas,' explained one former businessman in Mosul. An Iraqi man paints over pro-Islamic State graffiti on a wall in Barwanah town...

23 December 2014 Last updated at 11:53 GMT Al-Jazeera suspends Egyptian channel Mubasher Misr Al-Jazeera announced the decision to stop broadcasts temporarily live on air on 22 December 2014 Al-Jazeera said it would incorporate Mubasher Misr into a new regional station The Qatari-owned...

Spy's parents search for son after Cuba-US deal Neither Washington nor Havana can tell family of Rolando Sarraff Trujillo where he is Rolando Sarraff Trujillo By AP 10:33AM GMT 19 Dec 2014 When convicted spy Rolando Sarraff Trujillo failed to call home from prison, his parents went to the...

Twelve charged over Taiwan gas blasts disaster Prosecutors say poor maintenance and negligence led to explosions in July that killed 32 PUBLISHED : Thursday, 18 December, 2014, 3:08pm UPDATED : Thursday, 18 December, 2014, 5:16pm Agence France-Presse in Taipei Rescue workers at the scene...

Photographer who tethered a tern chick's legs fined $500 for animal cruelty Published on Dec 12, 2014 9:06 AM In August, a man was caught on film tying a little tern to a bush in Tuas so it could be photographed. Photos posted online showed the bird struggling. -- PHOTO: JAIEDEN SHEN By...

US soldier suspected after death of transgender person in the Philippines PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 14 October, 2014, 4:32am UPDATED : Tuesday, 14 October, 2014, 4:32am Agence France-Presse in Manila Eduardo Oban said the US troops who took part in the joint military exercises had been ordered...