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Former Logica manager jailed in UK for insider trading Reuters March 27, 2015, 11:21 pm LONDON (Reuters) - A former manager at IT consultancy Logica has been jailed for 10 months after admitting he illegally traded in the company's shares before it was taken over by Canadian rival CGI Group, a...

Myanmar protesters defiant at court hearing AFP March 25, 2015, 11:11 pm Letpadan (Myanmar) (AFP) - Angry relatives gathered outside a Myanmar court Wednesday to show support for dozens of activists, arrested after a police crackdown on a student-led protest and facing charges that could see...

Police suspend probe into alleged gang rape reported by Rolling Stone PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 25 March, 2015, 3:52am UPDATED : Wednesday, 25 March, 2015, 3:52am Associated Press in Charlottesville, Virginia The Rolling Stone piece about alleged gang rape. Photo: SCMP A four-month police...

Girl, 12, arrested for trying to poison mother for confiscating her iPhone PUBLISHED : Saturday, 21 March, 2015, 5:15pm UPDATED : Saturday, 21 March, 2015, 5:15pm Reuters in Denver A man holds up an iPhone, which became a bone of contention between a mother and daughter in the US, which...

Tokyo subway attacks: Japan still baffled 20 years on AFP March 19, 2015, 6:24 pm Tokyo (AFP) - As Japan prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of a fatal nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway, experts say the horrifying case still leaves more questions than answers about what motivated the...

Cocaine factory found when suspicions raised by number of blenders bought at Asda Police uncover £300,000 cocaine factory in South Wales after supermarket staff grow suspicious of Gavin Etchell and Thomas Davies buying up to a dozen £7.99 mixers Thomas Davies (top right) and Gavin Etchell...

At least 33 dead when Myanmar ferry sinks Date March 15, 2015 - 2:18AM A survivor from a ferry accident in Myanmar that claimed at least 33 lives is carried by two Myanmar army soldiers from a navy vessel at Kyaukphyu jetty in western Myanmar Rakhine state. Photo: MYANMAR NEWS AGENCY...

ISIS 'beheads three men for homosexuality and blasphemy' in Iraq ISIS supporters say men were executed in Nineveh. Above: The charges are read out to a crowd BY HEATHER SAUL – 11 March 2015 Isis supporters say the group has publicly beheaded three men on charges of homosexuality and...

First round-the-world solar flight takes off from UAE on maiden leg of voyage PUBLISHED : Monday, 09 March, 2015, 5:34pm UPDATED : Monday, 09 March, 2015, 8:52pm Reuters in Dubai The Solar Impulse 2 takes off from Al Bateen airport in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Reuters Two pilots attempting the...

Dating show star criticized for Cathay Pacific cockpit pics Staff Reporter 2015-03-08 Ng took a selfie from the cockpit. (Photo/Ng Tsz-yan) A photo taken after the plane landed at Chek Lap Kok in Hong Kong. (Photo/Ng Tsz-yan) One of Ng's photos from the cockpit after landing. (Photo/Ng...

Qatar sympathises with European clubs over World Cup Harry West Mar 6, 2015 23:57:19 The 2022 tournament is set to be played in winter, right in the middle of the continent's domestic season, causing widespread uproar Hassan Al Thawadi, the CEO of the organising committee behind the 2022...

Colombia seizes Chinese ship for concealing 100 tonnes of explosives bound for Cuba PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 04 March, 2015, 1:05pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 04 March, 2015, 1:09pm Reuters in Bogota A Chinese freighter (right) loaded with unregistered weapons was detained in Cartagena, Colombia...

Boy shot by US cop died due to own actions AP March 3, 2015, 7:10 am A 12-year-old boy who had a pellet gun when he was shot by police died as a result of his own actions, and Cleveland isn't to blame, the city's lawyers said in response to a lawsuit from the child's family. Tamir Rice's...

Norwegian Air pilot strike affects mainly domestic flights Reuters March 2, 2015, 12:30 am OSLO (Reuters) - A strike by pilots at Norwegian Air , Europe's third-biggest budget airline, led to some cancellations of domestic flights on Sunday, but long-haul routes to the U.S. and Asia were...

Indian doctors shed light on massive medical procedure scandal Date February 28, 2015 - 2:33PM Amrit Dhillon One doctor said he was reprimanded for having only a 10 per cent "conversion rate" – a reference to how many outpatients seen by a doctor were advised to undergo surgery. Photo...

Bangladesh activists protest against US blogger's murder AFP February 28, 2015, 1:48 am Dhaka (AFP) - Hundreds of protesters rallied in Dhaka on Friday to denounce the murder of a prominent American blogger of Bangladeshi origin hacked to death with machetes after he allegedly received...

‘Praying pig’ becomes unlikely online hit Photographs of the animal prostrate at a Buddhist shrine in Zhejiang go viral in China PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 25 February, 2015, 5:04pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 25 February, 2015, 5:04pm [email protected] The 'praying pig' of Zhejiang province. A...

Snow and fog cloud exodus back to work after Lunar New Year PUBLISHED : Monday, 23 February, 2015, 10:29am UPDATED : Tuesday, 24 February, 2015, 2:52am Li Jing [email protected] Snowploughs drive along a main road in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang province, which has been...

Police: Suspect bragged about Las Vegas road-rage killing By KEN RITTER Feb. 20, 2015 4:17 PM EST In this photo released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, an unidentified police official leads Erich Nowsch, 19, from a car to police headquarters for questioning in Las Vegas...

18 more flu deaths as Hong Kong waits for vaccine PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 February, 2015, 12:52am UPDATED : Wednesday, 18 February, 2015, 12:52am Elizabeth Cheung [email protected] Visitors and medical staff wear surgical masks at the accident and emergency unit of Queen Elizabeth...